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Anglo stands ready to defend itself in lawsuit over lead poisoning in Zambia

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 admin

Anglo American South Africa has noted a class action lawsuit filed against it by Mbuyisa Moleele Attorneys and Leigh Day in the Gauteng High Court, related to lead poisoning claims stemming from the Kabwe mine, in Zambia. The lawyers filed the lawsuit on behalf of a class estimated to comprise more than 100 000 individuals in the Kabwe district of Zambia. The claimants believe they have been exposed to lead contamination. The claimants, which include young children, are reportedly suffering from alarming levels of lead poisoning, which can cause a range… Read More Here

International Equipment & Technology

Sandvik and Glencore agree on ‘innovative’ equipment, services partnership

October 22, 2020October 24, 2020 admin

Sandvik is to supply Glencore Queensland Metals’s underground mobile mining equipment and aftermarket parts under a deal struck at the end of June this year. The agreement, valued at SEK1.4 billion ($160 million) over a six-year lifespan, will see Sandvik become the key provider of drills, loaders and trucks for Glencore’s metalliferous mines in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Sandvik will also provide parts, service, rock tools, and digital and automation technology for the new Sandvik fleet. Following the signing of the agreement on June 30, Glencore placed an… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Lithium

Congolese Government agencies meet AVZ to progress Manono SEZ

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 admin

AVZ Minerals has advised that key Congolese Government agencies met with AVZ staff and legal Counsel as part of a two-day workshop. AVZ’s MD, Nigel Ferguson, says: “Progressing discussions on the SEZ has proved challenging during the last seven months due to COVID-19 travel bans imposed in the DRC and thesubsequent availability of key Congolese Government representatives. “We are excited with the very recent progress achieved with the Congolese Government and look forward to a positive outcome being reached in terms of creating a workable and transparent SEZ agreement for… Read More Here

Mining in DRC

Interior Provincial Minister grants a 60-day time frame to SOCOMIACO to leave the SOMIKA mining site- Haut-Katanga

October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 admin

The Provincial Minister of the Interior of Haut-Katanga Province, Fulbert Kunda, has granted a sixty-day moratorium to the artisanal mining cooperative society of Congo “SOCOMIACO” to leave and empty the mining site of the Company. mining company of Katanga “SOMIKA”. The letter is legally recognized as the owner, according to the minister, of this mining site This moratorium was given on Saturday at the end of discussions which brought together delegates from Socomiaco and Somika in Lubumbashi under the leadership of Fulbert Kunda. The objective of these meetings was to settle… Read More Here

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Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 admin

About 20% of people currently working in the mining and metals industry are at risk of being replaced by robots as companies accelerate the adoption of automation in light of the ongoing covid-19-related restrictions, a new study shows. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest “Future of Jobs” report, 79% of mining companies are accelerating the digitalization of work processes and adoption of tools, such as video conferencing. From that total, 26.3% are speeding up the automation of tasks. While the figures are below global averages — 50% of companies… Read More Here

Copper International

Copper price surges to 28-month high

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 admin

The copper price was trading at its highest since June 2018 on Tuesday on hopes of a US stimulus package, worries about supply from top producer Chile and robust Chinese economic growth. On the Comex market, copper for delivery in December jumped 2.7% to $3.1705 a pound ($6,990 a tonne) in brisk trade, with more than 1.8 billion pounds of the most active contract traded by 1pm in New York. Tuesday’s trading brings the bellwether metal’s recovery since the height of the covid-19 induced sell-off, which sent the copper price crashing… Read More Here

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Anglo American sued for alleged lead poisoning in Zambia

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 admin

Diversified miner Anglo American (LON: AAL) has been sued in South Africa by a group of Zambian women and children alleging the company caused widespread lead poisoning from a mine it owned until 1974 in the northern city of Kabwe. The class-action lawsuit, filed at South Africa’s High Court on Wednesday by law firms Mbuyisa Moleele and Leigh Day, seeks both compensation for about 100,000 people and a clean-up of the area. LAWSUIT CLAIMS ANGLO AMERICAN FAILED TO PREVENT POLLUTION IN KABWE, AFFECTING MULTIPLE GENERATIONS “Generations of children have been poisoned by… Read More Here

Mining in DRC Mining Careers

Store person | Mining Career at MMG, Kinsevere, Democratic Republic of Congo

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 admin1 Comment

Job No: 498426 | Country: DRC | Contract Type: Full time | Location: Kinsevere | Categories: Masters Reported to: Supervisor- Warehouse Offer number: 25/2020 Position (2) Main responsibilities The main role of the Storeperson will be to carefully manage all goods placed under the control of MMG by ensuring their storage correctly, safely and accurately, on the basis of inventories. In addition to this, the Storeperson will be responsible for: Escort all visitors and contractors to storage areas; Ensure correct inspection of the quantity and quality of goods upon receipt of these items, as well… Read More Here

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Inventory Controller | Mining Career at MMG, Kinsevere, Democratic Republic of Congo

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 admin

Job No: 498428 | Country: DRC | Contract Type: Full time | Location: Kinsevere | Categories: Collaboration Framework Reported to: Superintendent – Supply Chain Offer number: 33/2020 Apply now Main responsibilities The Inventory Controller will be responsible for implementing an inventory strategy in accordance with the KPIs established annually, with the aim of optimizing capital and maximizing inventory availability as well as investigating equipment shortages and determine the root cause to prevent them from recurring. He will also need to review the parameters of inventory planning in order to achieve economical replenishment levels that… Read More Here

Copper International Nickel

Nickel, copper prices near new highs as China powers on

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 admin

The copper price was once again within sight of more than two-year highs on Monday and nickel reached an 11-month peak after Chinese data showed growth in the world’s second-largest economy is gathering momentum. On the Comex market, copper for delivery in December added over 1% to $3.1080 a pound ($6,850 a tonne) in brisk trade, with more than 1.2 billion pounds of the most active contract traded by early afternoon in New York. Monday’s trading brings the bellwether metal within sight of levels last seen in June 2018 and brings… Read More Here