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BME raises safety bar with high current detonator testing 1 Explosives Technology & Innovation 

BME raises safety bar with high current detonator testing

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Blasting and explosive solutions provider, BME is once again pushing the boundaries of safety with its world-class initiation system, this time testing the resistance of its AXXIS Titanium™ electronic delay detonators (EDDs) to high current AC voltages. “There are a number of different voltages that underground mines employ for their various machinery and equipment,” said Tinus Brits, BME’s Global Product Manager – AXXIS™. “The tests we carried out with an independent research partner were able to show that the AXXIS Titanium™ EDD is very resistant to high current AC voltages.”… Read More Here
LED Lighting Solution for Metical Square | BEKA Schréder 2 Technology & Innovation International Sponsored Content 

LED Lighting Solution for Metical Square | BEKA Schréder

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The Bank of Mozambique, in partnership with the Municipality of Pemba, has built the Metical Square on Wimbi beach in Pemba, Mozambique. This forms part of a countrywide rollout of monuments celebrating the local currency. BEKA Schréder is proud to have supplied the LED lighting solution for this prestigious project.   The Metical Square has been built in a popular tourist spot and has created social areas for locals and tourists to enjoy, over and above the cultural value of the monument. BEKA Schréder’s lighting solution was chosen for the aesthetical… Read More Here
Zambia’s major mining & energy stakeholders to meet in the Copperbelt at the 10th Anniversary of ZIMEC 3 Events & Expos Mining in Zambia 

Zambia’s major mining & energy stakeholders to meet in the Copperbelt at the 10th Anniversary of ZIMEC

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Kitwe, Zambia – Less than One Month Left to The 10th Zambia International Mining and Energy Conference & Exhibition (ZIMEC 2022). Discover a sustainable and mutually beneficial fiscal framework empowering Zambia’s Mining and Energy sectors at the 10th edition of Zambia International Mining and Energy Conference and Exhibition (ZIMEC 2022) taking place on 1-3 November 2022 at the Garden Court Hotel in Kitwe. The event is supported by the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development and the Ministry of Energy. Zambia aims to increase its copper production to 3 million tons per… Read More Here
FÉLIX TSHISEKEDI GRANTS A ONE-YEAR TAX AMNESTY TO SMES AND MICRO-ENTERPRISES IN DRC 21 Mining in DRC Environment Social Governance (ESG) Governance 

FÉLIX TSHISEKEDI GRANTS A ONE-YEAR TAX AMNESTY TO SMES AND MICRO-ENTERPRISES IN DRC

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The Congolese Head of State Félix Tshisekedi granted by ordinance-Law a one-year tax amnesty to all small and medium-sized enterprises as well as micro enterprises operating in different economic sectors. According to a copy of the ordinance law N ° 22/030 of September 08, 2022, relating to the promotion of entrepreneurship and startups, it is clearly indicated in article 50 that within the framework incentive measures that have already been taken, particularly around ​​taxation and the business climate, the beneficiary companies benefit –          total or partial exemption from the payment of… Read More Here
Cited in the Vidiye Tshimanga case in the DRC, Ivanhoe Mines invited to enlighten the public on its links with its partners 38 Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining in DRC 

Cited in the Vidiye Tshimanga case in the DRC, Ivanhoe Mines invited to enlighten the public on its links with its partners

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The Canadian mining company whose activity is concentrated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo around production from the copper mine in joint venture of Kamoa-Kakula and the historical mine of zinc-copper-germanium-silver of Kipushi, Ivanhoe mines is quoted in a case of corruption and influence peddling. In a widely shared video revealing the direct involvement of a close associate of the Congolese president in the granting of mining permits, Ivanhoe mines is cited as a partner of COBAMIN, a mining company owned by Vidiye Tshimanga. “With Ivanhoe, they have 80%,… Read More Here
ZDA Led Trade Mission Opens in Lubumbashi, DRC 39 Mining in Zambia Events & Expos 

ZDA Led Trade Mission Opens in Lubumbashi, DRC

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Lubumbashi 23rd September 2022 – The Zambia Trade Mission to Lubumbashi led by the Zambia Development Agency in partnership with the Embassy of Finland in Zambia, the AGS Programme and Absa Bank Zambia Plc officially opened on 22nd September 2022. The trade mission has created a platform for 50 Zambian companies both large and SMEs to exhibit and participate in Business – to – Business (B2B) Meeting with buyers from DRC through a match making and sectorial meetings. Speaking at the official opening of the Trade Mission in Lubumbashi, Ministry of Commerce,… Read More Here
FQM's wildlife protection and rehabilitation in Zambia 40 Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining in Zambia 

FQM’s wildlife protection and rehabilitation in Zambia

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Have you ever heard of a mining company conserving wildlife? In a first for a Zambian mine, FQM Trident through its Wildlife Management Team of Trident Foundation has partnered with the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) to protect and rehabilitate the West Lunga Management Area. This week, the process of restocking the West Lunga National Park with 40 impalas began, with 3 male eland and 6 sable antelopes also in line for transportation to the Ntambu Community Game Ranch. The motive? Restoring West Lunga to a thriving biome,… Read More Here
164 miners and a Chinese gang arrested in a few days for illegal gold mining in Ghana 41 Gold International 

164 miners and a Chinese gang arrested in a few days for illegal gold mining in Ghana

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In the year 2021, Ghana lost the title of Africa’s leading gold producer. While an intensive fight against illegal exploitation has been carried out for several months, the parallel development of official circuits should encourage an increase in national production. In Ghana, the army completed a three-day operation that arrested 164 illegal gold miners, ‘  galamseyers  ‘ as they are known in the country. The latter, many of whom come from Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, have invaded mining concessions or carry out gold panning in riverbeds. According to Ghanaian Times which reports… Read More Here

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