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Zimbabwe
GECAMINES SAVES MCM

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

Published on 16.10.1999 at 10:00 GMT

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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

DRC
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 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.07.1999

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

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

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
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

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

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

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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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

Zimbabwe
GECAMINES SAVES MCM

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Canada
BLUE BUDDHA TO RUN GECAMINES

DRC
KABILA AND RAUTENBACH FALL OUT

DRC, Sierra Leone
BOULLE ON THE MOVE

Canada
GECAMINES CREDITORS UP IN ARMS

Canada
BILLY RAUTENBACH BOSS OF GECAMINES

Canada
STRANGE RIDGEPOINTE CONTRACT

Canada
FIRST QUANTUM ON FOUR SITES

Canada
SBSA-FINANCED PROJECT STARTS

Canada
PRESSURE ON TENKE MINING

DRC
TWO NEW PROJECTS FOR FORREST

Canada
CLIMATE IMPROVES AT GECAMINES

Zaire
LIST OF GECAMINES PROJECTS

Zaire
AMF CLARIFIES PROJECTS

Spotlight | South Africa
MBEKI TAKES CARE OF ZAIRE

Zaire
ISCOR NOW BIDDING FOR KAMOTO

Spotlight | Zaire
GECAMINEs SET FOR 150 000 T/Y

Zaire
WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

Zaire
BREAKDOWN CONTINUES

Zaire
SYSMIN AID REJECTED

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Canada BLUE BUDDHA TO RUN GECAMINES

DRC KABILA AND RAUTENBACH FALL OUT

DRC, Sierra Leone BOULLE ON THE MOVE

Canada GECAMINES CREDITORS UP IN ARMS

Canada BILLY RAUTENBACH BOSS OF GECAMINES

Canada STRANGE RIDGEPOINTE CONTRACT

Canada FIRST QUANTUM ON FOUR SITES

Canada SBSA-FINANCED PROJECT STARTS

Canada PRESSURE ON TENKE MINING

DRC TWO NEW PROJECTS FOR FORREST

Canada CLIMATE IMPROVES AT GECAMINES

Zaire LIST OF GECAMINES PROJECTS

Zaire AMF CLARIFIES PROJECTS

Spotlight | South Africa MBEKI TAKES CARE OF ZAIRE

Zaire ISCOR NOW BIDDING FOR KAMOTO

Spotlight | Zaire GECAMINEs SET FOR 150 000 T/Y

Zaire WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

Zaire BREAKDOWN CONTINUES

Zaire SYSMIN AID REJECTED

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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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

Zimbabwe
GECAMINES SAVES MCM

Canada
BLUE BUDDHA TO RUN GECAMINES

DRC
KABILA AND RAUTENBACH FALL OUT

DRC, Sierra Leone
BOULLE ON THE MOVE

Canada
GECAMINES CREDITORS UP IN ARMS

Canada
BILLY RAUTENBACH BOSS OF GECAMINES

Canada
STRANGE RIDGEPOINTE CONTRACT

Canada
FIRST QUANTUM ON FOUR SITES

Canada
SBSA-FINANCED PROJECT STARTS

Canada
PRESSURE ON TENKE MINING

DRC
TWO NEW PROJECTS FOR FORREST

Canada
CLIMATE IMPROVES AT GECAMINES

Zaire
LIST OF GECAMINES PROJECTS

Zaire
AMF CLARIFIES PROJECTS

Spotlight | South Africa
MBEKI TAKES CARE OF ZAIRE

Zaire
ISCOR NOW BIDDING FOR KAMOTO

Spotlight | Zaire
GECAMINEs SET FOR 150 000 T/Y

Zaire
WORLD BANK'S GUARDED OPTIMISM

Zaire
BREAKDOWN CONTINUES

Zaire
SYSMIN AID REJECTED