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Tender for the Construction of the Cobalt Recovery Plant and Tailings Storage Facility (TSF3) at MMG Kinsevere, DRC

October 25, 2021October 31, 2021 admin

MMG Kinsevere SARL hereby announces to the public of the Democratic Republic of Congo that the following tender is being prepared and finalized for future work to be undertaken on the MMG Kinsevere site. – Construction of the Kinsevere Expansion Project Cobalt Recovery Plant -Installation of Waste Storage (TSF3) of the Kinsevere Expansion Project All interested and qualified entities must submit their respective companies’ dossiers in accordance with the list of requirements below, detailing their expression of interest in the subject above, no later than October 29, 2021. All potential contractors must… Read More Here

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ARTISAN MECHANIC-PM | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 admin

Requisition Number: JR3919| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: The position exists to maintain the complete fleet of Ancillary + mobile truck equipment to the OEM specifications and standards. The Artisan Mechanic must be able to perform preventative and routine maintenance and work on Heavy Earth moving Machines or any equipment as instructed by the supervisor. Key Duties and Responsibilities: The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include; Maintain records by recording service and repairs on equipment. Keeps all mining equipment operating by… Read More Here

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ARTISAN MECHANIC-ANCILLARY | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 admin

Requisition Number: JR3917| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: The position exists to maintain the complete fleet of Ancillary equipment to the OEM specifications and standards. Responsible to execute both planned and unplanned maintenance work activities on a shift by shift basis safely and effectively. The shift Artisan will perform maintenance activities in a safe and effective manner with the aim of delivering results that meet quality standards and company expectations Key Duties and Responsibilities: Identify Work Carry out equipment inspections and ensure corrective work is identified… Read More Here

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

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 admin

Requisition Number: JR3842| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: The position exists to maintain equipment to the OEM specifications and standards. The HER Fitter must be able to perform preventative and routine maintenance and work on the Crusher or any equipment as instructed by the supervisor. Key Duties and Responsibilities: The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include; Maintain records by recording service and repairs on equipment. Keeps all mining equipment operating by following operating instructions; troubleshooting breakdowns; performing preventive maintenance; calling for… Read More Here

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

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 admin

Requisition Number: JR3912| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: The role exists to coordinate and execute all Dewatering section activities including any projects that may arise. The role is also responsible for ensuring monitoring, maintaining and installing of pit dewatering infrastructure and Lighting plants in the pit at sentinel. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure all Statutory compliance requirements adhered to. Lead and manage a team of dewatering personnel to ensure outputs and KPI’s are achieved Pump and pipe selections, installations and relocations Diesel Engine maintenance and repairs… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Energy

Commissioning of sustainable power solution at Kibali complete

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 admin

Caterpillar has announced that Barrick Gold Corporation has collaborated with Cat dealer Tractafric to install 7.5 MW of battery energy storage capacity for its microgrid at the Kibali gold mine in the DRC. Now operational, Tractafric’s solution deploys the battery energy storage and Cat bi-directional power inverters (BDP) to provide grid stability, while the Cat Master Microgrid Controller seamlessly integrates up to 45 MW of power generated by three hydroelectric power stations and 36 Cat 3512 diesel generator sets. Barrick has also employed Cat Connect Remote Asset Monitoring for the… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Mining Policy

Sino-Congolese cooperation: “China became the DRC’s biggest trading partner & main source of investment, many years ago” (Ambassador ZHU Jing)

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 admin

The Research and Development Center of the Geological Survey of the People’s Republic of China began, this Thursday, October 21, its online seminar on the development and management of mineral resources in the DRC. This seminar will continue until November 4, 2021. These virtual meetings have several objectives, namely: To present mainly the technology of aerial geophysical remote sensing, geochemical mapping, and the methods, techniques, and results obtained for the evaluation of the potential of mineral resources based on the geological background studies of China’s regional mineralization, explore methods and… Read More Here

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Top 10 cobalt operations outside of China and the DRC

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 admin

The global cobalt supply chain remains geographically concentrated — in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for mine production and China for refining — which will likely pose procurement challenges for battery manufacturers, market analyst Fitch Solutions finds in its latest industry report. However, Fitch notes that there is currently a solid global project pipeline, due to the rise in cobalt prices and the expected demand boom amidst battery manufacturing projects, which will aim to diversify, to some extent, production channels. Cobalt is primarily the byproduct of nickel and copper mining, and the global… Read More Here

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Copper price falls as supply squeeze begins to fade

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 admin

The copper price fell sharply on Thursday as the supply squeeze on the London Metal Exchange (LME) eased and attention refocused on the threat of slowing demand in top consumer China. Copper for delivery in December fell 3.39% on the Comex market in New York, touching $4.5745 per pound ($10,063 per tonne), despite news that the world’s largest publicly traded copper miner produced less copper than expected. Freeport-McMoRan produced 987 million pounds of metal in the third quarter, with the output falling short of the 1 billion pounds average estimate of… Read More Here

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Trigon begins operations at Kombat copper mine in Namibia

October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 admin

Canada-based Trigon Metals said it has begun operations at its Kombat copper mine in Namibia after a 14-year closure. Trigon expects Kombat to produce 4,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate in 2022. The company plans to produce 14,500t in 2024 by adding an underground mine. Trigon increased the estimate for Kombat’s total resources by 456% last year. The resource is now estimated to contain 18 million tonnes at more than 1% copper in an openpit mine, with 20Mt underground at a grade of 2.86%. According to a 2018 feasibility study,… Read More Here