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Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote keen to launch construction of Lekki refinery valued at USD 19 billion 1 Energy 

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote keen to launch construction of Lekki refinery valued at USD 19 billion

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The powerful African businessman, the Nigerian Aliko Dangote, is keen to start the construction of his mega refinery Lekki at a total cost of 19 billion US dollars. According to Reuters information, Africa’s first richest man, Aliko Dangote, has started talks with some of the world’s largest oil traders to raise a loan to finance the construction of her. mega oil refinery located in Lekki. The same source indicates that the Dangote Group, which is carrying the project, needs a significant injection of liquidity due to the economic impacts of… Read More Here
Electric instability and invasions of illegal diggers are the major problems in production for "TFM" in DRC 2 Mining in DRC Cobalt Copper Energy 

Electric instability and invasions of illegal diggers are the major problems in production for “TFM” in DRC

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Chinese-owned Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) is one of the largest copper producers in the DRC and the largest cobalt producer in the world. TFM achieves an average annual copper production of around 180,000 tonnes and its average annual cobalt production varies between 16,500 to 18,000 tonnes. But it faces a serious problem of energy deficit due to the poor quality and untimely cuts of the electric current supplied by the National Electricity Company (SNEL). TFM is also stuck with security issues .  ACTUALITE.CD and DESKECO.COM have observed on the ground these difficulties… Read More Here
CHIEF MINE SURVEYOR | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 3 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

CHIEF MINE SURVEYOR | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR3766| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mine Geology Apply now Overall Job Purpose To provide effective and efficient survey controls, function and support to management as well as ensuring compliance to legislative requirements (Mining Regulations) Specific Job Responsibility The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include; Receive and respond to identified survey needs. Support the Mine Planning Department in ore resources to reserve conversion process as well as material balances. Adhere to statutory requirements. Ensure legal and procedural compliance when executing tasks. Ensure that management data and… Read More Here
HR BUSINESS PARTNER | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 4 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

HR BUSINESS PARTNER | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR3768| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Human Resource Apply now Overall Job Purpose To provide end to end HR consultancy service to the designated departmental clients and creating solutions that drive / impact change. The position exists in order to provide support and educate line managers in the execution of HR-related activities and monitor line adherence to HR best practice and principles in order to help the mine achieve pre-eminence through its people. To act as a principle point of contact and develop collaborative relationships that impact business outcomes. Specific Job… Read More Here
DRC: towards the forfeiture of 16 mining titles across the province of Ituri 5 Mining in DRC Mining Companies 

DRC: towards the forfeiture of 16 mining titles across the province of Ituri

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Shabani Kimariki, head of the provincial mining division, recently announced the forfeiture of 16 mining titles across Ituri province, during an interview with the press. He also indicated that among the measures taken by the Mining Cadastre (CAMI) at the end of the work of the States General of the Ministry of Mines, also appears the forfeiture in progress of 10 (ten) other mining titles for non-payment of taxes. or surface duty per square meter and 11 (eleven) others remain in the event of force majeure due to insecurity. Mr.… Read More Here
Félix Tshisekedi orders an investigation "within a reasonable time" into mining fraud scandals-DRC 6 Mining in DRC Governance Mining Companies 

Félix Tshisekedi orders an investigation “within a reasonable time” into mining fraud scandals-DRC

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The President of the Republic, Félix Tshisekedi, deplored, during the Council of Ministers of Friday, September 17, the various scandals of illegal exploitation of mineral resources. According to the report of this Council of Ministers, several economic operators (companies or individuals) holding research permits operate instead of actual research. For the Head of State, there is “an imperative need to assess this situation with the Mining Cadastre and to initiate an investigation within a reasonable time”. In the same section, the President of the Republic instructed the Minister of Mines… Read More Here
DRC: Chinese company Tenke Fungurume Mining "TFM" paid 3.5 billion USD in taxes since the start of its project in 2006 7 Copper Cobalt Mining in DRC 

DRC: Chinese company Tenke Fungurume Mining “TFM” paid 3.5 billion USD in taxes since the start of its project in 2006

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The mining company Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) has paid the Congolese public treasury $ 3.5 billion in taxes since the start of the project in 2006 for its exploitation of copper and cobalt. This is what documents in our possession reveal. One of the largest copper producers in the DRC and the largest cobalt producer in the world. TFM achieves an average annual copper production of around 180,000 tonnes and its average annual cobalt production varies between 16,500 to 18,000 tonnes. This world-class company contributed to the Congolese public treasury in the… Read More Here
Beijing promises severe sanctions to Chinese companies involved in illegal mining activities in DRC 8 Mining in DRC Mining Companies 

Beijing promises severe sanctions to Chinese companies involved in illegal mining activities in DRC

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Beijing announces its support to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the repression of illegal mining activities where certain Chinese companies are cited. This is what emerges from a series of messages posted on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 on Twitter by Wu Peng, an executive of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The latter indicates that the Beijing authorities have ordered the six Chinese mining companies banned from activities by the Governor of South Kivu province to pack up and leave the sites “as  soon as possible  ”. This… Read More Here
27 Kansanshi Mine Workers Dismissed For Illegal Protest 9 Mining in Zambia 

27 Kansanshi Mine Workers Dismissed For Illegal Protest

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Lupindula Mwenya-Twenty seven of the two hundred and seventy five employees that were suspended by Kansanshi Mining PLC for engaging in a sit in protest have been dismissed. This comes a week after two hundred and seventy five unionized employees at Kansanshi Mining Plc were suspended for conducting an illegal sit in protest over the Introduction of a Private pension scheme. Mine Workers Union of Zambia Secretary General GOERGE MUMBA says two hundred and nine workers have been issued with final warnings by management and have since resumed work. Speaking… Read More Here
Australia's big miners race to deploy emissions-free trucks 10 Equipment & Technology International Mining technology 

Australia’s big miners race to deploy emissions-free trucks

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As pressure builds on the carbon-intensive mining industry to slash emissions, leading Australian players are rushing to decarbonize their truck fleet using a range of options from hydrogen to battery-powered vehicles. Fortescue Metals Group in June designed and built a hydrogen-powered haul truck — “the first of its kind in the world,” said Julie Shuttleworth, CEO of green technology unit Fortescue Future Industries. Site tests are scheduled to begin by June 2023. “All you could see was slight puffs of pure steam,” Fortescue Metals Chairman Andrew Forrest said of his experience driving the truck during an August earnings call.… Read More Here

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