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Rio Tinto Workers Push for Collective Bargaining After 20-Year Gap 1 International Corporate News 

Rio Tinto Workers Push for Collective Bargaining After 20-Year Gap

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Australia’s Mining and Energy Union (MEU) announced on Thursday that it will launch a petition at Rio Tinto’s Paraburdoo mine in the Pilbara region, seeking to initiate collective bargaining for the first time in over 20 years. The petition aims to allow workers to negotiate a collective agreement that would: The move is also a step toward leveraging Australia’s “same job, same pay” legislation, which requires a collective agreement to be in place for workers to benefit from its provisions. Australian unions have been testing the “same job, same pay”… Read More Here
India Expands Critical Minerals Hunt in Zambia, DRC, and Australia 2 Mining in Zambia Battery Metals Mining in DRC 

India Expands Critical Minerals Hunt in Zambia, DRC, and Australia

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India is actively exploring critical mineral mining in Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Australia to secure key raw materials like lithium, Mines Secretary VL Kantha Rao announced on Thursday. State-owned companies, including Coal India, NMDC, and ONGC Videsh, are involved in mineral exploration in Australia as part of India’s strategy to reduce dependence on imports, particularly for lithium—an essential component in energy transition technologies. India is still developing its lithium processing capabilities, a field currently dominated by China. Meanwhile, the Zambian government has allocated 9,000 km² for… Read More Here
Ecora Seals $50M Copper Stream Deal for Zambia’s Mimbula Mine 3 Mining in Zambia Copper New Mining Projects 

Ecora Seals $50M Copper Stream Deal for Zambia’s Mimbula Mine

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Critical minerals-focused royalty company Ecora has finalized a $50-million copper stream agreement with Moxico Resources for its Mimbula Mine in Zambia. The deal covers Mimbula’s existing reserve-based life-of-mine (LoM) of 11 years and will support its ongoing expansion. Mimbula’s Phase 1 began producing copper in late 2022 and achieved 14,000 tonnes in 2024. Production is expected to ramp up to a steady 56,000 tonnes per year of copper cathode by mid-2026, following the completion of a Phase 2 brownfield expansion. London-listed Ecora stated that proceeds from the transaction will strengthen… Read More Here
French Prosecutors Dismiss DRC’s Conflict Minerals Case Against Apple 4 Mining in DRC 

French Prosecutors Dismiss DRC’s Conflict Minerals Case Against Apple

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French prosecutors have closed a case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) against Apple subsidiaries, which accused the tech giant of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday. The DRC filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium in December, alleging that the company sourced tin, tantalum, and tungsten (3T minerals) from conflict zones in Congo and Rwanda. At the time, Apple strongly denied the accusations, stating that its suppliers were explicitly prohibited from using minerals sourced… Read More Here
Panama Explores New Solutions for First Quantum’s Copper Mine 5 International Copper 

Panama Explores New Solutions for First Quantum’s Copper Mine

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Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino announced that his administration is considering “novel ideas” for handling First Quantum Minerals’ Cobre Panama copper mine, while insisting that the company drop its arbitration cases before negotiations can proceed. Speaking in Panama City on Thursday, Mulino stated that he plans to visit communities impacted by the mine’s closure. Since the late-2023 shutdown, following a constitutional court ruling against its operating contract, local suppliers have suffered heavy losses. Many businesses have shut down or written off significant inventory, underscoring the mine’s role as a key… Read More Here
DRC Journalists Trained on Mining Taxation to Enhance Transparency 6 Mining in DRC 

DRC Journalists Trained on Mining Taxation to Enhance Transparency

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Journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have gained valuable insights into mining taxation, equipping them to advocate for transparent management in the sector. This training, organized by the Oisillons Groupe Association with support from the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ) under the DISMII project (Maximizing Revenues from the Mining Sector), aims to strengthen journalists’ ability to monitor and influence the mining sector’s revenue management. According to the association’s coordinator, the training’s goal is to empower journalists to play a more significant role in overseeing mining revenues and ensuring transparency. Expert… Read More Here
SACIM Struggles with Diamond Sales Restrictions and Financial Challenges in Kasai-Oriental 7 Mining in DRC Diamond 

SACIM Struggles with Diamond Sales Restrictions and Financial Challenges in Kasai-Oriental

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The Anhui Congo Investment Company (SACIM) in Kasai-Oriental continues to face significant challenges, raising concerns across the region. On February 26, 2025, a SACIM manager revealed to Actualité.cd that the company, which typically produces an average of 300,000 carats of diamonds per month, is encountering difficulties in selling its diamonds due to newly imposed price restrictions. Under the terms of Ministerial Decree No. 00049/CAB.MIN/MINES/01/2022, dated February 22, 2022, SACIM is restricted to selling its diamonds to only four buyers, under the oversight of the Center for Expertise and Certification (CEEC).… Read More Here
Botswana Launches Inaugural SADC Sustainable Energy Week Calls for Urgent Action on Energy Security 8 International Events & Expos 

Botswana Launches Inaugural SADC Sustainable Energy Week Calls for Urgent Action on Energy Security

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Botswana’s President, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, officially opened the inaugural Southern African Development Community (SADC) Sustainable Energy Week in Gaborone, calling for urgent action to secure sustainable energy access across the region. At the high-level conference, held from 24-28 February 2025 under the theme “Accelerating Sustainable Energy Solutions for an Energy-Secure SADC Region,” President Boko urged SADC Member States and stakeholders to move beyond dialogue and implement actionable solutions to ensure clean, affordable, and reliable energy for all. “The time for talk is over. It’s time to act! Let’s work… Read More Here
Midnight Sun Announces Significant New Targets at Kazhiba 9 Mining in Zambia Corporate News Exploration New Mining Projects 

Midnight Sun Announces Significant New Targets at Kazhiba

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Midnight Sun Mining Corp. (TSXV: MMA / OTC: MDNGF) (“Midnight Sun” or the “Company”) has announced the successful results from its 2024 geochemical and geophysical exploration programs, which have uncovered significant new sulphide and oxide copper targets at the Kazhiba property. Exploration drilling is scheduled to begin in early Q2, with the aim of testing these newly identified targets. The Partial Ionic Leach geochemistry results have revealed a strong copper anomaly stretching over four kilometres, which aligns with high chargeability and low resistivity zones identified in the induced polarization (IP)… Read More Here
Zambia Launches ZIMIS to Enhance Mining License Management and Support Growth 10 Mining in Zambia News in Brief 

Zambia Launches ZIMIS to Enhance Mining License Management and Support Growth

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The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development of Zambia has unveiled the Zambia Integrated Mining Information System (ZIMIS), a cutting-edge digital platform designed to improve efficiency and transparency in mining license management. ZIMIS replaces the former Cadastre System and aims to streamline the process of issuing mining rights, directly supporting Zambia’s ambitious target of reaching 3.1 million tons of annual copper production by 2031. In line with ongoing compliance monitoring efforts, ZIMIS also supports the repossession of over 1,000 non-compliant licenses in 2024, which will be reallocated in 2025, opening… Read More Here

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