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Kamoa Copper achieves a record 34,408 tonnes of copper floated in August 1 Mining in DRC Mining Personality 

Kamoa Copper achieves a record 34,408 tonnes of copper floated in August

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Ivanhoe appoints Mark Farren as Chief Operating Officer and Steve Amos as Executive Vice President, Projects  JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete announce today the appointment of Mr. Mark Farren and Mr. Steve Amos to Ivanhoe Mines from the company’s Kamoa Copper Joint Venture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Mr. Farren worked at Ivanhoe Mines as Executive Vice President, Operations, between June 2014 and October 2019. As development commenced on Phase 1 of the Kamoa-Kakula Mining… Read More Here
Godfrey Msiska Retires after 15 years at Kansanshi 2 Mining Personality Mining in Zambia 

Godfrey Msiska Retires after 15 years at Kansanshi

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SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA – In the African context, it is always a hard moment to witness the last days of a close friend or workmate retiring from active work. After a period of 15 years, Godfrey Msiska, the former Kansanshi Mine ‘image creator’ retired at the end of July 2022.Msiska’s career began on 13th July, 2007 at Kansanshi Mine, where he served as the first Public Relations Manager after leaving the banking sector where he had worked for 32 years, culminating in his last position as Chief Executive Officer of New Capital Bank… Read More Here
Meet ZCCM-IH’s new Board Chair 3 Mining Personality Mining in Zambia 

Meet ZCCM-IH’s new Board Chair

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With His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema’s drive for a New Dawn for Mining in Zambia, ZCCM-IH – which holds stakes in many of the country’s mining operations – appears to have entered a new and dynamic phase. Mining For Zambia met up with the company’s recently appointed Board Chair, Ms. Dolika Banda, at last month’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town to find out more about its vision for the future.  While it sounds like you’ve been thrown into the deep end to some extent, you also seem to have embraced the challenges that come with your… Read More Here
First Quantum Minerals Announces Tristan Pascall as New CEO 4 Mining Personality International 

First Quantum Minerals Announces Tristan Pascall as New CEO

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First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or “the Company”) (TSX: FM) today announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Tristan Pascall to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment came into effect at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held today on May 5, 2022. Tristan will also be joining the Board of Directors. First Quantum is also pleased to announce the appointment of Alison Beckett as an independent director on the Board of Directors. Alison has a career spanning industry and consulting, including procurement and strategy consulting.… Read More Here
Mark Farren to retire as Kamoa Copper's CEO 5 Mining in DRC Mining Personality New Mining Projects 

Mark Farren to retire as Kamoa Copper’s CEO

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Mr. Friedland and Mr. Sun also announced that Mark Farren, Kamoa Copper’s Chief Executive Officer, will retire from his position at Kamoa Copper following the commissioning of the Phase 2 expansion project. Kamoa Copper has initiated a search for Mr. Farren’s replacement, and Mr. Farren will help support a smooth and seamless transition. Mr. Farren first joined Ivanhoe Mines in June 2014 as Executive Vice President, Operations, before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Kamoa Copper in October 2019. During his time as Kamoa Copper’s CEO, Mr. Farren oversaw… Read More Here
SRK appoints Sambwa as DRC chair 6 Mining in DRC Mining Personality 

SRK appoints Sambwa as DRC chair

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Experienced geological consultant, Dominique Sambwa has been appointed chairman of SRK Consulting Congo, based in Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Sambwa has 25 years of experience in the minerals sector of the DRC, having joined the SRK Lubumbashi office when it was established over a decade ago. The office now has 14 local professionals and support staff, and is an integral part of SRK’s global network of engineers and scientists in over 45 offices. Sambwa’s career began in field exploration, leading him to join state-owned copper and… Read More Here
Liangang Li appointed as MMG interim CEO & Executive Director 7 Mining in DRC Mining Personality 

Liangang Li appointed as MMG interim CEO & Executive Director

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MMG is pleased to announce that Mr Liangang Li has been appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Company. Mr Jerry Jiao will also return to the position of Chairman, a post he held from August 2014 to February 2017. Both Jerry and Liangang bring extensive industry experience and were directors at the beginning of MMG almost 12 years ago, with Jerry also a former chair and CEO. Liangang, has been on the executive team of the Company for the last two years and before on… Read More Here
Ivanhoe’s Robert Friedland inducted into American Mining Hall of Fame 8 Mining Personality 

Ivanhoe’s Robert Friedland inducted into American Mining Hall of Fame

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TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines founder and executive co-chairperson Robert Friedland has been inducted into the American Mining Hall of Fame for accomplishments during his career in the international mining industry. The American Mining Hall of Fame recognises individuals who have demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements advancing the American and/or global mineral resources industry. Friedland was presented with a bronze plaque with the inscription commemorating his significant accomplishments. The plaque read that Friedland “has been recognised by leaders of the international financial sector and mineral resource industries as an entrepreneurial explorer, technology innovator and company builder”. “He has successfully developed a portfolio of respected public and private… Read More Here
DRC: Léon Mubikayi appointed PCA of the Mining Fund 9 Mining in DRC Mining Personality 

DRC: Léon Mubikayi appointed PCA of the Mining Fund

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Léon Mubikayi Mubalamate is the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mining Fund for Future Generations (Fomin). He was appointed this Friday, December 3 by the presidential ordinance. He will be accompanied by Faustin Biringanine, Director General of Fomin and Arlette Kabila Mawuwa, Marie Jacqueline Lumbu and Léon Mondole, all members of the Board of Directors of this institution. Long before occupying this post, Léon Mubikayi was national deputy of the UDPS / Tshisekedi and president of the CACH parliamentary group. Read More Here
Kaputo Kalubi Alphonse appointed to the post of PCA of Gécamines in DRC 10 Mining in DRC Governance Mining Personality 

Kaputo Kalubi Alphonse appointed to the post of PCA of Gécamines in DRC

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A new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Société Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines SA) has been appointed, by presidential decree, this Friday, December 3, 2021. This is Mr. Alphonse Kaputo Kalubi. He replaces in this position Mr. Albert Yuma Mulimbi, who is the current President of the Federation of Enterprises of Congo (FEC). With regard to the ordinance read on the antennas of the Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise (RTNC), nine (9) members have been appointed to compose the new Board of Directors of this mining company… Read More Here

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