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KABILA AND RAUTENBACH FALL OUT

Relations between Congo president Laurent Kabila and Billy Rautenbach, the Zimbabwe businessman who controls Gecamines, have taken a sharp turn [...]

Published on 14.07.1999 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Energy

Canada
A WORLD CLASS PROJECT

The Kolwezi Mine Tailings (KMT) project ranks as a "world class" program and will be "the first to start" in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.1999

Canada
BLUE BUDDHA TO RUN GECAMINES

The appointment of Belgian entrepreneur George-Arthur Forrest, who was born in Katanga, as chairman of Gecamines' board last week capped [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Zambia
SMALLER PACKAGE FOR ANGLO

Anglo American is finally back in the saddle again in the saga concerning the main assets of ZCCM that remain [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Canada
GAME IS UP FOR RIDGEPOINTE

George Forrest's appointment as head of Gecamines means that the game is up for the operator of Center Group, Ridgepointe [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.1999

Zimbabwe
GECAMINES SAVES MCM

The designation of Zimbabwe national Billy Rautenbach as director general of Gecamines in Democratic Republic of Congo has had spinoff [...]

Subscribers only 16.10.1999

Canada
CHAOS GRIPS MINING SECTOR

The only resources that Kinshasa can count upon in the short term are diamonds and to a lesser extent cobalt [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.09.1999

DRC, Sierra Leone
BOULLE ON THE MOVE

Jean-Raymond Boulle has just transferred his controlling interest in Sierra Rutile (SRL) to MIL (Investment), the unlisted Luxembourg company owned [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

Spotlight | DRC
MINES COULD DICTATE SETTLEMENT

The mining factor has begun to loom large again as prospects for a cease-fire in Democratic Republic of Congo brighten. Indeed, any accord would owe much to the situation in the industry, with Gecamines (GCM) plunging further into crisis and [.

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.1999

Zambia
WAY OPEN FOR SYSMIN AID

The European Development Fund has declared that Zambia is eligible [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.06.1999

DRC, Zambia
PRODUCER PRICE FOR COBALT BACK

Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo are re-introducing a producer price for cobalt after abandoning the system in 1994. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.06.1999

Canada
A DECISIVE "REVITALIZATION"

Gecamines said on April 9 that it had adopted a "revitalization strategy" involving major changes to boost its output and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.04.1999

Canada
LIBYA COULD BAIL OUT GECAMINES

Libya could provide funding to help Gecamines resume large-scale operations, according to Ahmed Amer, head of delegation from the Arab-Congolese [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.1999

Canada
GECAMINES CREDITORS UP IN ARMS

Gecamines has fallen into deep financial trouble. In early March, the Antwerp-based forwarding agent DMF got the authorities to seize [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.03.1999

South Africa
AAC BOGGED DOWN IN ZAMBIA

The acquisition by South African firm Anglo American Corporation of 80 percent of the shares of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, [...]

Subscribers only 27.02.1999

Canada
BILLY RAUTENBACH BOSS OF GECAMINES

The government announced on Nov. 8 that the white Zimbabwe [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.11.1998

Canada
STRANGE RIDGEPOINTE CONTRACT

A 10-year "partnership agreement" between the Virgin Islands-based company Ridgepointe Overseas Development and Gecamines that was signed on Sept. 3 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.1998

Canada
PACTS WITH ISCOR AND CLUFF

President Laurent Kabila last week signed decrees approving two mining ventures. One of them had been in the pipeline for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.11.1998

Burundi
AUSTRALIAN/CANADIAN PROJECT

The nickel belt that lies across the entire east of Burundi figured in a recent agreement between the government and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.1998

Canada
CALEDONIAN IN NEW ACCORD WITH SODIMICO

Toronto-based Caledonia Mining Corporation, which already has interests in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.07.1998

DRC
PANORAMA CONFIRMS DOWNSCALING OF KAKANDA PROJECT

Kenneth McLeod, chairman and CEO of International Panorama Resources, confirmed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

Canada
BLUE BUDDAH'S COBALT EMPIRE

Until a string of planned projects swing into production, including schemes to re-process tailings, one of the rare foreign companies [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.04.1998

Canada
TENKE PROJECT AND FINANCING READY IN JUNE

Tenke Mining has indicated that it expects to complete the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Canada
PANORAMA DOWNSCALES KAKANDA

The Canadian mining junior International Panorama Resources has been forced to scale back its project to recover copper and cobalt [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Canada
FIRST QUANTUM ON FOUR SITES

During the conference he attended in Toronto (see above), Congo-Kinshasa's mines minister, Frederic Kibassa Maliba, and the Canadian firm First [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.03.1998

Zambia
QASIM MINING SEEKS FRESH START WITH PROJECT

Quasim Mining Enterprises Ltd. has temporarily halted production on the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.1998

