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DRC To Formalize Gold Trade 1 Mining in DRC Gold 

DRC To Formalize Gold Trade

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Democratic Republic of Congo will implement several initiatives to increase revenue and improve financial transparency in the new year, including a plan to formalize the artisanal gold trade and amend an agriculture law to encourage foreign investment, government officials said. The copper and cobalt producer is looking to diversify its sources of income after a bumper year in mining that will result in nearly 7% economic growth. The government also plans to expand income taxes and offer tax exemptions in special economic zones, the officials said. “The goal is to… Read More Here
Sigma Lithium Begins Brazil Mine Plant Commissioning 2 Battery Metals International 

Sigma Lithium Begins Brazil Mine Plant Commissioning

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Sigma Lithium has started commissioning the first module of the production plant – the Greentech Plant – at its 100%-owned Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Canadian miner said the dry module crushing circuit began operating on time and within budget, adding it expected the full plant to be up and running by February 2023. Commissioning on the wet module dense media separation circuit is expected to also start in February and be completed by April, at which point the company intends to start commercial production, it said. The Vancouver-based miner also… Read More Here
Recession Risk, Stagflation Set Stage For Positive Gold Performance in 2023 3 International Gold 

Recession Risk, Stagflation Set Stage For Positive Gold Performance in 2023

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It has been a year to forget for gold. The precious metal is closing in on a second consecutive yearly decline, with prices down by $250 an ounce since its March highs as central bankers stepped up their aggressive fight against inflation Going forward, the interplay between inflation and central bank intervention will be key in determining the outlook for gold’s performance in 2023, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). Economic consensus calls for weaker global growth akin to a short, possibly localized recession, falling – yet elevated –… Read More Here
First Quantum Starts Arbitration Against Panama-Govt 4 International Copper 

First Quantum Starts Arbitration Against Panama-Govt

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First Quantum Minerals and its subsidiary Minera Panama started arbitration processes against Panama, the country’s ministry of commerce and industry said on Saturday, as the two sides have been locked in a disagreement over payments and mine operations. Panama’s government on Monday ordered First Quantum to pause operations at its flagship Cobre Panama copper mine after the company missed a deadline to finalize a deal that would have increased payments to the government by at least $375 million. Despite having agreed to meet with the government, the company decided on Friday to… Read More Here
First Quantum CEO Holds Talks With Panama Minister 5 International Copper Mining Companies 

First Quantum CEO Holds Talks With Panama Minister

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The Chief Executive Officer of Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals met Panama’s commerce and industry minister on Monday to discuss disagreements over the firm’s copper operations in the country, a person familiar with the matter said. First Quantum CEO Tristan Pascall flew to Panama over Christmas to attend the meeting in person with the minister, Federico Alfaro, according to the source, who said further talks are planned. The commerce and industry ministry did not immediately reply to a request for comment. A spokesperson for First Quantum declined to comment. The… Read More Here
The DRC Mining Industry Records a Production Of Over 2.1 Million Tonnes of Copper by November for the Year 2022 6 Mining in DRC Copper 

The DRC Mining Industry Records a Production Of Over 2.1 Million Tonnes of Copper by November for the Year 2022

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The mining companies established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo produced an estimated volume of 2 million 190,818 tonnes of copper during the first 11 months of 2022 against 1 million 607,485 tonnes in the same period in 2021, i.e. an increase in production of more than of 583,000 tons, informs the Central Bank of Congo in its Summary of statistical information. In this volume of production, the part of Gécamines, company of the portfolio of the State, is only 4,114 tons of copper.For the whole of 2021, the… Read More Here
More Than 104,000 Tons Of Cobalt Produced In 11 months-DRC 7 News in Brief Mining in DRC 

More Than 104,000 Tons Of Cobalt Produced In 11 months-DRC

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The Democratic Republic of Congo produced 104,920 tons of cobalt at the end of November 2022 against 84,442 tons of cobalt at the same period in 2021, according to the Condensed statistical information of the Central Bank of Congo. This record production in 11 months even exceeds the entire production for the whole of 2021, which was 93,011 tonnes of cobalt.  Gécamines alone produced 18,844 tons of cobalt during the first 11 months of the year.  Read More Here
Rescue Work Continues After Gold Mine Collapse In China 8 International Gold 

Rescue Work Continues After Gold Mine Collapse In China

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Rescue work continues after 18 people were trapped underground as a gold mine in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region collapsed on Saturday. Approximately 40 people were working underground at the time of the accident in Yining County in the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture. Twenty-two miners have been rescued. “Now, the accurate location of the trapped people has been determined. However, the complex situation underground and the unstable surrounding rocks have brought many difficulties to the rescue work. The 18 people remain out of contact,” Lu Wei, chief safety officer… Read More Here
Gold Price Edges Higher As US Inflation Data Shows Signs Of Cooling 9 Gold International 

Gold Price Edges Higher As US Inflation Data Shows Signs Of Cooling

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Gold prices edged up on Friday ahead of a long holiday weekend as the latest US inflation data showed signs of cooling, but not enough to erase concerns of more Federal Reserve rate hikes. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $1,802.33 per ounce by 11:50 a.m. ET, representing a weekly gain of roughly the same percentage point. The precious metal is coming off its worst week in a month after more hawkish messaging from the Fed. US gold futures were up 0.8% to $1,810.30 per ounce. [Click here for an interactive chart of gold… Read More Here
Copper Price Rises On Weaker Dollar, Demand Hopes 10 Copper International 

Copper Price Rises On Weaker Dollar, Demand Hopes

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Copper price rose on Monday supported by a weak US dollar and hopes of better demand after China’s pledge to boost its economy and real estate sector. Copper for delivery in March rose 0.3% on the Comex market in New York, touching $3.81 per pound or $8,382 per tonne. The most-traded January copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange added 0.8% to 66,010 yuan a tonne as of 0614 GMT. The dollar slid against most currencies on Friday as data signaled that the… Read More Here

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