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MECH,HER | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KANSANSHI, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 1 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

MECH,HER | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KANSANSHI, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR1424| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Mining Apply now PURPOSE The Mech, HER will be responsible for safely executing maintenance work according to the prescribed standards while ensuring the safety of self and others KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The suitable candidate 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. Play an integral… Read More Here
Copper production in DRC reached 1.322 million tonnes at the end of October 2020, up 12% compared to the same period in 2019 2 Copper Mining in DRC 

Copper production in DRC reached 1.322 million tonnes at the end of October 2020, up 12% compared to the same period in 2019

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The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reached a production volume of 1 million 322 729 tonnes of copper at the end of October 2020 against 1 million 172 746 tonnes at the same period in 2019, an increase of 12.78% per year. compared to the previous year, according to statistics from the Central Bank of Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is on track to break the production record of 1 million 420 386 tonnes of copper in 2019, the highest volume recorded in the… Read More Here
Angola-Tanzania railway line construction in the offing 3 Uncategorized 

Angola-Tanzania railway line construction in the offing

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Plans are underway for the construction of the “Angola-Tanzania railway line” which will begin from the port of Lobito in the city of Lobito, Angola to connect with the Port of Dar-es-Salaam, in Tanzania. This was revealed by the Angola ambassador to Tanzania, Sandri De Oliveira at the occasion to mark the Central African country’s 45th independence anniversaries held in the capital city of Tanzania. The ambassador said that the referred railway corridor will allow for the transit of goods from and to the markets in America, Asia, and Europe that… Read More Here
Zambian contractor showcases project capacity 4 Mining in Zambia 

Zambian contractor showcases project capacity

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Experienced local electrical control and instrumentation specialist E and I Zambia has successfully completed a large project on a new process plant for one of Zambia’s leading copper miners. The contract included the installation of six electrical substations, 20 transformers, five 1,250 kVA diesel generators for backup power and a 950 metre overland conveyor. Almost 250 kilometres of cable was pulled and nearly 15 kilometres of cable racking was constructed. Also completed were six earth mat rings, 12 mast lights and a range of general plant earthing and lighting installations… Read More Here
Gold price rebounds with stimulus talks moving forward 5 Gold International 

Gold price rebounds with stimulus talks moving forward

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Gold prices rebounded on Friday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said his agency and the Federal Reserve have “enough firepower” to continue to support the economy, boosting the metal’s appeal as a hedge against inflation. The comments came a day after Mnuchin called for several emergency lending programs to expire by the end of the year. “Markets should be very comfortable that we have plenty of capacity left,” Mnuchin told CNBC on Friday. Mnuchin also said he and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows would be speaking on Friday with Republican congressional leaders on… Read More Here
Copper price surges to two-year high on vaccine hopes 6 Copper International 

Copper price surges to two-year high on vaccine hopes

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Copper price surged to a fresh two-year high on Friday following positive reports on covid-19 vaccine breakthroughs from Pfizer and Moderna. On the Comex market, copper for delivery in December gained 3.1% to $3.3015 a pound ($7,276 a tonne) by mid-afternoon in New York Pfizer and BioNTech SE plan to file for emergency use, allowing for the vaccine, which they say is 95% effective, to be used in the US in the next month.  Copper is heading for an eighth straight monthly gain, the longest run in almost a decade, as rebounding growth in… Read More Here
Zambia’s copper output increases amid foreign debt default 7 Copper Mining in Zambia 

Zambia’s copper output increases amid foreign debt default

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Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper miner, produced 646,111 tonnes of the metal in the first nine months of 2020, up from 590,321 tonnes in the same period last year, official figures show. The country’s mines and minerals ministry attributed the 9.45% rise to increased mine output. He said the Central African nation now expects total production for the year to reach 820,000 tonnes, driven by rising copper prices. This comes as good news to Zambia, which missed a $42.5 million interest payment on part of its international debt last week, becoming… Read More Here
Red Rock Launches Geophysics Program in DRC 8 Cobalt Copper Mining in DRC 

Red Rock Launches Geophysics Program in DRC

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London-listed Red Rock Resources has mobilized a team for its 80% Luanshimba license in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to launch a geophysics program.  The program serves as a follow-up to major copper and cobalt anomalies identified in a previous termite mound sampling program in late 2018. The geophysics program is overseen by Minerals Exploration Associates and consists of a soil magnetics survey and an induced polarization survey. The company will send raw data to Ronacher McKenzie Geoscience for interpretation. The program will help identify conductive targets at… Read More Here
Vedanta wins Zambian appeal in Konkola Copper Mines case 9 Copper Mining in Zambia 

Vedanta wins Zambian appeal in Konkola Copper Mines case

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A Zambian court on Friday ordered a stay on liquidation proceedings for Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to allow owners Vedanta and ZCCM-IH to proceed to arbitration, the provisional liquidator said in a statement. The ruling by the Court of Appeal represents a significant win for Vedanta, which is seeking the removal of the liquidator appointed by state mining investment firm ZCCM-IH – which owns 20% of KCM on the government’s behalf – to run the company. The India-based group has been locked in a dispute with the Zambian government since May last year, when… Read More Here
Barrick, Sandvik partner for BEV truck trials at Turquoise Ridge 10 Equipment & Technology International 

Barrick, Sandvik partner for BEV truck trials at Turquoise Ridge

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Barrick and Sandvik have entered a partnership agreement for trialing and enhancing battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for underground hard-rock mining. During a three-year production trial, Sandvik will deploy four Artisan Z50 BEV trucks at the Turquoise Ridge gold mine, part of the Nevada Gold Mines joint venture (JV) between Barrick and Newmont. Nevada Gold Mines is the single largest gold-producing complex in the world, forecast to produce between 3.4 million and 3.65 million ounces of gold during 2020. The Z50 haul truck, with a 50-tonne payload capacity, is a ground-up design that… Read More Here

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