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Enterprise Nickel Mine is edging closer to completion, and becoming a global top-10 nickel mine 1 Nickel Mining in Zambia New Mining Projects 

Enterprise Nickel Mine is edging closer to completion, and becoming a global top-10 nickel mine

The 8 May 2022 announcement that Enterprise Nickel Mine would be brought online within 12 months after a final $100 million cash injection from First Quantum Minerals (FQM) was met with much fanfare, during a buoyant week for Zambia at the Investing in African Mining Indaba. Mining For Zambia takes a look at the progress that has been made in the weeks following the news, and the impact that a large-scale nickel mining operation will have on North-Western Province and Zambia as a whole. *** Fifteen kilometres from First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM’s) Sentinel… Read More Here
Kamoa Copper reports record quarterly production of 87,314 tonnes of copper in Q2 2022 2 Mining in DRC Copper New Mining Projects 

Kamoa Copper reports record quarterly production of 87,314 tonnes of copper in Q2 2022

Kamoa Copper reports record quarterly production of 87,314 tonnes of copper in Q2 2022 Kamoa-Kakula produces record 30,379 tonnes of copper in June, Phase 2 achieves steady-state production at the end of May Ivanhoe Mines joins United Nations Global Compact, the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world Basic engineering complete for Kamoa Copper’s Phase 3 direct-to-blister flash smelter; orders for long-lead time equipment underway Ivanhoe Mines to issue Q2 2022 financial results and host conference call for investors on August 15 KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX:… Read More Here
Ex Classified Lighting Solution for AlcoNCP - BEKA Schréder 35 Technology & Innovation Equipment & Technology 

Ex Classified Lighting Solution for AlcoNCP – BEKA Schréder

BEKA Schréder has supplied the LED lighting solution for AlcoNCP in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. This new lighting installation needed to comply to Zone specifications whilst providing a highly reliable and energy-efficient lighting solution. AlcoNCP is a leading producer of high-quality fermentation alcohol for the South African and international beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical markets. Their product offering – fermented from sustainable locally grown maize – includes a range of neutral ethanol products and Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) – a protein-rich livestock feed, which is the by-product of their bioethanol production.… Read More Here
The battle of Kigali and Kampala for the control of Congolese minerals (A report) 54 Mining in DRC Gold 

The battle of Kigali and Kampala for the control of Congolese minerals (A report)

In their report released on Tuesday, New York University’s Congo Study Group (GEC) and its research partner Ebuteli put the control of Congolese minerals back at the heart of the resurgence of M23 and the launch of the joint FARDC-UPDF operation.  The two research entities explain that Dott Services, which was chosen to carry out the construction of the roads linking the DRC to Uganda, is a major player in understanding the renewed conflicts in the region.  For context, the DRC and Uganda are bound by agreements that should lead… Read More Here
Chinese mining companies paid USD 1.3 billion to the DRC public treasury in 2021, 55 Mining in DRC Environment Social Governance (ESG) 

Chinese mining companies paid USD 1.3 billion to the DRC public treasury in 2021,

The Minister Counselor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Wang Hailong, recently said in an interview with Radio Okapi, that Chinese mining companies paid the DRC in 2021 an amount of 1.3 billion USD. Mr. Wang explained that this investment has greatly increased mining production in the DRC, arguing that from 2016 to 2021, annual copper production increased from 842,000 tons to 1,800,000 tons, more than doubling in just 5 years. And of this volume, 70% is produced by Chinese companies,… Read More Here
Despite the closure of part of the DRC border with Uganda, Alphamin continues to export tin 56 Mining in DRC Governance 

Despite the closure of part of the DRC border with Uganda, Alphamin continues to export tin

The mining company Alphamin Resources continues to export tin from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border with neighboring Uganda despite the closure of part of the border following fighting between the DRC Armed Forces and the M23 rebels supported by the Rwandan army. In a press release published on Wednesday June 15, 2022, Alphamin Resources indicates that exports usually use the border posts of Aru and Mahagi before reaching Uganda. However, these two entities are located about 1,000 km north of the town of Bunagana, the epicenter of… Read More Here
The ARSP Director General to verify the application of Subcontracting Law in Haut Katanga, DRC 57 Mining in DRC Environment Social Governance (ESG) 

The ARSP Director General to verify the application of Subcontracting Law in Haut Katanga, DRC

Visit of the DG of the ARSP – Autorité de Régulation de la Sous-traitance dans le secteur PrivéAhmed Kalej Nkand to the headquarters of the management of the ARSP Haut/Katanga as part of the official launch of inspection and control missions to contracting companies and subcontractors in order to verify the effective application of the Law on subcontracting and its implementing rules. During his working mission, the DG of the ARSP – Autorité de Régulation de la Sous-traitance dans le secteur Privé made a visit to the headquarters of the ARSP Haut/Katanga where he… Read More Here

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