According to Business Insider, the DRC became the second-largest producer of the mineral when it hit 2.8 metric tonnes of production in 2023 surpassing Peru’s 2.76 million metric tonnes. Chile, the leading producer in the world, was projected to hit 5.3 million metric tonnes in 2023.
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