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POWER DESIGN & DELIVERY: Ivanhoe – Kamoa-Kakula in the DRC 1 Energy Mining in DRC 

POWER DESIGN & DELIVERY: Ivanhoe – Kamoa-Kakula in the DRC

One of the most ambitious mining projects in Africa is the Kamoa Kakula copper project near Kolwezi in the southern DRC. It could eventually develop into the second biggest copper mining complex in the world, second only to Escondida in Chile. The first mine of the project, Kakula, a 6 Mtpa underground operation, is well into the construction phase and the developers, Ivanhoe Mines and its joint venture partners, are predicting first production in Q3, 2021. Ivanhoe has stated that its goal is to become the world’s ‘greenest’ copper miner… Read More Here
Tata International Africa introduces five-year warranty on its entire commercial vehicle range 2 Equipment & Technology 

Tata International Africa introduces five-year warranty on its entire commercial vehicle range

Tata International Africa has become the first company in Africa to introduce a best-in-class standard warranty of five years on its entire Medium, Heavy and Extra Heavy Commercial Vehicle range. This first-of-its-kind Pan African five-year warranty applies to the full range of Tata Trucks and Buses as well as Daewoo Trucks in all 12 markets in which Tata International Africa operates. Len Brand, CEO of Tata International Africa says the introduction of a five-year driveline warranty on the commercial vehicle range reinforces the company’s commitment to enhancing the customer ownership… Read More Here
GoviEx Uranium appoints new directors 3 Mining in Zambia Mining Personality 

GoviEx Uranium appoints new directors

Two new board of directors have been appointed at GoviEx Uranium, the company works towards developing its uranium prospect. The new directors are Salma Seetaroo and Eric Krafft to fill the vacancies for Matthew Lechtzier and Robert Hanson who have retired from the company’s board. As we now look forward to a strengthened uranium market and the potential development of our uranium projects, we are very pleased to have Salma and Eric, who have been long acquainted with the Company, join our Board to complement the existing GoviEx team, bringing… Read More Here
GHH fills the 7 tonnes gap 4 Equipment & Technology 

GHH fills the 7 tonnes gap

The manufacturer of heavy duty mining equipment GHH has launched a remarkable LHD. It comes with the biggest bucket and the best power rating, for highest operating slope angles, in the seven tonnes payload class. All that combined in a super low emission, super compact package. The GHH team are specialists for everything on wheels in rock logistics, with a high attention to detail and quality. With the new addition, their range of Load Haul Dumpers (LHDs) is growing to become one of the largest in the world. In the… Read More Here
SENTINEL COPPER PRODUCTION BOLSTERED JOB RETENTION IN 2020, SAYS FQM 5 Copper Mining in Zambia 

SENTINEL COPPER PRODUCTION BOLSTERED JOB RETENTION IN 2020, SAYS FQM

Despite unprecedented challenges driven by COVID-19, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) achieved the highest-ever annual copper production at its Sentinel mine in Kalumbila in 2020, helping to support job retention in the process. The mine in North-Western Province recorded a 14% year-on-year increase in its annual copper production for the year, producing 251,216 tonnes of copper due to a significant increase in annual throughput to 57 million tonnes, the company reported to shareholders this week. First Quantum enjoys continued close dialogue with the Zambian government, and sees this as a critical… Read More Here
Magna Tyres portal now also available to the rest of the World 6 Mining technology 

Magna Tyres portal now also available to the rest of the World

Magna Tyres Group is proud to announce that after a very successful launch of the Magna Tyres Portal in Europe, it is now also being launched in all other continents and will be available immediately. Directly after the introduction of the new platform, many Magna customers/dealers and other interested users have already signed up and are now taking advantage of the many benefits the platform offers. The initial feedback from this users is encouraging and has led Magna Tyres to focus even more on the local expansion and continuous development… Read More Here
SOURCING SPECIALIST | MINING CAREERS AT BARRICK LUMWANA, ZAMBIA 7 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

SOURCING SPECIALIST | MINING CAREERS AT BARRICK LUMWANA, ZAMBIA

Category: Supply Chain Management | Requisition number: 091433| Location: Lumwana Mine, Solwezi, Zambia. |Reporting to: Procurement Coordinator Apply now Lumwana Mine, Solwezi, Zambia. Reporting to: Procurement Coordinator Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC), a copper mining company owned by Barrick Gold Corporation is situated in the North Western region of Zambia, some 300 km west of the Zambian Copperbelt and 95 km south west of the provincial capital of Solwezi. The mine is a multi-pit, multi staged operation mining approximately 100MT of ore and waste per annum and producing copper concentrates containing an average of 120,000 tonnes… Read More Here
FIRST AID TRAINER | MINING CAREERS AT BARRICK LUMWANA, ZAMBIA 8 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

FIRST AID TRAINER | MINING CAREERS AT BARRICK LUMWANA, ZAMBIA

Location: Lumwana Mine, Solwezi, Zambia. |Reporting to: Senior First Aid Trainer Lumwana Mining Company Limited (LMC), a copper mining company owned by Barrick Gold Corporation is situated in the North Western region of Zambia, some 300 km west of the Zambian Copperbelt and 95 km south west of the provincial capital of Solwezi. The mine is a multi-pit, multi staged operation mining approximately 100MT of ore and waste per annum and producing copper concentrates containing an average of 120,000 tonnes of copper metal per year over a twenty (20) year mine life, making… Read More Here
For DRC Minister of Mines, the improvement in metal prices is an opportunity for the country to boost its economy 9 Mining in DRC 

For DRC Minister of Mines, the improvement in metal prices is an opportunity for the country to boost its economy

The Minister of Mines, Willy Kitobo calls on the government to be cautious in order to better manage the upturn in metal prices due to the fact that the Congolese economy is extroverted.  In a communication made on Friday February 26, Willy Kitobo urges the government to maintain good management policy in the mining sector. “For the Minister, the improvement in metal prices is good news for the extractive sector which should not make us lose sight of the fact that we must continue to maintain the good management policy… Read More Here
ENGINEERING BACK SHIFT COORDINATOR | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 10 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

ENGINEERING BACK SHIFT COORDINATOR | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR2407| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Engineering Apply now Specific Job Responsibility: This 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. This position is to keep the plant availability up during night shift and to ensure that all the engineering disciplines will be managed “Electrical, Instrumentation and Mechanical”… Read More Here

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