Mining Personality - Copperbelt Katanga Mining

Dressed in work khaki and wearing a helmet, engineer Sama Lukonde Kyenge, General Manager (Director General-DG) of Gécamines visited the mines and factories in Kambove and Likasi on Friday, July 17, 2020. Accompanied by the Deputy Director General, engineer Ntambwe Ngoie, the visit began with the presentation of civilities to the Mayor of Likasi. Upon arrival in the city of Kambove, the delegation visited the Kamfundwa open pit mine. The mine is in full operation. Then it was the turn of the gravity concentrator located on the same site. Under… Read More Here

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New GM appointed for FQM’s Kansanshi mine

July 12, 2020July 13, 2020 arnbethnic

Anthony Mukutuma has been appointed GM of dual-listed First Quantum Minerals’ multimillion-dollar Kansanshi mine, in the Solwezi district of North-Western province. He is the first Zambian to hold the post of GM at Kansanshi, which is the largest copper mine in Africa by production. Mukutuma has 20 years of experience in the operation and management of mineral processing and hydrometallurgical plants, covering business development, research and development, design and design optimisation, commissioning, process optimisation, operations management, business performance improvement and talent development. Mukutuma previously managed First Quantum’s Guelb Moghrein copper/gold… Read More Here

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The new Gecamines’ Director-General and his deputy officially takes office

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 arnbethnicGecamines

The new Director-General of Gécamines Sama Lukonde and his deputy Tambwe Ngoie officially took office on Monday (June 29th). The handover and resumption ceremony was held in the presence of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Albert Yuma. Delivery and resumption between the old and the new CEO of the SNCC He assured the new leaders of his full cooperation. The outgoing Director-General took stock of his management of Gécamines before identifying 8 key points that the current management team should address. The incoming CEO, Sama Lukonde assured the… Read More Here

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An interview with Simon Tuma Waku, DGA of Tenke Fungurume Mining

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 arnbethnic

Interviewer: Simon Tuma Waku, you are DGA of Tenke Fungurume Mining, how do you analyze the current crisis? Simon Tuma Waku: We are in an unpredictable and serious situation. We decided to keep three quarters of our employees, to avoid large gatherings, inviting those who can work from home, to stay at home. This is a measure to reduce the number of workers on the site. We have to keep producing. What we are concerned about at the moment is the drop in copper prices, not as catastrophic as oil,… Read More Here

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Barrick’s Bristow receives massive vote of confidence

May 6, 2020May 7, 2020 Copperbelt Katanga News

Barrick Gold Corporation on Wednesday announced that the nominees listed in the information circular for the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders were elected as directors of Barrick. Detailed results of the vote for the director’s election shows that Dr Mark Bristow, who has still to reach his second anniversary as Barrick president and CEO, received a massive 98.83% vote of confidence as leader of the world’s second-biggest gold mining company. Bristow has managed to lever what he did with the London-listed Randgold Resources into the big New York- and Toronto-listed Barrick,… Read More Here

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Louis Watum | The New President of the Chamber of Mines in DRC

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 arnbethnic

Louis Watum the new President of the Chamber of Mines in DRC and Country Manager at Kamoa Copper SA He has been appointed President of the Chamber of Mines in DRC since February 2020. Louis Watum has been piloting Kamoa’s mega copper and cobalt project since 2014, which could become the second-largest copper mine in the world, according to Ivanhoe’s website. The project is being led by Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines, along with Zijin Mining and the Citic Fund, both of which are Chinese. Mr Louis Watum joined Ivanhoe Mines in… Read More Here

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The First Zambian Training and Development Manager at FQM | Zambia

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 arnbethnic

BRUCE CHIBENDA: FROM FARMER’S SON TO FQM TRAINING MANAGER He is the first-ever Zambian to take up the position of Training and Development Manager at any of First Quantum Minerals’ subsidiaries. Growing up as a young boy in the then mining town of Kabwe in the 1980s, Bruce Chibenda had no idea that he would one day hold a key position in one of the world’s biggest mining companies. Now 42-years-old, Mr Chibenda is the first-ever Zambian to take up the position of Training and Development Manager at First Quantum… Read More Here