CKM NEWSLETTER 20-11-2023

Tamtalex announced the conclusion of lithium marketing offtake agreement and a convertible facilities agreement amounting to US$5,000,000…

Tantalex Lithium Resources Corp. announced yesterday November 13th the successful conclusion of a lithium marketing offtake agreement (Marketing Offtake Agreement) and a convertible facilities agreement amounting to US$5,000,000 (Convertible Facilities Agreement) with Glencore AG (Glencore). These agreements were previously disclosed in Tantalex’s news release… Read full details

• Transfers of 10 Million USD From SMICO to Gecamines, Guy Robert Lukama Finally Interviewed By IGF Inspectors 
• Trafigura Brings Australian Mined Copper Back to China -Sources
• DRC Government Unveils $60m Strategic Plan for Mineral Exploration and Certification
• FQM Reaches Salary Agreements with Union Amid Mine Access Protests
• Sabwe Mining Company Placed Under the Control of ARSP Inspectors

• AVZ Minerals Secures Strategic Funding Pact to Resolve Legal Battles
• World Bank Collaborates with Benguela Railways on Lobito Corridor Implementation
• Kamoto Mine Sparks Hope for the DRC’s Mining Sector

• China Calls on Zambia’s Creditors to Share a “Fair Burden” in the Country’s Debt Restructuring
• ARSP Takes Control of Metalkol Mining Company to Ensure Subcontracting Compliance
• F lix Tshisekedi is Pleased with the Growth Rate, Which Has Increased From 1.7% to 6.2% in 3 Years.

Environmental activists, and civil society organizations, have commended the Zambian government’s decision to cancel mining operations in the Lower Zambezi National Park…

Various stakeholders, including environmental defenders, activists, and civil society organizations, have commended the government’s decision to cancel mining operations in the Lower Zambezi National Park. The cancellation, specifically for Mwembeshi Resources Limited, is seen as setting a crucial precedent for the responsible exploration of mineral resources in Zambia. In a collective statement… Read the full article

Ivanhoe Mines announced the first independent mineral resource estimates for the high-grade Makoko and Kiala deposits within the Western Foreland exploration project in the DRC…

Ivanhoe Mines Co-Executive Chairman Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete announced on Monday, November 13, that the first independent mineral resource estimates for the high-grade Makoko and Kiala deposits within the Western Foreland exploration project by Ivanhoe. A press release from this Canadian company, operating in the province of Lualaba, reports the discovery. Makoko and Kiala are… Read full details

The Truckers’ strike in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which disrupted copper and cobalt exports, has been successfully resolved…

A recent truckers’ strike in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which disrupted copper and cobalt exports, has been successfully resolved, according to sources familiar with the situation. The strike, initiated by drivers in Kolwezi at the end of October, primarily centered around demands for increased danger pay for transporting green-energy metals. This standoff posed a threat to major mining… Read full details

• Transfers of 10 Million USD From SMICO to Gecamines, Guy Robert Lukama Finally Interviewed By IGF Inspectors 
• Trafigura Brings Australian Mined Copper Back to China -Sources
• DRC Government Unveils $60m Strategic Plan for Mineral Exploration and Certification
• FQM Reaches Salary Agreements with Union Amid Mine Access Protests

Miners in the DRC agree on the need to join forces in order to provide innovative solutions to enable the mining sector’s development…

Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo agree on the need to join forces in order to provide innovative solutions to enable the development of the sector. They made this commitment at the end of intense two-day work organized as part of the second meeting of the national consultation framework for miners in the DRC. This workshop was organized by the Presidential Strategic Watch Council (CPVS)… Read full details