Kamoa-Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reported a new daily production record of 729 tonnes of copper; approximately 63,000 tonnes of copper produced year-to-date to October 20, 2021. Ivanhoe Mines Co-Chairs Robert Friedland and Yufeng “Miles” Sun announced that Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1, 3.8 million-tonne-per-annum (Mtpa) concentrator plant hasContinue Reading

Rio Tinto and Vancouver-based Midnight Sun Mining have signed a US $51m joint venture agreement. The agreement will see the Anglo-Australian firm earn up to a 75% interest in the latter’s Solwezi licenses. According to media reports, the Solwezi licenses comprise two individual exploration licenses totalling 506 square kilometres situatedContinue Reading

ERG Africa – part of Eurasian Resources Group, a leading diversified natural resources group – has handed over a newly constructed school complex to its beneficiary community in Lenge, Lualaba Province, near its Comide concession. The handover marked the start of the new school year for the community’s 240 pre-primaryContinue Reading

Democratic Republic of Congo should renegotiate its US $6billion infrastructure-for-minerals deal with Chinese investors, according to the draft of a report commissioned by a global anti-corruption body of governments, companies and activists. The draft, describes the deal that was first signed in 2008 as “unconscionable” and urges Congo’s government toContinue Reading

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Senate took a big leap forward today in recognizing the customary rights of its Indigenous population by adopting a new law on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Indigenous Pygmy Peoples. The historic law is the country’s first ever legislation toContinue Reading

Glencore’s Mopani Copper Mines, as a measure to retain sustainability will scale down on production. This is according to the hostile conditions created by the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in dwindling international metal prices and a concoction of other operational challenges. According to media reports, Mopani had, onContinue Reading