Metalshub, the digital platform for buyers and sellers of metals and ferroalloys, managed to almost fivefold its platform turnover in 2019 to reach 100 million euro. The word that perfectly describes the year 2019 for Metalshub is “growth”. The digital metal marketplace was able to grow to 100 million euroContinue Reading
DRC mining minister to attend long running event in Copperbelt The long-awaited homecoming of the DRC Mining Week expo and conference is only one week away: it kicks off next Wednesday, 1 June and will gather thousands of mining professionals, celebrating its return to Lubumbashi. The DRC’s minister of mines, H.E. Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi,Continue Reading
South African technical know-how in great demand on the continent South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) is hosting a South African pavilion at the upcoming DRC Mining Week, taking place in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June. The delegation comprises 20 South African firms that specialise in the latest miningContinue Reading
At Bauma 2022, Bobcat will be presenting several new products and technological developments for the first time at the exhibition. The Bauma stand will feature a comprehensive display of the latest Bobcat wheeled and tracked loaders, mini-excavators including four new exciting additions in the 5 to 8 tonne category, theContinue Reading
The Kamoa copper mine in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has achieved a new production record in its first quarter of 2022, recording production of 55,602 tonnes in the period. Canadian miner Ivanhoe mines revealed the report and said Kamoa Copper milled 1.08 million ore tonnes during the quarter, at an averageContinue Reading
hinese firms are looking to cash in on the bid for barrack Gold’s Lumwana copper mine in Zambia. Among the firms identified are; China Minmetals, Jiangxi Copper and Zijin Mining. The mine is estimated to go for up to US $1Bn, should the deal materialize. Furthermore, China Molybdenum and AluminumContinue Reading
Major geopolitical forces are putting new pressures on the global mining industry at a time when the sector is reinventing itself to address the opportunities of a decarbonised economy, according to the Content Director of the world’s largest resources industry event, Resourcing Tomorrow. Andrew Thake said these issues will beContinue Reading
Mining Minister Adegbite: “Now is the time to be one of the pioneers in Nigerian mining” The mining sector globally has welcomed the return of the Nigeria’s leading industry event on the calendar: Nigeria Mining Week will be back in-person at the Abuja International Conference Centre from 1–3 November 2022. After twoContinue Reading
It’s official, DRC Mining Week is back in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June, and to say that the industry is excited about its homecoming is an understatement. This long-running, award-winning and flagship expo and conference returns to the heart of the Copperbelt and the bustling mining hub of the DRC to celebrate theContinue Reading
A toxic combination of corruption and mismanagement in Democratic Republic of Congo’s revenues agencies and state mining companies is leaching a fifth of all mining revenues away from the state budget, Global Witness reveals today. Its report ‘Regime Cash Machine’ shows that at least $750 million went missing over threeContinue Reading