Canada
SBSA-FINANCED PROJECT STARTS

Gecamines has just begun a project for which it won a loan totalling $30 million from a consortium of banks [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.1998

Canada
PRESSURE ON TENKE MINING

Officials from AMFI (See Spotlight) and the Belgian-South African rail consortium Comazar are firmly convinced the Kinshasa government has done [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.1998

Canada
ANVIL & 1ST QUANTUM ADVANCE

Anvil Mining is awaiting initial results of drilling on 3,000m that began this month on Dikilushi to come back from [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.1997

Canada
STAKE IN KAKANDA UP FOR SALE

International Panorama is planning to sell a stake in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

Uganda
FUNDING READY FOR KASESE

An agreement putting together a financial package for the Kasese cobalt project was signed on June 18 in London and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.07.1997

DRC
TWO NEW PROJECTS FOR FORREST

Gecamines, the Belgian group George Forrest International and OM Group of the U.S. signed a joint venture agreement on June [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.07.1997

Canada
CLIMATE IMPROVES AT GECAMINES

A joint venture for Gecamines' central workshops (AEM 205) is not only considered "probable" but also "desirable" by the mining [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.1997

DRC
COPPER/COBALT SCHEMES ADVANCE

AEM understands that American Mineral Fields will employ a total of 38 expatriates on its projects in Katanga. They include [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.1997

DRC
UM EYES BIGGER COBALT SALES

As with diamonds, the new Democratic Republic of Congo era could open up fresh prospects for Union Miniere not only [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.06.1997

Zaire
LIST OF GECAMINES PROJECTS

While American Mineral Fields was busy receiving around 30 bankers and brokers in Shaba AEM managed to obtain updated information [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.05.1997

Zaire
AMF CLARIFIES PROJECTS

What is the real scope of the huge contract signed in mid-April between American Mineral Fields with the AFDL "government?" [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.05.1997

Spotlight | South Africa
MBEKI TAKES CARE OF ZAIRE

The Republic of South Africa has grabbed the mantle of guardian of Zaire's political aggiornamento simply by providing a site for negotiations between the Zairean rebels led by Laurent Désiré Kabila and representatives of head of state Mobutu Sese Seko [.

Subscribers only 05.04.1997

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DRC KABILA AND RAUTENBACH FALL OUT

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Canada A WORLD CLASS PROJECT

Canada BLUE BUDDHA TO RUN GECAMINES

Zambia SMALLER PACKAGE FOR ANGLO

Canada GAME IS UP FOR RIDGEPOINTE

Zimbabwe GECAMINES SAVES MCM

Canada CHAOS GRIPS MINING SECTOR

DRC, Sierra Leone BOULLE ON THE MOVE

Spotlight | DRC MINES COULD DICTATE SETTLEMENT

Zambia WAY OPEN FOR SYSMIN AID

DRC, Zambia PRODUCER PRICE FOR COBALT BACK

Canada A DECISIVE "REVITALIZATION"

