Ghana’s Mining Bill State Share Rules Could Reshape Mining Deals, Including China’s Zijin
Australia’s Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts will travel to Ghana later this month to intervene in a three-way controversy involving the Ghanaian government and a pair of mining companies. The text also notes that China’s aluminum smelters have been running at high output, with the Shanghai aluminum price near three-month highs, historically low raw material costs and strong margins. It further describes a gap between China’s engagement with ruling elites in Africa and concerns among civil society stakeholders over debt, environmental sustainability, trade and immigration.
Why it matters: The item sits within the briefing’s China-Global South theme, in which competition over African mining and metals supply chains is a recurring concern.