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

FIREMAN | MINING CAREER AT FQM,KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR1602| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Healthy and Safety Apply now Brief Job Description The Fireman is responsible for providing fire-fighting and rescue services by carrying out fire line duties and maintaining fire-fighting equipment in good working condition, a physically strenuous and demanding job. Core Specific Responsibilities Carrying out structural and wild fire-fighting occurrences on the mine Attend to all emergency incidents including fires, road accidents, floods, bomb threat incidents, spillages of dangerous substances, air crashes, etc. Rescue trapped people and animals Handling of venomous and non-venomous snakes Provide first aid and… Read More Here
ELECTRICAL ADVISOR, RTWS| MINING CAREER AT FQM,KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 2 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

ELECTRICAL ADVISOR, RTWS| MINING CAREER AT FQM,KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR1727| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Engineering, Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: The RWTS Electrical Technical Advisor is responsible for the electrical maintenance of HVAC (heating ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems and mining ancillary equipment. He or she will lead a team of mostly local technicians to meet electrical maintenance key performance indicators (KPls). Included in the list of KPls is: To minimize unplanned downtime. Target hours to first fault after service must be above 75 hours. To lead root cause analyses of failures and coordinate and track plans to… Read More Here
Coal sales to rebound with first gains in years in US, Europe 3 Coal International 

Coal sales to rebound with first gains in years in US, Europe

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Global coal demand is poised to rebound next year as the economy recovers and the US and Europe may see the first increase in consumption in several years, the International Energy Agency said. Despite the global shift toward economies based on renewable energy, the dirtiest fossil fuel looks set to keep its role as the world’s biggest power source although its share will slip to 35% in 2021 from 36.5% last year. Coal use in power generation globally is expected to increase by as much as 2.8% next year as electricity demand rebounds particularly in Asia, the IEA said in… Read More Here
Copper prices exceed 8,000 USD per tonne on the international market 4 Copper International Mining in DRC 

Copper prices exceed 8,000 USD per tonne on the international market

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This rise in the price of the red metal is a boon especially for the DRC’s miners who have already produced more than 1.322 million tonnes of copper during the first 10 months of 2020.  Copper topped $ 8,000 a tonne for the first time in more than seven years, with Goldman Sachs Group and BlackRock signaling the start of a new long-term bull market as supply lags behind expected growth of demand, reports Mining News Pro. The market has seen the sharpest rally in more than a decade, with… Read More Here
DRC: the Economic Conjuncture Committee notes a 25% drop in local cement production 5 Mining in DRC 

DRC: the Economic Conjuncture Committee notes a 25% drop in local cement production

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The Ilunkamba Government maintains the requirements of the stability pact of the macroeconomic and monetary framework that links it to the Central Bank of Congo, BCC, to keep economic indicators stable in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The traditional Economic Conjuncture meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Ilunga Ilunkamba, this Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at the Prime Minister’s Office, revealed that thanks to the efforts of two parties, the Congolese franc is showing stability, and is changing on the market at approximately 1968.58 FC for the callsign, against 2018.83 FC… Read More Here
Trafigura's Congo artisanal cobalt project to end, replaced by industrial mining 6 Cobalt Mining in DRC 

Trafigura’s Congo artisanal cobalt project to end, replaced by industrial mining

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Trafigura is ending an artisanal cobalt formalisation project in Democratic Republic of Congo, which it has run alongside miner Chemaf and NGO PACT for nearly two years, the commodities trader said on Thursday. A cooperative of artisanal miners on the Mutoshi project site has produced cobalt, a key battery metal, and sold it to Trafigura since early 2019. The site has been shut since March 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Trafigura said the project will end on Dec. 31 as Chemaf aims to develop an industrial mine at Mutoshi.… Read More Here
Congo imposes travel ban on mining traceability director 8 Mining in DRC 

Congo imposes travel ban on mining traceability director

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The Congolese government has banned the head of the state mineral certification body from leaving the country as a fraud investigation is underway, the Mines Minister said on Thursday. The department of internal security barred Pascal Nyembo, director-general of the “Centre d’Expertise, d’Evaluation, et de Certification des Substances Minerales Precieuses et Semi-precieuses” (CEEC), from exiting the country until further notice, in a December 15 letter seen by Reuters. The exit ban is due to an “investigation over alleged mining fraud”, Congo mines minister Willy Kitobo Samsoni told Reuters in a text message. Nyembo did… Read More Here
Zambia's President says greater State role in mines will help economy recover 9 Mining in Zambia 

Zambia’s President says greater State role in mines will help economy recover

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Zambian President Edgar Lungu said on Thursday the State must own a majority stake in selected mines to benefit the country beyond taxes, while also allowing private investors to operate in the sector. Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, Zambia is seeking to increase its control over the mining sector – the country’s main generator of hard currency – as it tries to find a way out of a debt crisis after it defaulted last month. “Owning a stake in some strategic mines gives the state the leverage required to utilise the defined mineral… Read More Here
Caledonia to acquire option over another exploration prospect in Zimbabwe 10 Uncategorized 

Caledonia to acquire option over another exploration prospect in Zimbabwe

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Caledonia Mining Corporation has entered into another option agreement in Zimbabwe having entered into an option agreement over Glen Hume, also in Zimbabwe, earlier in December. This option agreement gives Caledonia the exclusive right to explore and subsequently, if exploration is successful and at its sole discretion, acquire the mining claims over an area known as Connemara North, a property which, like Glen Hume, is situated in the Gweru mining district in the Zimbabwe Midlands that has historically produced significant quantities of gold. Connemara North is approximately 30 km from Glen Hume… Read More Here

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