Canada LIBYA COULD BAIL OUT GECAMINES

Canada GECAMINES CREDITORS UP IN ARMS

South Africa AAC BOGGED DOWN IN ZAMBIA

Canada BILLY RAUTENBACH BOSS OF GECAMINES

Canada STRANGE RIDGEPOINTE CONTRACT

Canada PACTS WITH ISCOR AND CLUFF

Burundi AUSTRALIAN/CANADIAN PROJECT

Canada CALEDONIAN IN NEW ACCORD WITH SODIMICO

DRC PANORAMA CONFIRMS DOWNSCALING OF KAKANDA PROJECT

Canada BLUE BUDDAH'S COBALT EMPIRE

Canada TENKE PROJECT AND FINANCING READY IN JUNE

Canada PANORAMA DOWNSCALES KAKANDA

Canada FIRST QUANTUM ON FOUR SITES

Zambia QASIM MINING SEEKS FRESH START WITH PROJECT

Canada SBSA-FINANCED PROJECT STARTS

Canada PRESSURE ON TENKE MINING

Canada ANVIL & 1ST QUANTUM ADVANCE

Canada STAKE IN KAKANDA UP FOR SALE

Uganda FUNDING READY FOR KASESE

DRC TWO NEW PROJECTS FOR FORREST

Canada CLIMATE IMPROVES AT GECAMINES

DRC COPPER/COBALT SCHEMES ADVANCE

DRC UM EYES BIGGER COBALT SALES

Zaire LIST OF GECAMINES PROJECTS

Zaire AMF CLARIFIES PROJECTS

Spotlight | South Africa MBEKI TAKES CARE OF ZAIRE

West Africa PATCHWORK OF JUNIORS

Mauritania LICENCE AND COBALT FOR GGR

Zaire ISCOR NOW BIDDING FOR KAMOTO

Mauritania AUSTRALIANS GOING FOR GOLD

Zaire UM'S SOUTH AFRICAN NEW CARD

Zaire POLES AND JAPANESE JOIN PACK

Zaire THE SINEWS OF WAR

Uganda KILEMBE BUILD-UP POSSIBLE

Zaire GCM LOWERS TARGETS

Zaire MAJOR COMPANIES COURT GCM

Botswana SYSMIN LOAN FOR BCL STUDIED

Uganda COBALT SCHEME BECOMES CANADIAN

Spotlight | Zaire GECAMINEs SET FOR 150 000 T/Y

Zaire SWIPCO PACT A MAJOR BOON

Uganda NEW PACT ON KILEMBE

Zaire WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

Zaire GCM IN COBALT PUSH

Zaire GCM AIMS FOR 6,500T OF COBALT

Zaire GCM AS DIAMOND TRADING AGENCY

Zaire BREAKDOWN CONTINUES

Zaire COPPER, COBALT: MORE SLOWDOWN

Zaire SYSMIN AID REJECTED

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

DRC
KABILA AND RAUTENBACH FALL OUT

Canada
A WORLD CLASS PROJECT

Canada
BLUE BUDDHA TO RUN GECAMINES

Zambia
SMALLER PACKAGE FOR ANGLO

Canada
GAME IS UP FOR RIDGEPOINTE

Zimbabwe
GECAMINES SAVES MCM

Canada
CHAOS GRIPS MINING SECTOR

DRC, Sierra Leone
BOULLE ON THE MOVE

Spotlight | DRC
MINES COULD DICTATE SETTLEMENT

Zambia
WAY OPEN FOR SYSMIN AID

DRC, Zambia
PRODUCER PRICE FOR COBALT BACK

Canada
A DECISIVE "REVITALIZATION"

Canada
LIBYA COULD BAIL OUT GECAMINES

Canada
GECAMINES CREDITORS UP IN ARMS

South Africa
AAC BOGGED DOWN IN ZAMBIA

Canada
BILLY RAUTENBACH BOSS OF GECAMINES

Canada
STRANGE RIDGEPOINTE CONTRACT

Canada
PACTS WITH ISCOR AND CLUFF

Burundi
AUSTRALIAN/CANADIAN PROJECT

Canada
CALEDONIAN IN NEW ACCORD WITH SODIMICO

DRC
PANORAMA CONFIRMS DOWNSCALING OF KAKANDA PROJECT

Canada
BLUE BUDDAH'S COBALT EMPIRE

Canada
TENKE PROJECT AND FINANCING READY IN JUNE

Canada
PANORAMA DOWNSCALES KAKANDA

Canada
FIRST QUANTUM ON FOUR SITES

Zambia
QASIM MINING SEEKS FRESH START WITH PROJECT

Canada
SBSA-FINANCED PROJECT STARTS

Canada
PRESSURE ON TENKE MINING

Canada
ANVIL & 1ST QUANTUM ADVANCE

Canada
STAKE IN KAKANDA UP FOR SALE

Uganda
FUNDING READY FOR KASESE

DRC
TWO NEW PROJECTS FOR FORREST

Canada
CLIMATE IMPROVES AT GECAMINES

DRC
COPPER/COBALT SCHEMES ADVANCE

DRC
UM EYES BIGGER COBALT SALES

Zaire
LIST OF GECAMINES PROJECTS

Zaire
AMF CLARIFIES PROJECTS

Spotlight | South Africa
MBEKI TAKES CARE OF ZAIRE

West Africa
PATCHWORK OF JUNIORS

Mauritania
LICENCE AND COBALT FOR GGR

Zaire
ISCOR NOW BIDDING FOR KAMOTO

Mauritania
AUSTRALIANS GOING FOR GOLD

Zaire
UM'S SOUTH AFRICAN NEW CARD

Zaire
POLES AND JAPANESE JOIN PACK

Zaire
THE SINEWS OF WAR

Uganda
KILEMBE BUILD-UP POSSIBLE

Zaire
GCM LOWERS TARGETS

Zaire
MAJOR COMPANIES COURT GCM

Botswana
SYSMIN LOAN FOR BCL STUDIED

Uganda
COBALT SCHEME BECOMES CANADIAN

Spotlight | Zaire
GECAMINEs SET FOR 150 000 T/Y

Zaire
SWIPCO PACT A MAJOR BOON

Uganda
NEW PACT ON KILEMBE

Zaire
WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

Zaire
GCM IN COBALT PUSH

Zaire
GCM AIMS FOR 6,500T OF COBALT

Zaire
GCM AS DIAMOND TRADING AGENCY

Zaire
BREAKDOWN CONTINUES

Zaire
COPPER, COBALT: MORE SLOWDOWN

Zaire
SYSMIN AID REJECTED