Trafigura arm extends $20 mln to Mawson West's Congo copper mine

摘要

Trafigura's investment arm will lend $20 million to an Africa-based copper mine owned by Mawson West Ltd, as the Australian miner prepares to shutter a copper operation in an effort to deal with sinking metal prices.Galena, Trafigura's private equity arm, is the largest shareholder in Mawson West and will provide the loan to the company's unit, Anvil Mining Congo SA.