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Kamoa-Kakula’s off-take agreements signed for Phase 1 blister copper & copper concentrate 1 Mining in DRC New Mining Projects 

Kamoa-Kakula’s off-take agreements signed for Phase 1 blister copper & copper concentrate

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Kamoa-Kakula’s off-take agreements signed for Phase 1 blister copper and copper concentrate. Kamoa-Kakula fully authorized to commence exports of blister copper and copper concentrate to international markets KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun are pleased to announce that Kamoa Copper SA – the operating company of the joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines, Zijin Mining Group, Crystal River and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – has signed copper concentrate and blister copper off-take agreements… Read More Here
Kamoa Copper signs 10-year agreement with CNMC's Lualaba Copper Smelter 2 New Mining Projects Copper Mining in DRC Mining Supply Tenders 

Kamoa Copper signs 10-year agreement with CNMC’s Lualaba Copper Smelter

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On 31 May, 2021, Kamoa Copper signed a 10-year agreement with the Lualaba Copper Smelter (LCS), located outside the town of Kolwezi, for the processing of a portion of Kamoa’s copper concentrate production. Kamoa Copper delivered its first copper concentrates to the Lualaba smelter on 1 June. LCS is 60%-owned by China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group (CNMC) of Beijing, China. Yunnan Copper of Kunming, China, owns the other 40%. The agreement follows Ivanhoe Mines and CNMC entering into a strategic partnership with LCS on August 18, 2020, and concludes a… Read More Here
BANRO to restart mining activities in the DRC in mid-July 3 New Mining Projects Gold Mining in DRC 

BANRO to restart mining activities in the DRC in mid-July

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Since 2019, the Canadian gold company, Banro, has decided to suspend its activities in four of its subsidiaries, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for security reasons. This Saturday, June 05, 2021, the Minister of Mines received a delegation from this company, led by its main shareholder, Luc Gérard. The latter exchanged with the Minister of Mines, Antoinette N’Samba, on the prospects for the development of the DRC in the mining sector. The head of mines insisted on the priorities of the Head of State, with regard… Read More Here
AVZ on track to develop world’s largest hard-rock lithium project 4 Battery Metals Lithium Mining in DRC New Mining Projects Tin 

AVZ on track to develop world’s largest hard-rock lithium project

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Manono is the largest and highest grade undeveloped hard-rock lithium project in the world, and AVZ aims to ensure it is 100% ‘green’. Australian-listed  AVZ Minerals (ASX:AVZ) is surging towards deciding to go into production after signing four long-term offtake agreements for its world-class Manono hard-rock lithium and tin project during the last four months. The binding SC6 offtake agreements are with three of China’s major lithium converters, and the fourth is a tin offtake agreement with Kalon Resources, which is a 100% owned subsidiary of Noble Group Holdings: Asia’s leading… Read More Here
Botswana's Khoemacau copper mine aims to start production this month 5 Copper New Mining Projects 

Botswana’s Khoemacau copper mine aims to start production this month

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Botswana’s new copper mine Khoemacau aims to start production at the end of this month with first sales expected in the third quarter of the year, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Situated in the Kalahari Copper Belt, which stretches from northeast Botswana to western Namibia, the Khoemacau mine will be the only operational one in the diamond-rich country after two other copper mines were placed under liquidation. “The first concentrate will be produced after completing the commissioning work and introduction of ore into the processing facility … which is… Read More Here
Kamoa Kakula New Mining Projects Copper Mining in DRC 

Kamoa-Kakula Phase 1 concentrator plant produced first copper concentrate on May 25

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Kamoa-Kakula Phase 1 concentrator plant produced first copper concentrate on May 25; ramp up toward nameplate capacity of 3.8 million tonnes of ore per year progressing smoothlyFirst copper concentrates shipped to nearby Lualaba Copper SmelterMining crews deliver 406,000 tonnes of ore grading 5.77% copper in May, including 103,000 tonnes grading 8.58% copper from the centre of the Kakula Mine71,000 tonnes of ore grading 4.07% copper delivered directly from Kakula Mine to the concentrator plant to be used during plant ramp upSurface ore stockpiles now hold 3.3 million tonnes grading 4.87%… Read More Here
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Kamoa Copper SA appoints SGS Congo for on-site analytical services

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Kamoa Copper has appointed Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) CONGO S.A., an accredited laboratory service provider for on-site analytical services. SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The new assay laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Results for various mine, exploration and processing sample types will be reported using a wide range of analytical techniques that are specifically selected to provide accurate and precise results within the time required to efficiently control concentrator and mine processes. Process control samples will… Read More Here
KAMOA COPPER JOINS THE DRC GOVERNMENT, UNICEF, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO STOP THE PANDEMIC 6 New Mining Projects Covid-19 Mining in DRC 

KAMOA COPPER JOINS THE DRC GOVERNMENT, UNICEF, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO STOP THE PANDEMIC

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Kamoa Copper S.A. is practicing COVID-19 vaccination for the first time at Kamoa Hospital and encourages all citizens to get vaccinated. KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, MAY 31, 2021 – Kamoa Copper SA’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ben Munanga, is pleased to announce that the company now practices vaccination at the Kamoa hospital dedicated to  COVID-19, in collaboration with the DRC’s national health ministry;  the Minister of Health of the province of Lualaba, Mr. Kabwit Ngoie Jules;  UNICEF;  the expanded immunization program of the government of Lualaba;  as… Read More Here
GoviEx, Hydro Tech sign drilling contract for Mutanga project 7 Uranium Mining in Zambia Mining Supply Tenders New Mining Projects 

GoviEx, Hydro Tech sign drilling contract for Mutanga project

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GoviEx Uranium Inc. has sealed a drilling contract with Hydro Tech Drilling & Exploration (Hydro Tech) to undertake exploration and resource delineation drilling programs on Mutanga Uranium project. “With the reissued Chirundu Mining Permit we are keen to get back to advancing our Zambian assets with the development of Mutanga. The Project benefits from very simple and straightforward operations due to low-waste stripping, low acid consumption and potentially one of the lowest capital expenditure requirements of its African peers needed to get into production,” said Daniel Major, Chief Executive Officer… Read More Here
Ivanhoe's response regarding copper concentrate exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo 8 New Mining Projects Copper Mining in DRC Mining Policy 

Ivanhoe’s response regarding copper concentrate exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Ivanhoe Mines responds to media reports regarding copper concentrate exports from the Democratic Republic of Congo Discussions are ongoing with DRC Government officials regarding an individual concentrate export derogation KOLWEZI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) is responding today to a media report stating that miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) received an order on May 26, 2021 that has banned the export of copper and cobalt concentrate from the country. Ivanhoe Mines confirms that it is aware of the order issued to… Read More Here

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