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Copper Is the New Gold That Will Start the Next War 1 International Battery Metals Copper 

Copper Is the New Gold That Will Start the Next War

arnbethnic
Raw materials shortages are the most important barrier to accelerating the electrification trend. The price of lithium, nickel, and cobalt has skyrocketed in the past years due to increased demand. But there’s another material crucial for an electric world economy that threatens to derail our ambitious plans for zero-emission transportation. You might not consider it essential, but copper is in almost everything that works on electricity. This includes electric vehicles, green energy generation, distribution, and storage. And with the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables and electricity, copper will become… Read More Here
Gold deposits found in Nkhata Bay in Malawi 2 International Gold 

Gold deposits found in Nkhata Bay in Malawi

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Malawi’s Ministry of Mining says gold deposits have been found in the farm of the late Aleke Banda at Tukombo in Nkhata Bay. The ministry’s Public Relations Officer Andrew Mkonda Banda has told the local media that a preliminary investigation has established the presence of gold deposit in the area. The discovery of gold by the ministry comes after residents from 100 villages around Tukombo Trading Centre in Nkhata Bay rushed to the estate to dig for the precious metal. The residents use hoes and other sharp objects to dig.… Read More Here
Blasting science takes another digital step 3 International Mining technology Technology & Innovation 

Blasting science takes another digital step

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To achieve optimal blasting results for mining efficiency, mines need real-time data from their blasting blocks; BME’s new generation XPLOLOG™ does just that – and is being put to work at a large opencast mine in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. “The digital revolution is giving mines valuable steppingstones toward progressively smarter mining,” said BME Product Manager (Software Development) Christiaan Liebenberg. “As blasting is an early-stage activity in the mining cycle, it can impact significantly on the efficiency of subsequent stages. Mines are looking to fast-evolving blasting technology to do… Read More Here
FQM To Create 2400 Jobs 19 Mining in Zambia New Mining Projects 

FQM To Create 2400 Jobs

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First Quantum Minerals Limited – FQM is this year expected to employ 2400 people at its Trident Mine Limited in Kalumbila District and Kansanshi Mining Plc in Solwezi District of North Western Province. This comes after FQM, which runs both mines, announced an investment of over US$1.2 billion at Kansanshi Mining Plc and the opening of Enterprise Mine at Trident Limited which will be Mining Nickel. FQM Chief Executive Officer TRISTAN PASCAL says 1800 people will be employed during the expansion of Kansanshi mine. He adds that the Enterprise Mine,… Read More Here
DRC government will abolish 14 levies and reduce 20 others to improve the business climate 20 Mining in DRC Economy Environment Social Governance (ESG) Governance 

DRC government will abolish 14 levies and reduce 20 others to improve the business climate

arnbethnic,
The file relating to the identification of arbitrary levies was adopted by the government at the 61st meeting of the Council of Ministers on Friday July 8, 2022. This, within the framework of the government reform on the improvement of the business climate in the Republic Congo Democratic. In his presentation, the Minister of Foreign Trade Jean-Lucien Bussa indicated that one of the missions assigned to him is the identification of arbitrary levies with a view to rationalizing import and export taxes and reducing costs. and deadlines. “He indicated that… Read More Here
CNPAV invites CMOC to disclose all data relating to the mining reserves of the Tenke Fungurume Mining project 21 Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining in DRC 

CNPAV invites CMOC to disclose all data relating to the mining reserves of the Tenke Fungurume Mining project

arnbethnic
For lack of transparency on the data relating to the reserves of the Tenke Fungurume project (TFM) towards Gécamines, the Congo Campaign is not for sale (CNPAV) invites CMOC to disclose all the data relating to the mining reserves of the Tenke Fungurume Mining project. According to the CNPAV consortium, the publication of these data will facilitate the calculation and payment to Gécamines of additional royalties on additional reserves discovered in accordance with amendment 1 of the mining agreement. In a press release published on Wednesday July 7, the CNPAV… Read More Here
17 trucks illegally transporting mining products worth 3.5 million USD seized in Lualaba, DRC 22 Mining in DRC Economy 

17 trucks illegally transporting mining products worth 3.5 million USD seized in Lualaba, DRC

arnbethnic
The Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption (APLC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced to the press, on Thursday July 7, 2022, that it had intercepted 33 trucks illegally transporting mining products in the province of Lualaba. Sixteen (16) out of the thirty-three (33) trucks were required to pay fines in the order of several hundred US dollars for having violated the rules enacted in this regard. In addition, 17 other trucks were seized with goods estimated at nearly 3.5 million USD by teams from the… Read More Here
African Energy Metals announces the acquisition of a 170 m2 mining concession in Manono in DRC 23 Lithium Mining in DRC 

African Energy Metals announces the acquisition of a 170 m2 mining concession in Manono in DRC

arnbethnic
The mining company African Energy Metals (AEM) active exclusively in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the exploration of metals, announced on July 5, 2022, the acquisition of a mining concession of 170 km² in the region of Manono, in an area contiguous to another exploration permit of 30 km² belonging to it in the same locality. The new acquisition has “strong potential for lithium, tin, tantalum and rare earths”. According to inside sources, the transaction is subject to a 60-day due diligence as well as obtaining regulatory approvals.… Read More Here
Global Witness publishes details of fraudulent export of Congolese minerals from Rwanda 24 Mining in DRC Governance 

Global Witness publishes details of fraudulent export of Congolese minerals from Rwanda

arnbethnic
The ITSCI, a mechanism meant to provide a reliable chain of custody for 3T minerals, facilitates the laundering of contraband minerals from mines controlled by armed groups and benefiting neighboring Rwanda. These are the claims made by Global Witness in a report published a few hours ago. According to the report, 90% of the quantities of coltan (main source of tantalum), tin and tungsten, three minerals better known as “3T minerals”, exported by Rwanda are illegally introduced from the DRC. The British NGO, which specializes in the fight against the plundering… Read More Here

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