Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will visit China next week as the two nations look to conclude the re-negotiation of a $6.2 billion mineral-for-infrastructure deal, people with direct knowledge of the trip said. It’s the president’s first visit to the country, Congo’s biggest trading partner. The two nationsContinue Reading
The DRC Mining Week in Lubumbashi has attracted the South Africa’s Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) to host a South African pavilion at the event. Participation at the event scheduled for the 14th to 16th June, of the South African delegation will comprise companies providing the latest mining technologies, engineering,Continue Reading
At Zambia Modern Mining magazine, we are proud to be an official media partner of the London Indaba 2023. The London Indaba, the maiden event on “investing in resources and mining in Africa”, is taking place on 26 & 27 June 2023 at The InterContinental Park Lane London. Brought toContinue Reading
Mining is a vital industry worldwide, responsible for extracting precious minerals and resources that power many aspects of modern life. However, mining operations can be extremely challenging, with high levels of stress placed on equipment, machinery, and vehicles. To ensure that these assets remain operational, reliable, and efficient, proper lubricationContinue Reading
A Real-time and True Personal Wearable Compliance Aerosol Monitor. The HAZ-DUST Model HD-7204 is the first direct reading and filter based personal aerosol sampler to offer a load, temperature & altitude compensated sampling pump, creating greater air flow accuracy which results in a more precise air flow calculation and moreContinue Reading
Mining company Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) and its joint venture partner commodity company La Générale des Carrières et des Mines (Gécamines), celebrated the kick-off of the restart of operations at the Boss Mining complex, with a ceremony held at its concession on November last year. The phased restart of BossContinue Reading
Regional drill campaigns and geophysical programs in 2022 continue to improve geological and basin models at Ivanhoe Mines’ Western Foreland licence package in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ivanhoe Mines’ DRC exploration team is targeting high-grade Kamoa-Kakula-style copper mineralisation across its 2,407-square-kilometre Western Foreland licence package, which liesContinue Reading
The positive climate for mined commodities – and battery minerals in particular – is giving the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) great opportunities to leverage its resource wealth. However, there are numerous burning issues that mining companies there are facing. These range from social and environmental impacts, mine closure, mineralContinue Reading
The Minerals Council South Africa, in collaboration with accounting firm PwC and the Mandela Mining Precinct, will soon release its new 2022/23 report on the state of digitalisation, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) in South African mining. “Digital transformation is an imperative for miningContinue Reading
Zambia’s Annual inflation for August 2022 decreased to 9.8% from 9.9% recorded in July 2022. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 9.8% between August 2021 and August 2022. The slowdown in annual inflation was mainly attributed to price movements in food items. Annual Food andContinue Reading
