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SA urged to unlock battery mineral value

Shanghai, China- South Africa and China are discussing the establishment of a China–Africa Innovation Alliance on Mining and Metallurgy to strengthen mineral-processing research, technology transfer and the development of higher-value products. Professor Phuti Ngoepe, Director of the Materials Modelling Centre at the University of Limpopo, announced the discussions during an address at the 19th Pujiang Innovation Forum underway in Shanghai, China. “Currently under discussion between South Africa and…
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