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DRC
New management faces old issues at MMG's Kinsevere copper mine

The appointment of Weiquan Xia as head of the Kinsevere copper mine marks a switch to Chinese management of MMG's business in the DRC in line with its majority ownership. The new general manager will first have to sort out a number of long-standing issues: construction of a sulphide processing plant, acquisition of new permits and a dispute with former Katanga governor Moïse Katumbi's company MCK. [...]

Published on 12.10.2020 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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China Minmetals invests heavily in Khoemacau copper mine

In March, the MMG subsidiary finalised its $1.73bn takeover of Cuprous Capital, owner of the Khoemacau copper mine in northern Botswana. This is the largest investment made by a Chinese company in the country.

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China's MMG Kinsevere launches arbitration against Gécamines

China Minmetals' DR Congo subsidiary MMG Kinsevere has launched an arbitration procedure in Paris against its partner, Gécamines. It wants $145m from the state-owned company, which it claims is blocking the expansion of its Kinsevere mine.

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Chinese business bridge-builder in Congo pulls out of Manono lithium

Despite the proven potential of the lithium project in Manono, former-president Joseph Kabila's brother's stronghold, Simon Cong sold his shares. The influential Chinese businessman and long-time investor in the project did so as an ownership dispute over the site is pending.

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Moïse Katumbi gets NGO backing in his mining disputes

Several Congolese NGOs, which recently protested that the Congolese courts have been showing bias in favour of Australian copper producer MMG in its commercial dispute with opposition politician and businessman Moïse Katumbi, are, in reality, Katumbi supporters.

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New management faces old issues at MMG's Kinsevere copper mine

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China Minmetals invests heavily in Khoemacau copper mine

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China's MMG Kinsevere launches arbitration against Gécamines

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Chinese business bridge-builder in Congo pulls out of Manono lithium

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Moïse Katumbi gets NGO backing in his mining disputes

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Jenkins Kroon replaces Miles Naude at the Kinsevere mine

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