On the 2 nd of February the Orion Critical Mineral Consortium (Orion CMC) investment fund and mining giant Glencore have signed a non-binding agreement to acquire a 40% stake in Glencore’s assets in copper and cobalt mining projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This information is particularly important in the context of Monday’s announcement by the United States of plans to create a critical raw materials warehouse called Project Vault. The Orion CMC fund is supported by the US