DRC MINING (Page 12)

A local entrepreneur has created an app that allows mine managers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to follow the movements of those working in the pit. This follows an observation of accidents and landslides happening every year at the mines claiming dozens of lives. Victoire Shukuru is the founderContinue Reading

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

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 government of the Democratic Republic of Congo plans to expand its main border post with Zambia in bid to ease truck queues. Mining trucks have reported this year to be having queues of upto 60km due to increased production and inadequate infrastructure. Congo accounted for 1.8 million tonnes ofContinue Reading

Auxico Resources Canada Inc. (CSE: AUAG) is pleased to announce the successful execution of the Company’s second trade of 192 tonnes of rare earth ore (monazite sands) from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”). As the exclusive sales agent in the trade, Auxico will retain a commission equal to 15% ofContinue Reading

The China Molybdenum Co Ltd (CMOC) has been ordered to halt vital exports of cobalt from its vast operations in central Africa in an ongoing squabble over royalties. An administrator appointed by a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to run the world’s second-largest cobalt mine told CMOC to suspendContinue 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

As the only earth sciences consulting firm at the recent DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi, SRK Consulting said the large turnout and positive mood was a good indication of the country’s mining momentum. According to Dominique Sambwa, chairperson of SRK Consulting DRC, energy supply and the green transition were keyContinue Reading