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“Gertler caused the DRC to lose 2 billion USD, charges dropped without explaining what was recovered”

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 arnbethnic

On Thursday, February 24, the government signed an amicable memorandum of understanding with the Ventura group of Israeli businessman Dan Gertler. This expectation puts an end to the legal dispute between the two parties and allows the Congolese State to recover disputed mining and oil assets linked to Dan Gertler. The Congolese presidency is delighted and speaks of a historic first for the country: “The Congolese State will therefore revalue these assets for the exclusive benefit of the population according to the vision of the Head of State”, says the cabinet of… Read More Here

The DRC recovers the disputed mining and oil assets of the Ventura group in an agreement signed with Dan Gertler

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 arnbethnic

The Democratic Republic of Congo signed an agreement with Israeli businessman Dan Gertler on Thursday, February 24, which allows the country to recover the disputed mining and oil assets of the Ventura group in the DRC. This is announced by the Presidency of the Republic. This agreement signed amicably between the DRC and the Ventura company of the Israeli Dan Gertler aims to put an end to the legal disputes which opposed the two parties. For the Presidency of the Republic, this is a “historic first for the country which thus… Read More Here

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Kinga Kila Mining again calls on the authorities to put an end to the invasion of its site by artisanal diggers in Lualaba

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 arnbethnic

The Kinga Kila Mining company has again seized the provincial government of Lualaba, Gécamines, the Superior Auditor of the former Katanga as well as the other competent authorities in order to put an end to the invasion of its Kingamyambo mining site. located in the Luilu sector by several hundred artisanal diggers. In its correspondence of Tuesday February 22, 2022, this company well established in law; again asks for support and assistance from this specialized service to restore order on this site. “There is an emergency. Reliable sources indicate that the… Read More Here

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A century after tin, lithium makes Manono dream in DRC

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 arnbethnic

Near the rusting carcass of the old tin smelter, men and women, barefoot, search the ground for cassiterite, while hoping for the rebirth of their town of Manono, in DR Congo, thanks to the large deposit of lithium discovered at the gates of the old mining town. A little further on, the “diggers” bring their harvest to the Lukushi river where women, in the water from morning to evening, wash in zinc basins the gravel from which will emerge the small black pebbles of tin ore, whose they hope to… Read More Here

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SA Mining Veteran, Riaan Vermeulen Appointed as Kamoa Copper’s New Managing Director

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 arnbethnic

Kamoa Copper continues to bolster senior leadership team with appointment of Zhang “Frank” Xingxun as Executive Director Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (February 23, 2022) – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) President, Marna Cloete, announced today that Riaan Vermeulen has been appointed as Kamoa Copper’s new Managing Director, effective June 1, 2022. Mr. Vermeulen will work with Kamoa Copper’s current CEO Mark Farren during a handover period to ensure a smooth transition prior to Mr. Farren’s retirement. Mr. Vermeulen has more than 32 years of underground and open-pit mining… Read More Here

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LED Solar Lighting Solution for Langgewens Research Farm | BEKA Schréder

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 arnbethnic

BEKA Schréder has supplied the LED solar lighting solution for the Langgewens Research Farm in Malmesbury. Langgewens Research Farm is located between Malmesbury and Moorreesburg in the Swartland. Established in 1926, the farm’s purpose is to provide infrastructure and staff to support researchers. Research institutions currently involved in projects on the farm include the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Stellenbosch University, ARC Small Grain Institute, Swartland Cereals Development Group and other private institutions. BEKA SOLAR units have been installed along the road leading up the Langgewens Research Farm.… Read More Here

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Kamoa Copper to Expand Processing Capacity of Phase 1 and Phase 2 Concentrators to 9.2 Million Tonnes of Ore per Year

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 arnbethnic

Copper production from the first Kamoa Copper’s two phases projected to exceed 450,000 tonnes per year by Q2 2023, positioning Kamoa Copper as the world’s fourth largest copper producer Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo–(Newsfile Corp. – February 22, 2022) – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun announced that Kamoa Copper has approved a de-bottlenecking plan for Kamoa-Kakula to increase the combined design processing capacity of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 concentrator plants by approximately 21%, to 9.2 million tonnes of ore per… Read More Here

Mining in Zambia

KANSANSHI MINE ADVANCING LITERACY LEVELS IN SOLWEZI

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 arnbethnic

SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA – In its quest to improve literacy and the quality of education in schools within its catchment area, First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi Mining Plc has handed over assorted education materials to the government and public libraries in Solwezi worth more than K556,000. The items include over 10,500 African novels for junior readers in schools, another 1,000 copies of ‘Tukiya the Runaway Teenage Bride,’ 89 early childhood education tables, 712 early childhood education chairs, and 99 Scrabble boards. Every year since 2013, Kansanshi Mine has acquired and donated a consignment of… Read More Here

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FQM’s Kalumbila Minerals rebrands to FQM Trident Limited

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 arnbethnic

KALUMBILA, ZAMBIA – Kalumbila Minerals Limited has changed its trading name to ‘FQM Trident Limited’ – a name that incorporates the mining firm’s identity as a First Quantum Minerals-owned company and is inclusive of all the Trident Project operations. Since its inception, the company’s mining operations and project has incorporated three mining licences, namely Sentinel, Enterprise, and Intrepid which collectively make up ‘The Trident Project.’ Constructed over four years from 2012, the mine represents US$2.1 billion of investment – Zambia’s largest infrastructure investment since the Kariba Dam was constructed in 1959.… Read More Here