CKM NEWSLETTER 18-07-2022

DRC Plans to Expand Kasumbalesa Border Post…

Democratic Republic of Congo plans to expand its main border post with Zambia, a source close to its government said, to ease truck queues of up to 60 km that copper miners have faced this year due to increased production and inadequate infrastructure. The backlog of trucks at Kasumbalesa, a border town and the main exit point for metals exports from Congo, is an example of supply chain disrupt… Read full details

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• Child Labor in the Mining Industry in the DRC at The Heart of the Debates at the Tom Santos Committee
• Caterpillar Launches New Cat Minestar Reporting Platform

ZCCM-IH proposes to set up a Synthetic Gypsum Manufacturing Plant in Zambia…

ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) intends to pursue the manufacturing of synthetic gypsum as part of its commodity diversification and value addition strategy. As such, the Feasibility Study (FS) of setting up the proposed Synthetic Gypsum Manufacturing Plant within Zambia. The proposed Synthetic Gypsum Manufacturing Plant should be able to make use of the key inputs (limestone and sulphuric acid… Read full details

AVZ Minerals on Friday extended the voluntary suspension of its share trade on the ASX…

Lithium hopeful AVZ Minerals on Friday extended the voluntary suspension of its share trade on the ASX as it still awaits the grant of a mining licence for its Manono lithium and tin project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). AVZ in early May announced that the DRC Minister of Mines had signed a ministerial decree to award the mining licence to Dathcom Mining SA, in which AVZ holds a 75%… Read full details

Mining firms operating in Zambia without an Environmental Impact Assessment are operating illegally. Mr. KABUSWE says

Mines and Minerals Development Minister, PAUL KABUSWE says mining firms operating without an Environmental Impact Assessment are operating illegally. Mr. KABUSWE says no mining licence is issued without a valid Environmental Impact Assessment. In a telephone interview with ZANIS, Mr. KABUSWE disclosed that his Ministry will upon completion of the audit come up with a structure that will help… Read full details

• Blasting Science Takes Another Digital Step
• As of July 12, 2022, the Price of Cobalt has Fallen to USD 59,985.00 Per Tonne
• Child Labor in the Mining Industry in the DRC at The Heart of the Debates at the Tom Santos Committee
• Caterpillar Launches New Cat Minestar Reporting Platform

These include lack of information; insufficient financial and technical resources…

The development of artisanal mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains hampered by several ills. These include lack of information; insufficient financial and technical resources; the invasion of concession areas; the presence of foreigners on artisanal mining sites as well as fiscal pressure and environmental problems. This is at least what emerges from the workshop organized by… Read full article

Jubilee Metals Group PLC is pleased to announce an update at its Zambian operations…

Jubilee Metals Group PLC (AIM: JLP/Altx: JBL), a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa, is pleased to announce an update at its Zambian operations where the integration of the Sable Copper and Cobalt refinery with the newly constructed copper concentrator, Project Roan, continues as part of Jubilee’s Southern Refining Strategy… Read full details