“ We are developing a secure supply of fundamental material , our customers have to expend almost zero money ensuring it ’ s conflict-free ” – Boris Kamstra , CEO

other projects that are waiting in the wings require that kind of price to get going . However , we ’ re doing okay at the current pricing . It gives us a robustness and ability to absorb market gyrations which makes for a very nice business model while we move into production before 2019 .”

The DRC , Kamstra explains , is an incredibly wealthy area from a natural resource perspective . “ Mining , hydrocarbons , agriculture , forestry , fresh water for cultivation and hydroelectricity – it has everything in abundance . However , when the US conflict mineral

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