You are here

Written by 

Sensor-based sorting: New partnership accelerates sustainable innovation 1 Mining technology Innovation International 

Sensor-based sorting: New partnership accelerates sustainable innovation

arnbethnic
Acrux Sorting Technology and IMS Engineering have entered a strategic partnership to provide sensor-based sorting technology to mineral resource owners on a fully-funded basis. The partnership has the objective of creating value for miners by upgrading marginal or uneconomical ore into valuable material that can be fed into an existing processing plant or sold on a concentrated basis at no financial risk to the capital spend. The uniqueness of the partnership offers innovative de-risked solutions to mineral resource owners, customised to the mineral commodity and operational environment, and provides a… Read More Here
Pan-African-Resources- Tailings International 

Pan African Resources to acquire Gauteng-based tailings retreatment projects

arnbethnic
Mid-tier gold producer Pan African Resources has entered into an agreement to acquire historic gold tailings assets owned by Mintails Mining, which was placed in provisional liquidation in 2018. The provisional liquidation of Mintails SA has resulted in an opportunity for Pan African to acquire gold tailings mineral resources not previously retreated. Pan African will evaluate the merits of constructing a large-scale tailings retreatment operation, similar to its Elikhulu operation at Evander, also in South Africa. Under the terms of the conditionalsale-of-shares agreements, Pan African intends to acquire the total share capital… Read More Here
English judge blocks £5bn Brazil lawsuit against BHP over burst dam 2 Mine Safety Tailings 

English judge blocks £5bn Brazil lawsuit against BHP over burst dam

arnbethnic
LONDON – A £5-billion English lawsuit against Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP has been blocked, in a blow to a 200 000-strong Brazilian claimant group, seeking damages after a devastating dam failure in 2015. A High Court judge in Manchester, northwestern England, struck out the largest group claim in English legal history because the complex case was an “abuse of the process of the court”, a judgment published on Monday said. Tom Goodhead, a partner at law firm PGMBM, which is representing the claimants, called the judgment “fundamentally flawed” and pledged… Read More Here
Shenbao Mining truck Mining technology Innovation International 

Shenbao Energy hosts unstaffed trucks trial

arnbethnic
China Energy Investment subsidiary Shenbao Energy has started what it said is the first extreme cold-condition 5G-based unstaffed 220-tonne dump trucks trial at its open pit mine. A fleet of five trucks that has passed inspection of the Chinese Association of Automation was recently loaded automatically by excavators, it said of the programme. The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council said the project also included 5G independent networking, planning for both the testing site and the truck renovations, installations and adjustments, and the trial testing and… Read More Here
Diamond Diamond Covid-19 International 

Debswana to close diamond mine on weak demand says the union leader

arnbethnic
Debswana Mining Company, equally owned by De Beers and the Botswana government, will close a diamond mine in the country as weak demand and trading disruption from the pandemic make the mining of lower value diamonds unviable, a union leader told Reuters on Friday. Debswana, among the world’s largest diamond producers, plans to close its Damtshaa mine in 2021 for a period of three years, said Joseph Tsimako, President of the Botswana Mine Workers Union. “The mine produces lower quality diamonds which makes it expensive to dig during this period when the market is depressed,” Tsimako said. The mine is one of four operated… Read More Here
Congo mining South Africa Mining in DRC 

“The Congo is Not For Sale” welcomes the US judgment ordering restitution of $ 135 million from ex-shareholders of Africo Resources | DRC

arnbethnic
Through a press release this Thursday, November 5, 2020, the anti-corruption campaigner “The Congo is not for sale” (CNPAV) welcomes the judgment rendered by the Court of New York, in the United States, ordering the return of US $ 135 million to the former shareholders of Africo Resources Ltd, who were found to be “victims of crime” for losing their investments in the Kalukundi mine.  “The anti-corruption advocate, Congo is not for sale (CNPAV) welcomes the condemnation by the American courts of OZ Africa, a subsidiary of the American hedge… Read More Here
Diamonds Diamond 

DRC’s Deputy Éric Ngalula addressed an oral question to the CEO of CEEC on the sale of SACIM diamonds

arnbethnic
The elected representative of Kasai-Oriental said he was concerned about the extreme poverty that reigns in his province which, however, abounds in its basement of potentialities and wealth whose benefits, especially rough diamonds, are in the process of their sale. managed by the company SACIM SARL as well as the Chinese company AFEEC, which enjoy an equal participation of the Congolese State but which are struggling to honor their commitments to the Congolese State in execution of the agreement concluded on March 18, 2013 . Regarding the signed agreement, he… Read More Here
DRC produced 18,052 tonnes of tin or cassiterites by the end of September 2020, up 11% compared to the same period in 2019 3 Tin Mining in DRC 

DRC produced 18,052 tonnes of tin or cassiterites by the end of September 2020, up 11% compared to the same period in 2019

arnbethnic
The Democratic Republic of the Congo produced 18,052 tonnes of cassiterites in the first 9 months of 2020 compared with 16,192 tonnes in the same period in 2019, an increase of 11.4%, according to data from the Central Bank of Congo. A total of 22,601 tonnes of cassiterites were produced over the whole of 2019 against 16,273 tonnes in 2018 and 17,682 tonnes in 2017. Cassiterite, from the Greek kassiteros (tin), represents the main ore for the extraction of tin with a grade that can exceed 78 p. Because of its economic value,… Read More Here
Coltan Ore Coltan Mining in DRC 

877 tonnes of coltan produced in DRC by the end of September 2020, 12% less, compared to the same period in 2019

arnbethnic
The Democratic Republic of the Congo produced 877.4 tonnes of coltan in the first 9 months of 2020 compared to 998.2 tonnes in the same period in 2019, a drop in production of 12.1%, statistics show. provided by the Central Bank of Congo. Over the whole of 2019, the DRC produced 1,164 tonnes of coltan against 2,267 tonnes in 2018 and 1,996 tonnes in 2017, according to figures from the BCC. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, coltan is mainly produced in the Kivu region. Coltan (portmanteau for colombite-tantalite)… Read More Here
Sama Lukonde Gecamines Economy Mining in DRC 

“Congo is not for sale” NGO applauds Gécamines for resuming publication of contracts signed with private companies | DRC

arnbethnic
Seven (7) civil society organizations, members of the “Congo is not for sale” campaign welcomed the efforts of the current management of Gecamines for the resumption of the process of publication of mining contracts signed with investors private. They also support the commitment of the EITI Technical Secretariat for its role in the extractive sector transparency process.  “After numerous calls from civil society and the Technical and Financial Partners of the DRC, a series of mining contracts essentially signed between Gécamines and its private partners have just been published on… Read More Here

You have successfully subscribed to the newsletter

There was an error while trying to send your request. Please try again.

Copperbelt Katanga Mining will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing.