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Urgent Action Needed: Zambia's Mine Site Demands Cleanup of Toxic Lead Waste 1 Mining in Zambia Zinc 

Urgent Action Needed: Zambia’s Mine Site Demands Cleanup of Toxic Lead Waste

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The Zambian government should make comprehensive efforts to clean up the contaminated former lead mine in Kabwe, the capital of Zambia’s Central province, Environment Africa and Human Rights Watch said last week. The organizations released a video in which youth activists from Environment Africa describe life in a dangerously polluted town and actions needed to remedy the situation. Kabwe is one of the worst pollution hot spots in Africa because of contamination from a former lead and zinc mine. The mine was originally owned directly or indirectly by Anglo-American and other British colonial companies, later nationalized,… Read More Here
DRC Records Impressive Zinc Production of 3,625.71 Tons in Q1 2023 2 Mining in DRC Economy Zinc 

DRC Records Impressive Zinc Production of 3,625.71 Tons in Q1 2023

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The mining industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced 3,625.71 tons of zinc ore during the period from January to March 2023. These figures were communicated by the Ministry of Mines. The source notes that the production sold, including exports and local sales to other entities for processing before export, amounted to 3,625.71 tons of zinc, the same quantity produced during the period under analysis. It should be noted that zinc ore production is up sharply in the first quarter of the current year compared to 2022. In… Read More Here
Zinc is trading at USD 2,614.45 per tonne this week in DRC 3 Mining in DRC Economy Zinc 

Zinc is trading at USD 2,614.45 per tonne this week in DRC

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Of all the mining products exported from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), only zinc is expected to experience a slight price increase this week on world markets. According to forecasts from the National Mercurial Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, which covers the period from May 29 to June 3, 2023, zinc is expected to trade at 2,614.45 USD per ton this week against 2,520.30 USD per tonne last week, representing a slight price increase of around 94.15 USD. The same document from the Ministry of Foreign Trade… Read More Here
copper, cobalt, zinc and tin prices red in DRC this week 4 Mining in DRC Cobalt Copper Economy Zinc 

copper, cobalt, zinc and tin prices red in DRC this week

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The economy of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to suffer a shock from the drop in the projected price of four mining products on international markets. These are mainly copper, cobalt, zinc and tin. According to projections by the National Commission for Market Prices, copper is expected to fall to USD 8,208.20 this week from USD 8,512.65 a week earlier, down around USD 304.45. Cobalt is expected to trade at USD 34,240.00 this week versus USD 34,246.00 last week, the same source notes. Zinc and tin are also… Read More Here
Ivanhoe's 100% Off-take of Kipushi’s zinc concentrate, with US$250 million facility supported by Glencore 5 Mining in DRC Zinc 

Ivanhoe’s 100% Off-take of Kipushi’s zinc concentrate, with US$250 million facility supported by Glencore

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KIPUSHI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete, together with Chairman Guy-Robert Lukama Nkunzi and General Manager Placide Nkala Basadilua of Gécamines, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned mining company, announced today the signing of an off-take and financing term sheet to return the historic Kipushi zinc-copper-lead-germanium mine to production. In addition, Ivanhoe is pleased to provide an update on construction activities for the restart of the ultra-high-grade zinc mine, which is on track for first concentrate in the third quarter of… Read More Here
Glencore to fund restart of world's highest grade zinc Mine at Kipushi 6 Mining in DRC Zinc 

Glencore to fund restart of world’s highest grade zinc Mine at Kipushi

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Glencore and Ivanhoe Mines have entered into off-take and financing agreements to restart Kipushi, the highest grade zinc mine in the world, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Glencore will fund the operation with a $250 million loan, repayable by 2028, and will take all of the mine’s zinc concentrate for five years. Kipushi, which is 68% owned by Ivanhoe and the remainder held by state-owned Gécamines, will mine a global-leading 36% zinc over the first five years of production. The mine, which is near the Zambian border in… Read More Here
Ivanhoe Mines activity updates on Kipushi Zinc Mine in the DRC 7 Mining in DRC New Mining Projects Zinc 

Ivanhoe Mines activity updates on Kipushi Zinc Mine in the DRC

Constance
The Kipushi zinc-copper-germanium-silver-lead mine in the DRC is adjacent to the town of Kipushi, approximately 30 kilometres southwest of Lubumbashi on the Central African Copper Belt. Kipushi is approximately 250 kilometres southeast of the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex and less than one kilometre from the Zambian border. Ivanhoe acquired its 68% interest in the Kipushi Project in November 2011, through Kipushi Holding which is 100%-owned by Ivanhoe Mines. The balance of 32% in the Kipushi Project is held by the state-owned mining company, Gécamines. In Q1 2022, Kipushi Holding and Gécamines… Read More Here
In 2022, DRC's Zinc production reached 13,578.30 tonnes 8 Mining in DRC Zinc 

In 2022, DRC’s Zinc production reached 13,578.30 tonnes

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Zinc production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recorded, during the year 2022, a lower level than the year 2021. According to statistical data published by the Ministry of Mines, during the aforementioned period, mining industries operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo produced 13,578.30 tons of zinc. The same source indicates that during the year 2021, zinc production in the Democratic Republic of Congo was 16,079.39 tons. In 2022, the export volume of zinc was 13,578.30 tons against 16,079.39 tons the previous year. The zinc price is slightly… Read More Here
Zinc Production Falls as DRC Mining Companies Report 12,309 Tonnes in 2022. 9 Mining in DRC Zinc 

Zinc Production Falls as DRC Mining Companies Report 12,309 Tonnes in 2022.

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Compared to the year 2021, zinc production in the Democratic Republic of Congo experienced a decline in 2022. For the whole of 2022, mining industries in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced only 12,309 tonnes of zinc. This is indicated in the summary of statistical information from the Central Bank of Congo published in January 2023. The same document recalls that during the year 2021, the mining industries opening in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had recorded a production of around 16,079 tonnes of zinc. On the international market,… Read More Here
Glencore Copper Production Declines in 2022, Maintains 2023 Outlook 10 Copper Mining in DRC Zinc 

Glencore Copper Production Declines in 2022, Maintains 2023 Outlook

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Yesterday,01.02.2023 Glencore reported a 12% decrease in copper output for 2022, due to challenges at its Katanga open-pit mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The London-listed miner and trader said it produced 1.06 million tonnes of copper last year, and kept its 2023 outlook unchanged at around 1.04 million tonnes. The disruptions at copper mines caused by extreme weather conditions, labor disputes, or declining ore grades have led companies to modify their 2023 production projections, posing a challenge as they search for minerals to support the growth of green… Read More Here

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