Aug 21, 2025 | 52:09
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the cobalt and lithium sectors in Africa
Bryan Bille, Policy and Geopolitical Principal; Soad Chambazi, Senior Sustainability Analyst - Nickel & Cobalt; Senior Sustainability Analyst - Lithium; Bart Harvey, Senior Geospatial Analyst - Benchmark
In this Benchmark Deep-Dives video, Bryan Bille, a policy and geopolitical principal, sat down with Soad Chambazi, a senior nickel and cobalt sustainability analyst, Tom Drabble, a senior lithium sustainability analyst and Bart Harvey, a senior GIS analyst, to discuss the state of play of ASM in the cobalt and lithium sectors in Africa, primarily focusing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Nigeria as country use cases.
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