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Copper

Copper plays a key role in the economies of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, and is produced throughout Africa, from Morocco in the north down to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa in the south and Uganda and Eritrea in the east.

Zambia
Hichilema's gold mine bind

The mining minister's decision to shut the state-owned Kasenseli mine is causing quite a storm and has left the head of state caught between local residents' concerns and the economic consequences of the closure.

Subscribers only Mining 02.03.2022

DRC
Trafigura execs in Lubumbashi to try to save Gécamines cobalt partnership

Representatives of the Swiss trading giant have travelled to Lubumbashi to talk to Gécamines' new management, where they hope to persuade the state-owned mining firm to continue its artisanal cobalt partnership with them.

Free access Mining, Commodity traders 02.03.2022

DRC
Cobalt, gold and carbon credits: the company run by Yves Kabongo changes name to fit with latest strategy

First named Bankers Cobalt to ride the cobalt wave, then Central African Gold as gold prices rose, the company led in the DRC by Yves Kabongo has now morphed again into African Energy Metals.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 01.03.2022

South Africa
Chinese Pengxin set to buy historic Tau Lekoa gold mine

Mainly operating in DRC, China's Pengxin is finalising the purchase of its second South African gold mine, Tau Lekoa, a historic site that has been in turmoil for years.

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2022

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), which aims to improve transparency in the mining and oil sectors, has obtained only limited results in the African countries which have adopted it. The organisation, based in Norway, relies heavily on its member countries' representatives, who often have ties with governments and extractive industry companies.

Subscribers only 25.02.2022

The Executive Director of the EITI Secretariat, Mark Robinson.

Tanzania
Suluhu Hassan turns to Barrick Gold saviour to rescue iron and coal projects

Palamagamba Kabudi, who led Tanzania's hard-fought negotiations with Barrick Gold Group over the Acacia Mining gold deal, is now at it again to save iron and coal projects.

Subscribers only Mining 24.02.2022

Former lawyer and ex-minister Palamagamba Kabudi.

DRC
After ERG, more Kazakh businessmen land in Katanga

Eurasian Resources Group remains a leader in the production of copper and cobalt in the DRC. But another company from Kazakhstan, interested in battery metals and linked to the financial tycoon Kenges Rakishev, was recently registered in Lubumbashi.

Subscribers only Mining 23.02.2022

Africa, Germany
BMW, Volkswagen and BASF skirt around DRC's cobalt for their electric vehicles

Repelled by DRC mines' bad reputation, BMW has turned to Morocco and Australia for its cobalt supplies, while Volkswagen prefers to deal with Chinese battery manufacturers. At the same time through their supplier BASF, the car makers are funding a project to support Congolese artisanal mining cooperatives, managed by German development agency GIZ.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 21.02.2022

Artisanal miners work at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine outside Kolwezi, Lualaba province, DRC.

DRC
ESG in mining industry under scrutiny

Congolese civil society is embarking on an assessment of the extent to which mining companies are respecting the principles of sustainable development and supporting local communities.

Subscribers only Mining 18.02.2022

Botswana
Minergy Coal suffers collateral damage from Transnet's woes

Botswana's President Masisi hoped that Minergy Coal, the operator of the country's first private mine, would herald a thriving coal sector. But Minergy is now suffering from the travails of South African rail and port operator Transnet.

Subscribers only Mining 18.02.2022

Morocco
Transamine takes over from Managem to buy copper from Jbiel mine

Swiss trader Transamine recently struck a deal to buy copper from the Jbiel mine in Morocco. The ore was previously bought by the trading subsidiary of Managem, a mining arm of the holding company owned by the Moroccan royal family.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 15.02.2022

Botswana
Premium Nickel Resources forms crack team to kick-start BCL mines

After recruiting former BCL boss and Chamber of Mines president Montwedi Mphathi in 2020, the Ontario-based Premium Nickel Resources has signed up former Alphamin CEO Boris Kamstra to head up operations at the $400m-plus project.

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2022

Namibia
Xinfeng Investments quietly paves way for Namibia's first lithium mine

With very little fanfare, the Chinese firm Xinfeng Investments is in the process of obtaining the necessary permits to construct what would be the country's first lithium mine, in the Erongo Region.

Subscribers only Mining 10.02.2022

DRC
Three state entities vie to probe alleged ore theft

DRC's army, a public prosecutor, and a provincial mining ministry all want to investigate a Chinese firm whose trucks laden with copper and cobalt ore were this week accused of trying to leave the country irregularly.

Subscribers only Mining 09.02.2022

On 7 February 2022, some 20 trucks belonging to a Chinese company transporting copper and cobalt were intercepted by the military in Haut-Katanga, DRC.

Spotlight | Africa
Glencore strives to overtake rival Trafigura on "responsible" cobalt

Through the Fair Cobalt Alliance which it co-founded, Swiss trading giant Glencore aims to improve the social and environmental image of its Congolese cobalt operations. It hopes in this way to gain an advantage over its rival Trafigura, which in turn, is banking on its artisanal mining partnership with Gécamines.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders, Business 08.02.2022

An open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine.

