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FQM Trident Limited wins prestigious Chamber of Mines Environmental Award 1 Mining in Zambia Environment Social Governance (ESG) 

FQM Trident Limited wins prestigious Chamber of Mines Environmental Award

Copperbelt Katanga News
FQM Trident Limited has been awarded by the prestigious Chamber of Mines, Best Performer in Environmental Management 2021. Speaking when receiving the award at the mining operation, General Manager, Mr Junior Keyser said the external recognition bears testimony to the visible efforts made by Trident towards sustainable and environmentally responsible mining practices. He further added that the recognition of Trident’s efforts in managing the environment using best practices, and approval by host communities and relevant regulatory bodies signifies the confidence that stakeholders have in the mining company. I would like… Read More Here
Zambia gets a new lease of life - Albert Halwampa 2 Mining in Zambia Governance 

Zambia gets a new lease of life – Albert Halwampa

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ZDA acting director says investor confidence has returned Beyond all the turbulence of the past few years, Zambia has been through a lot. In November 2020, it became the Africa’s first Covid-era debt casualty and underwent negotiations to restructure its debt. Following the election of president Hakainde Hichilema last year, the country has made strides to get back on track, including securing an a IMF package of support worth $1.3bn in September.  Albert Halwampa, acting director at the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA), tells fDi why the country’s improved economic climate is instilling… Read More Here
<strong>S&P Global Mobility Special Report: A reckoning for EV battery raw materials</strong> 3 Battery Metals 

S&P Global Mobility Special Report: A reckoning for EV battery raw materials

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Geopolitical turbulence and the fragile and volatile nature of the critical raw-material supply chain could curtail planned expansion in battery production—slowing mainstream electric-vehicle (EV) adoption and the transition to an electrified future. Geopolitical turbulence, critical battery raw-material supply chain could curtail expansion in battery production. Soaring prices of critical battery metals, as observed in the following chart from S&P Global Commodity Insights, are threatening supplier and OEM profit margins. This situation has quickly translated into increased component and vehicle prices, according to new analysis from S&P Global Mobility Auto Supply… Read More Here
<strong>Afrewatch Calls Upon Mining Companies to Construct Head Offices In Relevant Provincial Capitals</strong> 4 Press Release Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining in DRC 

Afrewatch Calls Upon Mining Companies to Construct Head Offices In Relevant Provincial Capitals

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Mining companies and the Congolese State called upon to apply the provisions of the mining code and regulations on the construction of head offices and the participation of Congolese in the social capital of mining companies Kinshasa-DRC, November 07, 2022, the African Natural Resources Observatory (AFREWATCH), a non-governmental human rights organization specializing in natural resource issues, calls on mining companies based in the DRC and the Congolese State to respect and apply two legal obligations, namely (i) The holder of a mining exploitation right is required to construct a building… Read More Here
Solar Highmast Lighting | <strong>BEKA Schréder</strong> 5 Technology & Innovation International Press Release 

Solar Highmast Lighting | BEKA Schréder

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BEKA Schréder is proud to have supplied the LED solar highmast lighting solution for a village in the North West Province, South Africa. BEKA Schréder’s South-African designed and manufactured SOLARFLOOD highmast lighting solution has been installed in a village which has not had any streetlighting previously. The community had approached the Madibeng Local Municipality, requesting for a lighting solution to try combat the high crime rate in the area. Due to the village being off the electrical grid, solar lighting was the obvious solution. This new lighting installation has been… Read More Here
947,000 tons of gray cement produced at the end of August 2022 in DRC 6 Cement Mining in DRC 

947,000 tons of gray cement produced at the end of August 2022 in DRC

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The cement industries of the Democratic Republic of Congo achieved a production of 947,000 tons for the period from January 1 to August 31, 2022. This is what emerges from the latest summary of statistical information published by the Central Bank of Congo. (BCC). Cement production is down during the period under analysis compared to the same period of 2021 when cement production was estimated at 10,606 tonnes, the same source reports. There is a drop in production of around 659,000 tonnes of cement in eight months of the current year.… Read More Here
<strong>Kongo River loads up on Bell B45E ADTs for DRC contracts</strong> 7 Mining Equipment Mining in DRC Mining Supply Tenders 

Kongo River loads up on Bell B45E ADTs for DRC contracts

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Kongo River SAS, part of the Teichmann Group of Companies, has taken delivery of no fewer than twenty-six B45E Articulated Dump Trucks during 2022, which have been deployed on various contracts in the Southern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Teichmann Group started out in plant hire in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa in 1995 and has grown exponentially in terms of its geographical footprint in Africa and the services it provides. Today the Group is a leader in civil engineering construction, contract mining, SMEIPP (structural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation, piping and platework)… Read More Here
TFM declares a Q3, 2022 production of 61,992 tons of copper contributing 308.86 million USD to the DRC Public Treasury 8 Mining in DRC Copper 

TFM declares a Q3, 2022 production of 61,992 tons of copper contributing 308.86 million USD to the DRC Public Treasury

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Tenke Fungurume Mining Company is pleased to report that in the third quarter of 2022 it produced approximately 61,992 tons of copper cathodes and 4,910 tons of cobalt metal in the form of cobalt hydroxide.In the third quarter of 2022, the Company paid a net amount of approximately $308.86 million in taxes and other related payments to the Treasury and other public administrative services of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). During the first three quarters of 2022, this amount was 924.44 million USD. Since the start of the project… Read More Here
<strong>NGO SURVEY COMMENDS FQM FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT</strong> 9 Mining in Zambia Corporate social responsibility Environment Social Governance (ESG) 

NGO SURVEY COMMENDS FQM FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA – A survey by the Extractive Industry Transparency Alliance (EITA) has commended First Quantum Mineral’s Kansanshi Foundation for the quality of its community engagement, particularly on its water quality projects. The survey came as the mining company’s community action team in Solwezi redoubled its efforts to complement the government’s work in improving the health, education and quality of life of its citizens in communities surrounding its mining operations in North-Western Province. FQM has spent more than US$100 million on its sustainability and community development programmes including construction of classroom… Read More Here
"Rwanda actually has expansionist tendencies with the main interest being the appropriation of DRC's minerals", Félix Tshisekedi 10 Mining in DRC Governance 

“Rwanda actually has expansionist tendencies with the main interest being the appropriation of DRC’s minerals”, Félix Tshisekedi

Copperbelt Katanga News
Congolese Head of State Félix Tshisekedi has accused Rwanda of wanting to appropriate minerals from the DRC through its expansionist ambitions. It was during his speech filmed and broadcast on November 4, 2022, on national television. Felix Tshisekedi reiterated his opinion that the destabilization of the eastern part of the DRC is the work of the land of a thousand hills under cover of the M23.  “Indeed, under the fallacious accusation of FARDC support for the FDLR, Rwanda actually has expansionist inclinations with the main interest of appropriating our minerals and… Read More Here

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