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DEEP-SOUTH RESOURCES EXPECT TO RESUME TRADING ON TUESDAY APRIL 19, 2022 1 Exploration Mining in Zambia New Mining Projects 

DEEP-SOUTH RESOURCES EXPECT TO RESUME TRADING ON TUESDAY APRIL 19, 2022

Deep-South Resources Inc. (TSXV: DSM) announced further to a discussion with the TSX Venture Exchange concerning the documents related to the Zambian exploration licences acquisition announced on April 7, 2022, Deep-South expect to resume trading on Tuesday April 19, 2022. Deep-South has signed a definitive earn-in agreement with World Class Mineral Ventures Ltd (“WCMV”) of Zambia to acquire up to 80% of three copper exploration licences in the center of the Zambian Copper belt, one of the most prolific copper belts in the world.  The agreement: Deep-South holds the option to acquire up to 80%… Read More Here
4 villages in the DRC's territory of Muanda exposed to the negative effects of PERENCO's activity (report) 2 Oil & Gas Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining in DRC 

4 villages in the DRC’s territory of Muanda exposed to the negative effects of PERENCO’s activity (report)

The non-governmental organization Natural Resources and Development (RENAD Asbl) makes serious criticisms of the oil exploitation company PERENCO REP based in the city of Muanda in Kongo Central. In a report entitled “Cries of alarm from local communities” published on Thursday April 14, 2022, this NGO notes, at the end of a study carried out between 2018 and 2022, several negative impacts of PERENCO’s activity on the living environment. communities of Muanda. “The conclusions of this report reveal that beyond the relatively limited positive impacts in electricity supply and the… Read More Here
ODEP recommends to the DRC's Head of State to continue the process of recovery of disputed mining assets 3 Mining in DRC Economy Environment Social Governance (ESG) 

ODEP recommends to the DRC’s Head of State to continue the process of recovery of disputed mining assets

The Public Expenditure Observatory (ODEP) and several civil society structures have made a good number of recommendations to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and to the central government, on the agreement signed between the DRC and the Ventora group of Dan Gertler. It was during the work of the Round Table on the restitution of mining and oil assets by the Ventora Group of the Israeli economic operator Dan Gertler. Works which took place from April 13 to 14, 2022 under the leadership of the Presidency of the… Read More Here
Walikale territory in the DRC produced more than 48,000 tonnes of tin between 2019 and 2022 4 Mining in DRC Tin 

Walikale territory in the DRC produced more than 48,000 tonnes of tin between 2019 and 2022

The territory of Walikale located in the province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has produced 48,715.54 tonnes of tin since 2019 to date, informs Mrs. Antoinette N’Samba, Minister of Mines. According to the Congolese Minister of Mines who answered the oral question with debate sent to her by Senator Victorine Lwese Bakuamoyo on mining in the DRC, this production generated more than 618.8 million USD. As for the concerns raised by the senator on the distribution of profits from the mining royalty of the territory… Read More Here
Globally, the price of cobalt rose to 81,805 USD per ton on April 16, 2022 5 Cobalt International 

Globally, the price of cobalt rose to 81,805 USD per ton on April 16, 2022

After recording a considerable fall at the start of the week on the international metals market, cobalt is on the rise again at the end of this week. According to indications from the London metal exchange (LME), a tonne of cobalt is trading at 81,805 USD at the end of this week against 81,579 USD per tonne at the start of the week, a positive difference of around $488. On the other hand, the projections of experts from the National Commission of Mercurial, a structure attached to the Ministry of… Read More Here
The price of copper fell slightly on the international metal market this weekend 6 Copper Mining in DRC Mining in Zambia 

The price of copper fell slightly on the international metal market this weekend

Copper, which is one of the main mining products exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo, is trading at 10,290.35 USD per ton on April 16 against 10,331.95 USD per ton at the start of the week, ie on April 14. In six (6) days, this product recorded a negative price difference of around 41.6 USD on its market value on the London Stock Exchange this weekend, reports the London Metal Exchange (LME) which represents 80 % of world trade. According to the experts, in January 2022, the price of… Read More Here
Water pollution in Yenge and Kapanga villages in the DRC: Sicomines SA cleared of accusations 7 Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining in DRC 

Water pollution in Yenge and Kapanga villages in the DRC: Sicomines SA cleared of accusations

The Provincial Division of Mines has once again cleared the Sino-Congolaise des Mines (SICOMINES SA) of the accusations and campaigns of bad faith orchestrated against it for some time in social networks and the media by certain organizations, in particular the NGO African Resources Watch ( AFREWATCH).  According to a publication dated March 24, 2022 on the social networks of the African Natural Resources Observatory (AFREWATCH), an NGO for the promotion and protection of human rights working in the natural resources sector, demonstrating a certain mining company carrying out work… Read More Here
DRC-Mining-Week Events & Expos Mining in DRC 

DRC Mining Community Prepares for a Big Bash in Lubumbashi in June as DRC Mining Week Returns

It’s official, DRC Mining Week is back in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June, and to say that the industry is excited about its homecoming is an understatement. This long-running, award-winning and flagship expo and conference returns to the heart of the Copperbelt and the bustling mining hub of the DRC to celebrate the region’s unlimited resilience, successes and opportunities.  The event boasts longstanding and loyal support from many sector leaders, including ERG Africa, FBN Bank and Glencore, who are diamond sponsors, while Equity BCDC, Orange and Standard Bank are platinum plus sponsors. Other… Read More Here
GED Africa and the DRC government have signed a major long-term infrastructure development agreement 8 Mining in DRC Economy Governance 

GED Africa and the DRC government have signed a major long-term infrastructure development agreement

GED Africa, the DRC Ministry of Infrastructure and the Agence Congolaise des Grands Travaux (ACGT) are finalizing the 25-year Concession Agreement outlining the infrastructure development needs of the DRC segment of the GED Africa Route. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 11, 2022- The signing of this Concession Agreement marks a critical milestone for the project, and paves the way for the construction of a new road between Kasomeno, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mwenda , in Zambia. Key features of this multilateral infrastructure project include a… Read More Here
Kamoa Copper Achieves Record Q1 2022 Production of 55,602 Tonnes of Copper 9 Mining in DRC New Mining Projects 

Kamoa Copper Achieves Record Q1 2022 Production of 55,602 Tonnes of Copper

New daily production record of 1,202 tonnes copper produced on April 8 Phase 2 concentrator declared commercial production on April 7; Kamoa Copper to increase annualized copper production to more than 400,000 tonnes First copper production from Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 3, including copper metal from on-site flash smelter, expected in Q4 2024 Ivanhoe Mines to issue Q1 2022 financial results and host conference call for investors on May 10 Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo–(Newsfile Corp. – April 11, 2022) – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng… Read More Here

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