Rio Tinto

A 200-tonne LCE shipment to Shanghai in March 2026 marked the start of commercial output at Rincon; IFC, IDB Invest, EFA and JBIC co-financed the $1.175B tranche; the 60,000 tpa target is 2029

The Mutanda-KCC stake transfer gives Washington indirect control over two of the DRC's largest mines; a six-month Takeover Panel cooling-off period on the Rio Tinto mega-merger expires in August 2026