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METALLURGICAL SPECIALIST | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 1 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

METALLURGICAL SPECIALIST | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR3925| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Engineering Apply now General Role Purpose: As a key member of the Processing Technical team and reporting into the Superintendent Technical, the Metallurgical Specialist provides technical assistance and support to the metallurgical section, and more broadly to the process plant; The role has a focus on weekly-yearly optimisation. Core Specific Responsibilities related to this Job: The role accountabilities are on the specific tasks and projects allocated to him, with the broader expectations of the role identifying analysing, troubleshooting, understanding and developing solutions to both emergent problems and… Read More Here
DRC: copper, cobalt, gold, zinc, ... on the rise this week on the international market 2 Cobalt Copper Gold Mining in DRC Tin 

DRC: copper, cobalt, gold, zinc, … on the rise this week on the international market

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All the main mining products of the Democratic Republic of Congo show an upward trend this week, going from October 18 to 23, 2021, on the international market, inform the projections of the Commission Nationale des Mercuriales of the Ministry of Foreign Trade.  Copper is trading this week at $ 9,325.20 per tonne versus $ 9,147 per tonne last week, up $ 178. Likewise, cobalt is up to $ 52,879 per tonne from $ 52,469 per tonne last week, a positive price spread from the Order of $ 410. Zinc… Read More Here
Epiroc wins drill rig order from LKAB 3 Equipment & Technology Mining Supply Tenders Mining technology 

Epiroc wins drill rig order from LKAB

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Epiroc, an equipment supplier for the mining and infrastructure industries, has won an automated underground mining drill rig order from Swedish iron ore producer LKAB. The order includes Boomer face drilling rigs, Boltec rock reinforcement rigs and a Simba production drilling rig, according to Epiroc. The company said the equipment would be deployed at the Malmberget and Kiruna underground iron ore mines in northern Sweden; the order was worth $12.2 million (SK 105 million). The Simba production drill rig will be operated remotely from a control room in the Kiruna… Read More Here
Copper price surges through $11,000 on supply squeeze 4 Copper International 

Copper price surges through $11,000 on supply squeeze

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Copper price continued to rally towards record highs on Tuesday as signs of extremely tight supply outweighed concerns that slowing growth in China will impact demand. Traders were paying huge premiums for quickly deliverable copper after stockpiles in the London Metal Exchange’s (LME) warehouse system tumbled to their lowest level in decades. The spread between cash and three-month futures surged to over $1,000 a tonne on the LME on Monday, a premium not seen since at least 1994. The spread has been widening since early October as demand outpaced supply… Read More Here
Mining’s Critical Role in the Fight Against Poverty 5 Corporate social responsibility 

Mining’s Critical Role in the Fight Against Poverty

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One doesn’t usually associate mining with social development and poverty eradication, but mining is central in alleviating poverty and achieving many of the objectives of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.  This role comes into sharper focus as the world works to curtail some of the worst impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, which in less than two years has undone decades of progress in the fight against poverty and threatens to push up to a further 173 million people back below the poverty line. Annually, the United Nations’ International Day… Read More Here
Congo to audit forest concessions, suspend 'questionable contracts' 6 Mining in DRC 

Congo to audit forest concessions, suspend ‘questionable contracts’

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President Felix Tshisekedi has called for an audit of Democratic Republic of Congo’s vast forest concessions and the suspension of all “questionable contracts” until the audit is concluded. Home to 60% of the world’s second largest rainforest, Congo plays a critical role in regulating Earth’s climate but conservation groups say corruption and poor governance make its forests vulnerable to expanding agriculture and illegal logging. Tshisekedi said he wanted to examine the legality of several contracts, including one granted in September 2020 covering about 1.4 million hectares. On Sept. 12 last… Read More Here
LUBAMBE MINE SCOOP ZAMBIA MINES RESCUE NATIONAL FINAL HEAT COMPETITION 2021 7 Mining in Zambia Mining Companies 

LUBAMBE MINE SCOOP ZAMBIA MINES RESCUE NATIONAL FINAL HEAT COMPETITION 2021

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Lubambe Copper Mine Team B has won the recently held Zambia Mines Rescue Association (ZMRA) National Final Heat Competition that was held at Zesco Victoria Falls Hydro-Power Station in Livingstone from 13th to 17th September 2021. ZMRA President Mr. Maron Chongo announced the results at an Award Gala Dinner held at the New Fairmount Hotel in Livingstone on Friday 17th September 2021. In second position was Mopani Copper Mines Mufulira Team B and CNMC Luanshya Team A emerged third. A total of six (6) underground mine teams that include Mopani… Read More Here
Copper price soars to new high as stockpiles hit 47-year low 8 Copper International 

Copper price soars to new high as stockpiles hit 47-year low

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Copper price hit a record high on Friday as surging power prices threaten to curb supply at a time when exchange stockpiles are at rock bottom. Copper for delivery in December rose sharply for the third day in a row on the Comex market in New York, touching $4.7810 per pound ($10,518 per tonne), the highest since the record hit on May 12, 2021 — and a 12% gain for the week. Inventories available on the London Metal Exchange are at the lowest since 1974. Copper tracked by LME warehouses not… Read More Here
Sandvik orders beat forecast, confirms SMT listing 9 Mining technology International 

Sandvik orders beat forecast, confirms SMT listing

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Sweden’s Sandvik reported a third-quarter order intake that exceeded market expectations on Monday and said it was planning to list its specialty steel business on Nasdaq Stockholm next year. The metal-cutting tools and mining gear maker was helped by strong demand in the mining and infrastructure segments, while supply chain bottlenecks and component shortages remained a challenge. Demand from the automotive industry in China slowed somewhat in the quarter, as the global semiconductor shortage kept pressuring the sector. “We think it will gradually improve but I don’t think we will see a material improvement… Read More Here
Nokia launches 5G device, routers for mines 10 Mining technology International 

Nokia launches 5G device, routers for mines

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Nokia will launch a new 5G SA capable smartphone and a range of field routers to allow more enterprises to connect teams and equipment in demanding environments using private wireless networks. The company said its expanded portfolio of devices would enable better connectivity between machines, sensors and vehicles in harsh environments, such as mines. It explained that the “highly durable” Nokia XR20 smartphone could work in extreme temperatures from +55c to -22c, 1.8m drops and 1 hour underwater. Like other industrial handheld devices, it will come pre-loaded with applications such as… Read More Here

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