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Angola begins fiber optic connection tests with Zambia 1 Mining in Zambia Angola Mining in DRC 

Angola begins fiber optic connection tests with Zambia

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The Angolan Government started tests for the connection with Zambia, by fiber optics, as revealed on Tuesday June 2th in Luanda by the minister of Telecommunications, Information Technologies, and Social Communication. Mário Oliveira made the revelation during a visit by the delegation of the Public Accounts Committees of the Southern African Development Community (SADCOPAC), headed by Warren Chisha Mwambazi. Speaking to the press, at the end of the meeting with the delegation, the minister stressed that the process is part of the desideratum of transforming Angola into a telecommunications hub. … Read More Here
Susanne Norgren: A Trailblazer in Innovation Receives Prestigious Award 2 Technology & Innovation International 

Susanne Norgren: A Trailblazer in Innovation Receives Prestigious Award

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Susanne Norgren, the brilliant mind behind numerous groundbreaking tools produced by Sandvik, has been recognized for her exceptional ability to find innovative solutions to material challenges. Her invaluable contributions have earned her the esteemed Gunnar Wallquist Bergsmedalj, a highly prestigious award in the field. With her deep expertise in combining theoretical calculations with practical experiments, Norgren has revolutionized technologies such as Sandvik cemented carbides and PowerCarbide®, enhancing drilling operations, improving safety, and advancing rock technology. Driving Innovation through Research and Collaboration: Norgren’s journey to success has been characterized by her… Read More Here
Ivanhoe Mines President, Emphasizes Diversity and Sustainability 3 Environment Social Governance (ESG) International Mining in DRC 

Ivanhoe Mines President, Emphasizes Diversity and Sustainability

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President Marna Cloete of Ivanhoe Mines emphasizes that mining plays a pivotal role in the unprecedented global changes occurring today. The transition to a net-zero carbon emissions future relies on a secure supply of minerals, elevating mining’s political significance in a new light. In the face of mounting concerns about climate change and energy availability, the mining industry must explore and develop resources urgently. However, this pursuit also raises age-old questions regarding the ability to mine enough to decarbonize while maintaining environmental sustainability and social responsibility. According to a report… Read More Here
Gasoline price increase doesn't deter illegal trade between DRC and Zambia 4 Oil & Gas Angola Mining in DRC Mining in Zambia Petroleum 

Gasoline price increase doesn’t deter illegal trade between DRC and Zambia

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In an environment of expectations, the 9th National Production Banana Fair was opened yesterday 28th June in the locality of Panguila, municipality of Dande, with estimated transactions of 50 million kwanzas expected, thanks to the high flow of suppliers and buyers, as well as an abundant supply of agro-industrial products. The rise in the price of gasoline, from 160 kwanzas to 300 kwanzas (0.39 dollars), is not inhibiting the fuel smuggling business, in the province of Zaire, to the DRC and Zambia, where the liter is being sold at 1.50… Read More Here
American investors in the Lobito Corridor evaluate the operability of the railway line 5 Transport and Logistics 

American investors in the Lobito Corridor evaluate the operability of the railway line

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A North American business group, funder of the Lobito Corridor project, assessed on Wednesday, 28, the operational status of the CFB (Benguela Railway) railway line. It did so during a train journey of about hour and a half that started at Compão, the main station in the city of Lobito and ended at Calengue station, in the municipality of Caimbambo, on a journey of 118 kilometres. The delegation returned to the port city using national roads 260, 105 and 100 towards Caimbambo, Catengue, Benguela and Lobito. “We provided an important trip… Read More Here
Thirty-one miners die after methane explosion at disused shaft in South Africa 6 International Mining safety 

Thirty-one miners die after methane explosion at disused shaft in South Africa

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Thirty-one miners have died after a methane explosion at an abandoned gold mine in South Africa. The miners, suspected to be illegally working on the project, were killed by the explosion on 18 May, but the deaths were only announced last week. The Virginia Mine’s shaft 5 has not been officially operated since the 1990s. The mine was abandoned three decades ago after a first methane explosion. It was acquired by Harmony in the 1980s but closed shortly after as a result. The South African Minister for Mineral Resources and… Read More Here
Kavango signs option over gold project in Zimbabwe 7 Gold International 

Kavango signs option over gold project in Zimbabwe

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Kavango Resources, a UK-based mining company focused on South Africa, has entered an exclusive two-year option to acquire Nara, a gold exploration project in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. The Nara project includes 45 contiguous gold claims. According to the company, the project has the potential to host a bulk mineable gold deposit. Each of the gold claims is claimed to be at least ten hectares in size. The area of the project has supported historic high-grade underground mining and continuous surface mining on small-scale and custom milling over a 30-year period. It has… Read More Here
Anglo American and Jiangxi sign MoU on responsible copper production 8 International Copper 

Anglo American and Jiangxi sign MoU on responsible copper production

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UK-based mining company Anglo American and Chinese copper miner Jiangxi Copper have entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work on responsible copper production. Signed in Jiangxi Copper’s headquarters in Nanchang, China, the MoU will be part of Anglo American’s work with customers in creating sustainable value chains beyond its own mining operations. Anglo American marketing business CEO Peter Whitcutt said: “We are developing a series of partnerships to shape a more sustainable and customer-centric value chain – one that meets consumer-driven demand for copper with demonstrably strong provenance credentials.… Read More Here
Protests erupt as illegal miners remain in Ghana gold mine  9 International Artisanal mining Gold 

Protests erupt as illegal miners remain in Ghana gold mine 

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Protests have erupted in the mining town of Obuasi, Ghana, as up to 300 gold miners remain underground at an AngloGold Ashanti mine due to fear of arrest if they exit. Heavily armed police officers fired shots at protesting crowds, according to footage taken by Al Jazeera. The illegal, or artisanal, miners entered the mine last week, and more than 80 have chosen to leave and been immediately arrested by Ghanian police forces. In a statement to Mining Technology, AngloGold Ashanti said that “the main exit ramp from the mine,… Read More Here
Billionaire Forrest ‘can’t wait forever’ for $80 billion Congo hydro deal 10 Mining in DRC Green Energy 

Billionaire Forrest ‘can’t wait forever’ for $80 billion Congo hydro deal

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Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest warned he “can’t wait forever” to seal a deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo for a hydropower and green hydrogen project that would be the biggest investment in Africa yet. The proposed development on the Congo River would produce at least 40 gigawatts of power — equivalent to almost a quarter of Africa’s total current capacity — and construction could start about 18 months after an agreement is signed, Forrest said in an interview last week. He declined to specify how much capital his… Read More Here

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