Mining Policy - Copperbelt Katanga Mining

Miguel Kashal Takes the Helm of ARSP Control at Kamoa Mining Firm

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 Constance

The Director General of the Subcontracting Regulatory Authority (ARSP), Miguel Kashal, made a working visit to the installations of the Kamoa mining company located on the outskirts of the town of Kolwezi, capital of the province of Lualaba.This visit is part of the ongoing mission to enforce the Law on subcontracting in the private sector and its implementing measures. For this work mission, the subcontracting policeman in the DRC was accompanied by ARSP inspectors as well as a strong delegation of subcontractors from this province. With the managers of this… Read More Here

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ARSP Inspectors Extend Oversight to KCC Following KAMOA and SICOMINES

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 Constance

The Director General of ARSP, Miguel Kashal, continues his monitoring mission within companies established in the province of Lualaba.Accompanied by the President of the FEC Lualaba, Miguel Kashal and his delegation headed towards the Kamoto Cooper Company (KCC). Well before his arrival, the visit of ARSP inspectors had been announced with a view to verifying the regularity of subcontracting activities in this company based in Kolwezi. the FEC welcomes this approach while considering that the partnership established with the ARSP will benefit entrepreneurs. “We can only applaud the initiative because… Read More Here

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ARSP reveals that Sicomines does not respect the law on subcontracting

October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 Constance

The regulatory authority for subcontracting in the private sector (ARSP), has, after two days of work between its delegation led by its general director, Miguel Kashal and the managers of the Sicomines company, concluded that the law on subcontracting is not respected by this company. “no subcontracting contract was granted to Congolese contractors during all the 9 years of operation of this company,” reports the ARSP. “At the level of SICOMINES, we noted serious irregularities, in the subcontracting sector, there is no Congolese company. We consider that this is sabotage… Read More Here

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DRC Mines Minister Reverses Permit Forfeiture Orders for Boss Mining and COMIDE

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 Constance

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been the scene of significant developments in the mining sector, with the cancellation by the Minister of Mines of the orders forfeiting the mining permits of the companies Boss Mining and COMIDE, both members of the ERG group. JUSTICIA Asbl, an organization focused on the promotion and protection of human rights and development in the DRC, welcomes these decisions. These forfeiture orders had previously raised concerns among civil society organizations as well as voices within local communities. They had been criticized for their alleged… Read More Here

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DRC to Set up “Financial Vehicles”, a New Tool for Investment in Electric Vehicle Batteries

September 24, 2023September 24, 2023 Copperbelt Katanga News

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will now establish a new tool called “financial vehicles” to allow small Congolese savers, meaning anyone who wants to invest in the electric battery value chain, to benefit from the effects of this value chain. This was revealed by the Deputy General Director of the Congolese Battery Council (CCB) of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Vuko Kakule, on Thursday, September 21, 2023, in Kinshasa, during the second day of the DRC-Africa Forum dedicated to battery metals. Speaking on a panel dedicated… Read More Here

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Vedanta’s Commitment to Engineering Standards Encouraged at KCM

September 23, 2023September 25, 2023 Constance

The Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) is optimistic that Vedanta Resources Limited will uphold the engineering standards established by the institution and adhere to ethical codes of conduct in all their engineering projects at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). Ntalasha Mutale, EIZ Public Relations Manager, emphasizes that the institution will ensure Vedanta fulfills its obligations while maintaining ethical and professional conduct in its engineering endeavors, ensuring that the works delivered meet acceptable standards for the benefit of the Zambian people. Mutale further highlights the existence of engineering standards and a code… Read More Here

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DRC Cancels Mining rights for 29 Companies

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Constance

On the date of the issuance of the decree, July 31st, by Michel Kibonge Nyekuma, the Chief of Staff of the Minister of Mines, several of these companies had not yet signed their memorandum of understanding. Twenty-nine mining companies, including Cico, Cilu, Congolaise de Mines et du Développement (Comide), Boss Mining, Ruashi Mining, PPC Barnet, and Chemaf, owned by Congolese, German, Kazakh, Chinese, Indian, South African, and Australian groups, have had their mining rights canceled by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As of the date of… Read More Here

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Mali’s New Mining Code reinforces State participation

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Constance

Mali’s interim President, Assimi Goita, has promulgated a new Mining Code that will allow the military-led government to increase ownership or shareholder control of gold concessions and recover what it declares to be a large shortfall in production revenues. The new code, signed on state television on Monday night, will allow state and local investors to take up to 35 percent stakes in mining projects, up from 20 percent today, and could more than double the contribution of the sector to the Gross Domestic Product, to around 20 percent, indicated… Read More Here