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ARTISAN, INSTRUMENTS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 1 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

ARTISAN, INSTRUMENTS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4108| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: Fixed Term| Location: Solwezi | Category: Engineering Apply now The holder of this position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function. Key Responsibilities Able to work with any Instruments by ensuring both company and vendor safety and quality standards are adhered to, while ensuring minimum disruption to the processing… Read More Here
Zambia’s Chief Investment Officer, Hichilema Courts Dollar Bond Holders in London 2 Copper Mining in Zambia 

Zambia’s Chief Investment Officer, Hichilema Courts Dollar Bond Holders in London

Exactly 6 days after MinFin Head Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane presented a $10 billion (K173 billion) budget that would steer Zambia to economic rebound, Zambia’s Chief Investment Officer, the Head of State Hakainde Hichilema courted dollar bond holders in London, on the sidelines of the Glasgow COP26 climate change conference. This is yet another testament of Hichilema’s usage of foreign policy intelligently to market the copper producing nation which is currently in the labyrinth of a debt restructure whose success is linked to a bailout deal with the Washington based lender,… Read More Here
The commodity boom is starting to push battery prices higher 3 Battery Metals Cobalt Copper Lithium 

The commodity boom is starting to push battery prices higher

The world’s biggest battery market is showing the strain of surging commodity prices. Chinese manufacturer Gotion High-tech Co. sent a letter to customers in mid-October seeking to adjust battery prices, citing a jump in the cost of cathode materials and electrolyte to copper and aluminum foil. The company said it “has tried its best to reduce the cost impacts but with little effect.”  Gotion’s move underscores a key hurdle the world faces in its transition to cleaner, greener energy sources. Electric-vehicle sales have soared as companies were able to make… Read More Here
Copper price down despite tight supply 4 Copper International 

Copper price down despite tight supply

Copper prices fell on Thursday despite the tight supply. Global exchange stocks, comprising those in LME, CME and Shanghai Futures Exchange warehouses, have fallen for the last two months. They stood at a cumulative 232,550 tonnes at the end of October, down 30,000 tonnes since the start of 2021 and down almost 150,000 tonnes from October 2020. Shanghai stocks currently total less than 50,000 tonnes. Copper for delivery in December fell 0.5% on the Comex market in New York, touching $4.30 per pound ($9,461 per tonne) on Thursday afternoon. Copper squeeze While… Read More Here
TESLA SIGNS THREE YEAR LITHIUM SUPPLY DEAL WITH CHINA’S GANFENG LITHIUM 5 Battery Metals International Lithium 

TESLA SIGNS THREE YEAR LITHIUM SUPPLY DEAL WITH CHINA’S GANFENG LITHIUM

Tesla has signed a three-year deal to buy lithium from Ganfeng Lithium, as it secures supplies of the battery raw material following a rapid rise in prices this year.  The agreement for battery grade lithium hydroxide will start at the beginning of next year, Ganfeng said, without giving further details.  “The actual purchasing quantity and sales amount will depend on the purchasing orders placed by Tesla,” Ganfeng said.  The deal comes following a 91 per cent increase in lithium hydroxide CIF Asia prices this year to $19,250 a tonne, according… Read More Here
DRC: revision of mining contracts, Dan Gertler exempted, string of concerns 6 Mining in DRC 

DRC: revision of mining contracts, Dan Gertler exempted, string of concerns

Several years have passed since the denunciations of the illicit enrichment of Israeli businessman Dan Gertler in the DRC, no concrete action has been taken so far by the Congolese authorities. Under United States sanction and suspected of having enriched himself through “opaque and corrupt” transactions in the Congolese mining and oil sector, thanks to his bromance with ex-president Joseph Kabila. At the center of all these accusations but only the revision of Chinese contracts concerns the DRC, no allusion made to Dan Gertler.  According to the Africa Progress Panel,… Read More Here
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST- COMPLIANCE | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 7 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST- COMPLIANCE | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR3972| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Environmental Apply now Overall Job Purpose: The role involves advising the environmental management team, advise middle management and employees on environmental management requirements, develop and implement procedures and management plans and liaison with government on environmental management performance and compliance requirements. Specific Job Responsibilities: Schedule and conduct internal inspections and audits of facilities coordinating closure of identified non compliances in line with the companies set objectives and targets. Schedule and conduct compliance audits of contractors and suppliers. Carry out environmental incident investigations and where potential pollution… Read More Here
COORDINATOR, PLANNING | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 8 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

COORDINATOR, PLANNING | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR3875| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Engineering Apply now Purpose of the role: This role exists to manage the activities of the planning section in order to provide planning and scheduling to the Sentinel Fixed Plant sections. This service is to be a consultative approach with the various sectional superintendents such that agreed plans and schedules to maintain sustainable, agreed levels of reliability and availability from the Sentinel Fixed plant are produced. Key Responsibilities: Review and approve work requests from various sections ensuring they are planned accordingly by maintenance planners. Do a… Read More Here
STORE KEEPER, HARDWARE | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 9 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

STORE KEEPER, HARDWARE | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4067| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: The role will be responsible for attending to tool store management and parts staging management and organisation. The role will also manage both inward and outward stock movement whilst maintaining accuracy and integrity of the store/s inventory records under your direction including all associated documentation and recording keeping for accounting purposes. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Receives delivery orders and withdraws from stock, checking for required commodity, size and lot through the use of a computerized inventory system; Posts, issues… Read More Here
Lucara reports strong third-quarter production, revenue growth 10 Diamond 

Lucara reports strong third-quarter production, revenue growth

Diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp’s Karowe mine, in Botswana, produced 97 412 ct of diamonds in the third quarter ended September 30, compared with the 88 909 ct produced in the third quarter of 2020. Production included 212 “special” diamonds weighing more than 10.8 ct each. Also of significance was the recovery of four pink diamonds from direct milling from the EM/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe. This included a 62.7 ct high-quality, fancy pink Type IIa gem diamond and a 22.21 ct pink gem of similar quality, along with… Read More Here

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