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Mining Indaba: Robert Friedland: ‘World economy can’t change unless we develop a lot more mines’ 1 Events & Expos 

Mining Indaba: Robert Friedland: ‘World economy can’t change unless we develop a lot more mines’

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Global mining personality and financier Robert Friedland has singled out Africa and the Arabian Shield as the venues where the world’s future-facing minerals and metals will be responsibly produced. “This is where humanity is going to make it or break it,” he told the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba currently underway in Cape Town, South Africa. He points out that the large copper mines in Latin America are aging and declining in grade, requiring increasing amounts of fossil-fuel-derived energy to process ever-increasing tonnages to keep up with historical production. “They’re very low… Read More Here
Sandvik showcasing electric concept rig for surface drilling at Vei og Anlegg 2022 in Norway 2 Equipment & Technology International 

Sandvik showcasing electric concept rig for surface drilling at Vei og Anlegg 2022 in Norway

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Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is bringing a groundbreaking electric concept drill rig for surface drilling to the Vei og Anlegg 2022 exhibition, one of Scandinavia’s largest construction trade shows, May 11–14 2022. The new concept rig demonstrates some of the advanced technologies that will be introduced on future series drill rigs to support more sustainable and energy-efficient surface drilling, particularly in urban construction applications. The concept drill rig is essentially a versatile R&D platform for demonstrating the most advanced, but nevertheless proven and validated, sustainability technologies that are already… Read More Here
Copper price recovers as China covid cases ease 3 Copper International 

Copper price recovers as China covid cases ease

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Copper price rebounded on Wednesday as slowing covid-19 infections in top metals consumer China eased near-term demand concerns, even as enduring pandemic-related lockdowns weighed on sentiment. Copper for delivery in July rose 2.3% from Tuesday’s settlement price, touching $4.25 per pound ($9,350 per tonne) midday Wednesday on the Comex market in New York. The most-active June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was up 0.3% at 71,641 yuan ($10,666.42). Shanghai said half the city had achieved “zero-COVID” status, but uncompromising restrictions had to remain in place under a national… Read More Here
Congo mines minister seeks to cancel artisanal cobalt monopoly 4 Cobalt Artisanal mining Mining in DRC 

Congo mines minister seeks to cancel artisanal cobalt monopoly

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Democratic Republic of Congo Mines Minister Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi is seeking to cancel a decree granting Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC) a monopoly over artisanal cobalt produced in the country, she told Reuters on Wednesday. EGC was created to buy, process, and market artisanal cobalt by government decree in December 2019 and officially launched on March 31 last year but has yet to purchase any cobalt ore. Artisanal miners, who dig cobalt with rudimentary means, are the world’s second-largest source of the metal used in electric vehicle batteries after the Congo’s industrial… Read More Here
Mining giants back eight winning ideas in global Charge On Innovation Challenge to decarbonise mining 5 International 

Mining giants back eight winning ideas in global Charge On Innovation Challenge to decarbonise mining

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In the global quest to significantly decarbonise mining operations, eight technology innovators’ submissions have been selected to progress beyond the Charge On Innovation Challenge. The global challenge, launched by BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale sought to accelerate commercialisation of effective solutions for charging large electric haul trucks while simultaneously demonstrating there is an emerging market for these solutions in mining. The eight innovators selected are ABB, Ampcontrol and Tritium (Australia), BluVeinXL, DB Engineering & Consulting with Echion Technologies, Hitachi, Shell Consortium, Siemens Off-board power supply, and 3ME Technology. The Charge… Read More Here
Sama Lukonde reaffirms DRC govt's determination on the creation of electric battery manufacturing plants at the local level 6 Battery Metals Events & Expos Mining in DRC 

Sama Lukonde reaffirms DRC govt’s determination on the creation of electric battery manufacturing plants at the local level

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May 11 in Cape Town, South Africa, on the sidelines of the Indaba Mining investing Forum, the Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde answered questions from the press. The head of the Congolese government combed through all the relevant issues at the center of the Indaba Mining conference.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, he reaffirmed loud and clear the determination of the Democratic Republic of Congo to position itself, in Africa, in the production of electric batteries with regard to a large deposit of Lithium available to the Country. is an ongoing… Read More Here
Vedanta agrees to suspend lawsuits over Zambia copper mines 7 Copper Mining Companies Mining in Zambia 

Vedanta agrees to suspend lawsuits over Zambia copper mines

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Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources Ltd. confirmed it has agreed to suspend legal action to reclaim copper mines Zambia seized three years ago, pending talks to settle the dispute. Konkola Copper Mines was placed under provisional liquidation after the previous Zambian government accused parent company Vedanta of lying about expansion plans and paying too little tax. Vedanta has denied any wrongdoing. The company has said it wants the mines back and has pledged to invest about $1.5 billion to revive the operations.  “Vedanta has always been of the view of… Read More Here
Southern Africa must be pragmatic about a zero-emission future – Miasa 8 Energy 

Southern Africa must be pragmatic about a zero-emission future – Miasa

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While the Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa (Miasa) supports the just transition to clean energy, the region must ensure it is pragmatic in its approach, says newly elected president Sokwani Chilembo. Chilembo is also the CEO of the Zambia Chamber of Mines. Speaking at an Investing in African Mining Indaba media conference on Wednesday, Chilembo noted that there was a need to ensure the protection of communities’ livelihoods, and that the upscaling of renewable energy had to be “pragmatic” and “carefully considered”. “We must not leave any of our regional… Read More Here
Estimated at 1.5 million tonnes, copper production in DRC could reach 2.3 million tonnes by 2024 9 Copper Mining in DRC 

Estimated at 1.5 million tonnes, copper production in DRC could reach 2.3 million tonnes by 2024

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Copper production in the Democratic Republic of Congo could reach 2.3 million tons per year against production estimated at 1.5 million tons currently. This Projection was delivered by Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, on Tuesday May 10, 2022, in Cape Town in South Africa during the International Forum on mines called “Mining Indaba”. The Congolese Head of Government hailed the “positive” development of mining production in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past few years. Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde noted in particular the increase in copper mining production capacity by… Read More Here
President Hichilema meets Cyril Ramaphosa 10 Economy Mining in Zambia 

President Hichilema meets Cyril Ramaphosa

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President Hakainde Hichilema today held a meeting with his South Africa’s counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa to find common grounds for harnessing development in rich mineral resource countries. President Hichilema also held several private engagements with key stakeholders in the mining and financial sectors to stir investments into the country’s economic growth. Key to this was to woo investments in the mining and supporting sectors such as energy, infrastructure, logistics and manufacturing with an aim of boosting Zambia’s economy. Other key stakeholders that the Head of State met were Stanbic Bank and… Read More Here

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