| DRC & Zambian top mining news Our top stories this week 
| Miners must use more sustainably ways to extract lithium… A low-carbon future rests on an essential, yet also problematic, technology. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries — already widely used in laptops and smartphones — will be the beating heart of electric vehicles and much else. They are also needed to help power the world’s electric grids, because renewable sources, such as solar and wind energy, still cannot provide energy 24 hours a day… Read full article | Sponsored advertisement | More top mining stories | 
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| Using a mining-related tax windfall to pay off some debts is Zambia’s best move… | Using a mining-related tax windfall to pay off some debts is Zambia’s best move, say experts. The Zambian Government’s collection of ZMW 40.1 billion in revenue and grants between January and May 2021 has been welcomed by the Secretary to the Treasury, which noted last month that the sums collected are “an impressive 43 percent above projections.” Substantial increases in income tax receipts… Read full article |
| Clean, green copper at Ivanhoe’s Kamoa Copper operation in DRC… Clean, green copper is said to be produced at the Kamoa Copper operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the Ivanhoe Mines-Zijin operation has secured clean, renewable hydro-generated electricity. “The upgrade of the Mwadingusha hydropower plant has been very successful. The facility will provide clean hydro-generated electricity to local communities as well as to Kamoa Copper SA… Read full article | 
| JCHX marching into its own mining development… In late April, on behalf of JCHX Mining Management, Jianzhong Zhang signed a handover document with ERG for transfer of ownership of the Lonshi copper mine in DRC, located only 3 km from the Zambia border, which Zhang told IM “blew the horn of JCHX marching into its own mining development.” Zhang is the Managing Director JCHX’s DRC subsidiary Jimond Mining Management Company (JMMC) and is tasked… Read full article | |  |
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| AVZ announced a 41.6% increase in reserves at its Manono Project… Advanced explorer AVZ Minerals (ASX: AVZ) has announced a 41.6% increase to proven and probable reserves at its Manono lithium-tin project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The new estimate contains 65 million tonnes of proven reserves and 66.6Mt of probable, taking total reserves to 131.6Mt compared to 93Mt reported in the project’s definitive feasibility study (DFS) released last year… Read full article |  
| Ivanplats ordered Battery Powered drill rigs and loaders from Epiroc… Sweden’s Epiroc has secured a US$10 million order for battery-electric mining equipment from a subsidiary of Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines. South African subsidiary Ivanplats ordered “several” Boomer M2 Battery face drill rigs and Scooptram ST14 Battery loaders in the second quarter of 2021 for its Platreef project, Epiroc revealed. “It is encouraging that Ivanplats is considering… Read full article |
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