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Ivanhoe’s Friedland rubbishes the ‘fiction’ that mining copper in Chile is safer than Congo       1 Emeralds Mining in DRC 

Ivanhoe’s Friedland rubbishes the ‘fiction’ that mining copper in Chile is safer than Congo      

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  BILLIONAIRE mining entrepreneur, Robert Friedland, put the boot into Chile and its established major copper mining groups. Friedland, whose company Ivanhoe Mines is developing major new copper and zinc mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), said at the Mining Indaba last week: “It’s absolutely silly to think that Chile is a safer place to mine and should have a three or four per cent discount rate and, somehow, the DRC should have a 12% discount rate. “There’s this fiction that somehow Africa is dangerous and it’s safe… Read More Here
ICMM to create international standard for tailings dams 2 Copper Emeralds International Mine Safety 

ICMM to create international standard for tailings dams

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The International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM) has announced that its governing council of 27 member CEOs will establish an independent panel of experts to develop an international standard for tailings facilities for its member companies According to ICMM, this standard will be informed by a review of current global best practices in the mining industry, and beyond. The standard is expected to create a step change for the industry in the safety and security of these facilities. The details of the standard will be defined through the review… Read More Here
Budget deficit reflects mining decline in DRC 3 Copper Emeralds Mining in DRC 

Budget deficit reflects mining decline in DRC

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Macroeconomic researcher Fitch Solutions expects that the Congolese budget deficit will widen from an estimated 0.7% of gross domestic product in 2019 to 1.1% in 2020, owing to declining revenues from the mining sector. The Congolese mining sector has a major bearing on government revenues, accounting for about 36% of total government revenues in 2018. Fitch Solutions notes that, while tax revenue from the mining sector more than doubled in 2018, the sector is facing severe challenges in the coming quarters. In June 2019, mining revenues fell by 12% year-on-year… Read More Here
BHP becomes world’s top copper producer 4 Emeralds International 

BHP becomes world’s top copper producer

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BHP Group on Monday became the world’s largest copper mine based on production after Chile’s copper commission announced a slide in output at state-owned Codelco. Hampered by declining grades Codelco production declined by 5.6% or about 100,000 tonnes  last year. Overall, Codelco, nationalized in the early 1970s, churned out 1.706 million tonnes of copper, the lowest level since 2008, when output was at 1.55 million tonnes. Last month, the world’s number one mining company, BHP, reported robust six months to end December numbers from its copper operations, including at Escondida… Read More Here
Zambia-Vedanta row escalates, minister calls company “criminal” 5 Emeralds Mining in Zambia 

Zambia-Vedanta row escalates, minister calls company “criminal”

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Zambia has continued its attacks on miner Vedanta, owned by Indian mining magnate Anil Agarwal, saying the company has been involved in criminal activities, including underpaying taxes and breaking investment promises. “Zambia is a victim and it needs support,” mining minister Richard Musukwa told delegates at the African mining indaba in  Cape Town, the continent’s largest gathering of professionals from the resource extraction sector. “We deserve African and international support to make sure Vedanta pays the price.” He was referring to a bitter row with the mining company that broke… Read More Here
Scientists propose framework to mitigate mining’s impact on climate change 6 Emeralds International 

Scientists propose framework to mitigate mining’s impact on climate change

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The copper industry in Chile was used as a case study because fuel consumption increased by 130% and electricity consumption increased by 32% per unit of mined copper from 2001 to 2017, largely due to decreasing ore grade. A new framework that will allow mining companies to better monitor, gather and assess emissions data, as well as to identify measurement gaps and evaluate and apply mitigation strategies, is expected to help reduce the industry’s impact on climate change. Developed by researchers at the University of Queensland and presented in a paper in Nature… Read More Here
Copper price & coronavirus: Don’t expect small SARS-like impact 7 Copper Emeralds International 

Copper price & coronavirus: Don’t expect small SARS-like impact

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Downward spiral. Worker repairing machinery in Tangshan, Hebei Province, China. Image: junrong The copper price continued to recover on Thursday as investors bet on a quick bounce back in economic activity in China once the viral outbreak is brought under control. After bottoming on Monday below $2.50 a pound, the lowest since May 2017, copper has rebounded by more than 5% to trade as high as $2.6225 a pound ($5,780 a tonne) in New York on Thursday. In a note, Capital Economics says the gains may be speculative based on some investors’… Read More Here
Decision Inc. transforms ERGA mining operations with D365FO Internal Stores Requisition Management solution 9 Cobalt Emeralds Mining in DRC 

Decision Inc. transforms ERGA mining operations with D365FO Internal Stores Requisition Management solution

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Microsoft partner Decision Inc. has implemented the Dynamics 365 Internal Stores Requisition Management (ISRM) solution at Eurasian Resources Group Africa (ERGA) to automate its inventory management and improve the operational efficiency of its mines throughout the continent. The Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) is a leading diversified natural resources group. ERG Africa (ERGA) operates all the assets of ERG assets in Africa. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ERGA mines cobalt and copper and produces cobalt hydroxide and copper concentrate. Apart from its core cobalt and copper business, the… Read More Here
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DRC aims for control of artisanal cobalt supply

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  The Democratic Republic of Congo has granted a monopoly to a new state-owned company that is being set up to buy and market all cobalt in the country that is not mined industrially. According to a Reuters report, the move  is a bid aimed at controlling  to the entire artisanal supply chain and boost government revenue through control of prices. Another aim is to exert greater state oversight of working conditions in the artisanal sector, which has been plagued by instances of child labour and other abuses. This move … Read More Here
DRC signs an agreement to renovate the old Mpiana-Mwanga hydroelectric plant 10 Copper Emeralds Mining in DRC 

DRC signs an agreement to renovate the old Mpiana-Mwanga hydroelectric plant

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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has signed an agreement with AVZ Minerals to investigate a possible renovation of the old Mpiana-Mwanga hydroelectric plant. The Ministry of Hydraulic Resources and Energy made the announcement and said that the memorandum of understanding has paved way for carrying out feasibility studies. The plant is located 85 km from the Manono lithium and tin project. The Mpiana Mwanga Hydroelectric plant was originally established in 1993 to support a local tin mine but was later destroyed in 1982 after the mine was… Read More Here

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