Category: CKM Newsletter

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week   Congolese Council for Battery (CCB) was adopted during the 71st meeting of the Council of Ministers…   The draft decree establishing the creation, organization, and functioning of the Congolese Council for Battery (CCB) was adopted during the 71st meeting of the Council of Ministers. The Congolese Council for Battery has its new Board of Directors. Félix Tshisekedi appointed Gérôme Mungomba as the Chairman of the Board of this new strategic institution… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week     Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has commissioned it’s first 34 MW solar power plant in Kitwe…   Zambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has commissioned a 34 MW solar power plant in Kitwe, the country’s first large-scale solar photovoltaic facility. The 34 MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant is CEC’s first step into renewable energy, but with an aim to achieve 300 MW of renewable energy resources over the next four years,… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week     Ivanhoe Mines is in talks with potential partners to develop copper assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…   Ivanhoe Mines is in talks with potential partners to develop copper assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the world faces a global copper shortage, fueled by new challenges for supply flows and a increased demand. “We’re in all kinds of strategic discussions and you know, most… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week     The ARSP (Authority for Regulation of Private Sector Subcontracting) signed an agreement with the National Minister of Mines…   On Friday, February 3, 2023, the ARSP (Authority for Regulation of Private Sector Subcontracting) signed an agreement with the DRC National Minister of Mines, Mrs. Antoinette N’SAMBA KALAMBAYI, to initiate systematic control within mining companies in the DRC. The ARSP Director General, the Honorable Miguel Kassal Katemb, stated that the… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week     Ivanhoe and it’s partners welcome extremely positive results for Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex…   Ivanhoe Mines’ Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun announced today that the company and its partners, Zijin Mining Group, Crystal River Global Limited and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), welcome the extremely positive findings of an independent Integrated Development Plan (2023 IDP) for the world-leading Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex. The 2023 IDP consists of a… Read More Here

        The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week     Zambia Gold Company Limited invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Purchase of approximately thirty-one (31) kilograms of Gold…   Zambia Gold Company Limited now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Purchase of approximately thirty-one (31) kilograms of Gold. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the address below and inspect the Bidding Documents from 08:00 – 13:00 and 14:00 – 17:00 local… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week   Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced 333,497 tonnes of copper in concentrate in 2022…   The 2023 annual production guidance for Kamoa-Kakula is estimated at between 390,000 to 430,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate, following the anticipated completion of the debottlenecking program early in the second quarter of 2023. Mr. Friedland commented: “Kamoa-Kakula has firmly established a track record of excellence during the development of Phase… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week   Ivanhoe Co-Chairman and the President will both be presenting at the Future Minerals Forum Saudi Arabia …   Ivanhoe Mines announced on 03.01.2023 that Executive Co-Chairman Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete will both be presenting at the Future Minerals Forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which will take place on January 11-12, 2023. The 2023 Future Minerals Forum offers an opportunity for attendees to… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week     DRC Mining Industry Records Over 2.1 Million Tonnes of Copper for 2022…   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… Read More Here