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Eurasian Resources Group and the University of Kolwezi develop curriculum to meet mining skills demand in the DRC  1 Environment Social Governance (ESG) Corporate social responsibility Mining in DRC 

Eurasian Resources Group and the University of Kolwezi develop curriculum to meet mining skills demand in the DRC 

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The collaboration, culminating in the ERG Mining Academy, will enhance engineering degrees through a unique post-graduate programme to build critical mining-related competencies Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and the University of Kolwezi (UNIKOL) have partnered to launch the ERG Mining Academy, with its first student intake in January 2023. The collaboration will see UNIKOL partnering with global teaching institutions, such as the University of Mons, and ERG as an industry partner, to develop a post-graduate engineering curriculum with a focus on exploration, geology, metallurgy, mining and cross-cutting subjects, including ESG. Benedikt… Read More Here
Mining cooperatives in Haut-Katanga, denounce the invasion of their sites 2 Mining in DRC Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining Policy 

Mining cooperatives in Haut-Katanga, denounce the invasion of their sites

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Artisanal miners in Haut-Katanga have been denouncing the invasion of their mining sites for nearly a month. However, they specify, they hold contracts of these mining squares in good and due form. In an update made on Saturday in Lubumbashi, the Fundi Mining company, for example, located near Mwandigusha, nearly 70 kilometers from the town of Likasi, said it was surprised by the presence of a strong team of soldiers and police sent and explaining that they came on behalf of the provincial Ministry of Mines in Haut-Katanga, and invaded this… Read More Here
Glencore reaches agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo over past conduct 3 Environment Social Governance (ESG) Governance Mining Policy 

Glencore reaches agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo over past conduct

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Glencore has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) covering all present and future claims arising from any alleged acts of corruption by the Glencore Group in the DRC between 2007 and 2018 (“Agreement”). This includes activities in certain Group businesses that have been the subject of various investigations by, amongst others, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the DRC’s National Financial Intelligence Unit and Ministry of Justice. Under the Agreement, Glencore International AG, on behalf of its Congolese-associated companies, will pay the DRC US$180… Read More Here
MAAMBA COLLIERIES LTD. WINS  ZACCI AWARD FOR  SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE IN ZAMBIA 4 Coal Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining in Zambia 

MAAMBA COLLIERIES LTD. WINS  ZACCI AWARD FOR  SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE IN ZAMBIA

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LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Maamba Collieries Limited has been recognised by the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) for its best practices in managing its workforce and resilience during the pandemic. Under the theme “Business Resilience, Using Disruptions to Bounce Back”, ZACCI recognised MCL’s sustainable workforce and resilience through innovation as key factors in building a positive dynamic industry that generates a supportive work environment promoting well-being, worker attitudes and increased efficiency in the use of resources. Maamba Collieries Chief Executive Officer Lt Col Cyrus Minwalla (Retd) said the company was… Read More Here
Glencore pays $180 million to the DRC to settle corruption claims 5 Mining in DRC Environment Social Governance (ESG) Governance 

Glencore pays $180 million to the DRC to settle corruption claims

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Miner and commodities giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) said on Monday it will pay the Democratic Republic of Congo $180 million to settle all alleged corruption claims in the country between 2007 and 2018. The Swiss firm said the latest deal covers all activities that have been the subject of probes by the DRC’s National Financial Intelligence Unit and Ministry of Justice, and the United States Department of Justice over the 11-year period. This includes the company’s payment of $27.5 million in bribes to the DRC between 2010 and 2013. “Glencore is a long-standing investor… Read More Here
CONGOLESE TOWN TO ‘DISAPPEAR’ TO GIVE WAY FOR COBALT MINES 6 Mining in DRC Cobalt Environment Social Governance (ESG) 

CONGOLESE TOWN TO ‘DISAPPEAR’ TO GIVE WAY FOR COBALT MINES

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Houses in the Gecamine district of the DRC on the edge of the abyss of the Chinese mining company COMMUS, downtown Kolwezi. Once a thriving neighborhood of neat houses and tree-shaded avenues, this district of the city of Kolwezi is now nearly destroyed.  “We are finished,” said Alphonse Fwamba Mutombo, standing on a rubble overlooking an open-cast cobalt mine in Kolwezi, south eastern DR Congo. His had once been a thriving neighborhood of neat houses and tree-shaded avenues. Today, the wreckage of demolished houses, separated from the sprawling pit by… Read More Here
CONSTRUCTIONS SKILLS BUILD LINKS TO LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NWP 7 Mining in Zambia Environment Social Governance (ESG) 

CONSTRUCTIONS SKILLS BUILD LINKS TO LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NWP

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KALUMBILA, ZAMBIA – Local people have graduated with skills in construction and carpentry that will help them gain business in the expanding mining town of Kalumbila.The training programme organised by FQM Trident is the latest move by the mine to help provide local people with the ability to offer competitive services to the mine and surrounding businesses in the area.FQM Trident’s support towards bridging the skills gap of local people through such interventions by its Trident Foundation has also drawn praise from government representatives.Speaking during a graduation ceremony of 30 local… Read More Here
Zimbabwe to enact a law that forbids the export of mineral concentrates 8 International Environment Social Governance (ESG) Lithium 

Zimbabwe to enact a law that forbids the export of mineral concentrates

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In a few days to come, Zimbabwe will gazette a law that will ban exports of raw minerals and concentrates to enable the country to fully benefit from its mineral wealth without having to export more jobs. Speaking at the official commissioning of the US$67 million new Central Shaft Expansion Project at Blanket Mine in Gwanda town, President Mnangagwa said the move to ban exports of raw lithium comes at a time when Chinese Nationals were getting the commodity at a song in Mberengwa depriving the people of fair value.… Read More Here
FQM Trident scoops the Emergency Response Competition 9 Mining in Zambia Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mine Safety Safety & Health 

FQM Trident scoops the Emergency Response Competition

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FQM Trident Scoops the 6th Inter-mine Emergency Response Competition held at Lubambe Copper Mine on the 14th of November, 2022 The best of the best in the Mining Companies’ emergency response rescue teams put their skills to the test to demonstrate that the Mining sector is in safe hands. The Six-member team earned the overall title by winning two of the three surface events, which included High Angle Ropes manoeuvres, Vetter Bags Rescue, and Team Relay by scoring 240 points, followed by Lubambe Copper Mine who came with 212 points,… Read More Here
The Countries Most Affected by Land Grabs 10 Environment Social Governance (ESG) Mining in DRC 

The Countries Most Affected by Land Grabs

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According to an analysis of the Land Matrix database, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country most heavily affected by land grabs, defined as the buying, leasing or concession land use for commercial purposes by companies from abroad, affecting land that had previously been used communally, by small-scale shareholders or was natural environment. Since the year 2000, deals for the purchase or use of more than 9 million hectares of land have been closed in the country, affecting approximately 4 percent of its landmass. Foreign investors in the DRC have been… Read More Here

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