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Zambia’s Near-future in Nickel

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Constance

Witth eight months behind us since First Quantum Minerals took to the stage at the 2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba and announced a $100 million cash injection to bring Zambia’s Enterprise Nickel Mine online, the time is ripe for an update. Mining For Zambia touched base with Enterprise’s team in the country’s North-Western Province to find out how close the project is to producing the first nickel concentrate, on its mission to become a global top-ten producer of the coveted battery metal. Here’s a progress report. 1. Waste stripping: removing waste rock to expose the… Read More Here

DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum Preparing for the Future

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Constance

Given their pivotal role in the green economy future of mining, there has been an ever growing demand for battery metals. With the DRC endowed with these minerals, the country needs a platform for dialogue on how to leverage the demand. VUKA Group Mining: events director SAMUKELO MADLABANE unpacks the timeous DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum to be held in September 2023. The DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum is the prime engagement platform for cobalt, lithium and nickel producers, traders, investors and NGOs in Africa. The event will take place from 12–13 September 2023,… Read More Here

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Mackenzie debuts EV & Battery Supply Chain Service at 2023 Mining Indaba.

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Constance

Wood Mackenzie , the leading provider of decision intelligence for the world’s natural resources sector , today 6th feb launched the Electric Vehicles and Battery Supply Chain Service ( EVBSC ) at the Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town , South Africa The EVBSC is a new product that provides end – to – end detailed analysis and forecasts of the electric transportation value chain including quarterly long – term outlooks to 2050 and 10 – year forecasts , and monthly short – term reports and data for EV… Read More Here

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President Jokowi ‘confident’ Tesla will invest in Indonesia

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 Constance

Indonesian President Joko Widodo is confident Tesla Inc will finalize a deal to invest in a production facility in his country, having offered the US car maker incentives ranging from tax breaks to a concession to mine nickel. Southeast Asia’s largest economy has been wooing Tesla to invest in battery and car manufacturing since 2020, seeking to leverage its rich reserves of nickel ore, which can be processed for use in EV batteries. The president, widely known as Jokowi, has held talks with Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk twice, meeting… Read More Here

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Glencore’s 2022 Output of Cobalt, Oil, Nickel, and Ferrochrome Rises

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Constance

Mining and marketing company Glencore produced 40% more cobalt last year, along with 16% more oil, 5% more nickel and 1% more ferrochrome. Although coal production of 110-million tonnes was 6.7-million tonnes higher, on a like-for-like basis, overall group coal production fell by 7%, primarily owing to wet weather challenges and an extended community blockade in Colombia, where Glencore now owns 100% of Cerrejón. Following the restart of the Mutanda mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the London- and Johannesburg-listed company last year produced 43 800 t of cobalt, 12 500 t more… Read More Here

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General Motors invests $650mn in US lithium mine to secure EV battery materials

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 arnbethnic

General Motors will invest $650mn in a US lithium mine, a record investment by a carmaker to secure the raw materials used in electric vehicle batteries. The US group will make an initial investment of $320mn by mid-2023 in return for exclusive rights to the first stage of lithium production at Lithium America’s Thacker Pass in the US state of Nevada and almost 10 per cent of the miner’s shares, with a further $330mn to follow later on. “It’s a landmark transaction, and it certainly won’t be the last major… Read More Here

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UN Experts To Intervene In Zambia’s Lead Pollution Case

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Constance

– A South African court has allowed a group of UN-appointed experts to intervene in a class action lawsuit against a mining company based in Zambia, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, reported on Thursday 26.01.2023. The lawsuit against mining giant Anglo American was filed on behalf of women and children in Zambia’s central Kabwe District, who are the alleged victims of lead poisoning. The UN experts – whose mandates cover issues such as toxic pollution and human rights, business and human rights, and discrimination against women and girls –… Read More Here

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First 1,000 Tonnes Of Lithium To Be Produced At Marula’s Blesberg Mine.

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Constance

Marula Mining, an African mining and development company, has announced the start of mineral processing at the Blesberg Lithium and Tantalum Mine in South Africa. The initial delivery of 1,000 tonnes of high-grade lithium ore is set to begin. The processing operations, which began in November 2022, are focused on reprocessing existing stockpiles to produce a commercial grade lithium ore of between 4.00% and 5.50% Li2O, and to remove the stockpiles to allow for drilling and feasibility study work to potentially establish a long-term lithium mining operation. And The CEO… Read More Here

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Metals And Mining Industry Pessimistic About Global Growth

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Constance

More than half (52%) of CRU clients in the metals and mining industries expect global GDP to grow by no more than 1% in 2023, according to CRU’s annual macroeconomic survey of clients, which polled global clients from the metals and mining industries in December 2022. The outlook is bleaker than CRU’s forecast for global GDP growth in 2023, which sits at 1.6%. Inflation, energy prices and the Russia-Ukraine war continue to shape global markets and remain front of mind heading into 2023. In addition to the stark outlook for… Read More Here

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Critical Metals Reaches Significant Milestone In DRC

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Constance

Critical Metals has begun copper production at the Molulu project, a former copper cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The production launch comes after the completion of on-site preparation work and the arrival of necessary mining equipment. This is a significant development as the company aims to acquire additional assets. The mine will initially operate on a single-shift schedule, with an estimated output of 10,000 tonnes of copper oxide ore per month in steady-state production. The copper ore produced in January 2023 will be stored for sale in… Read More Here