Angola
Anglo American's copper, cobalt and nickel plans run deep

The British-South African mining giant is hiring geologists and new staff to keep its 2022 exploration campaign in Angola running at full speed.

Subscribers only Mining 07.02.2022

DRC, Uganda
Elgon Minerals may need to tap DRC gold for new Uganda refinery

The Chinese-owned firm has set up a subsidiary in the DRC while it builds a gold refinery in Uganda. Other Ugandan refineries, which mostly get their gold from the neighbouring country, have often been accused of playing into the hands of smugglers.

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2022

Angola, United Kingdom
London schmoozes Luanda with mining investments

BP, the biggest British firm in Angola, is gradually disengaging from the country. London hopes it can remain on good terms with Luanda and secure supplies of strategic minerals for the UK by helping the country diversify its mining sector.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2022

In Focus | Morocco
Elbaz opens up Forafric's capital to Trumpists and Kazakh oligarch Machkevitch via Nasdaq listing

Financier Yariv Elbaz, who specialises in complex financial operations, particularly for the Gabonese sovereign fund, is putting the final touches to a stock exchange operation that will turn his Forafric milling group into a leading force in the cereals "diplomacy" stakes with powerful financial and political allies.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 31.01.2022

Yariv Elbaz, president of Forafric, during a meeting with the Autonomous Port of Abidjan on 25 August 2020.

Zambia
President Hichilema must take responsibility for the decisions of his predecessor over the Konkola mine dispute

More than two years after the previous government placed the Konkola copper mine in liquidation in a move contested by its operator Vedanta Resources, the future of the site has still not been decided by the courts.

Subscribers only Mining 31.01.2022

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Copper

Zambia
Hichilema's gold mine bind

DRC
Trafigura execs in Lubumbashi to try to save Gécamines cobalt partnership

DRC
Cobalt, gold and carbon credits: the company run by Yves Kabongo changes name to fit with latest strategy

South Africa
Chinese Pengxin set to buy historic Tau Lekoa gold mine

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

Tanzania
Suluhu Hassan turns to Barrick Gold saviour to rescue iron and coal projects

DRC
After ERG, more Kazakh businessmen land in Katanga

Africa, Germany
BMW, Volkswagen and BASF skirt around DRC's cobalt for their electric vehicles

DRC
ESG in mining industry under scrutiny

Botswana
Minergy Coal suffers collateral damage from Transnet's woes

Morocco
Transamine takes over from Managem to buy copper from Jbiel mine

Botswana
Premium Nickel Resources forms crack team to kick-start BCL mines

Namibia
Xinfeng Investments quietly paves way for Namibia's first lithium mine

DRC
Three state entities vie to probe alleged ore theft

Spotlight | Africa
Glencore strives to overtake rival Trafigura on "responsible" cobalt

Angola
Anglo American's copper, cobalt and nickel plans run deep

DRC, Uganda
Elgon Minerals may need to tap DRC gold for new Uganda refinery

Angola, United Kingdom
London schmoozes Luanda with mining investments

In Focus | Morocco
Elbaz opens up Forafric's capital to Trumpists and Kazakh oligarch Machkevitch via Nasdaq listing

Zambia
President Hichilema must take responsibility for the decisions of his predecessor over the Konkola mine dispute

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Zambia Hichilema's gold mine bind

DRC Trafigura execs in Lubumbashi to try to save Gécamines cobalt partnership

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South Africa Chinese Pengxin set to buy historic Tau Lekoa gold mine

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Tanzania Suluhu Hassan turns to Barrick Gold saviour to rescue iron and coal projects

DRC After ERG, more Kazakh businessmen land in Katanga

Africa, Germany BMW, Volkswagen and BASF skirt around DRC's cobalt for their electric vehicles

DRC ESG in mining industry under scrutiny

Botswana Minergy Coal suffers collateral damage from Transnet's woes

Morocco Transamine takes over from Managem to buy copper from Jbiel mine

Botswana Premium Nickel Resources forms crack team to kick-start BCL mines

Namibia Xinfeng Investments quietly paves way for Namibia's first lithium mine

DRC Three state entities vie to probe alleged ore theft

Spotlight | Africa Glencore strives to overtake rival Trafigura on "responsible" cobalt

Angola Anglo American's copper, cobalt and nickel plans run deep

DRC, Uganda Elgon Minerals may need to tap DRC gold for new Uganda refinery

Angola, United Kingdom London schmoozes Luanda with mining investments

In Focus | Morocco Elbaz opens up Forafric's capital to Trumpists and Kazakh oligarch Machkevitch via Nasdaq listing

Zambia President Hichilema must take responsibility for the decisions of his predecessor over the Konkola mine dispute

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Zambia
Hichilema's gold mine bind

DRC
Trafigura execs in Lubumbashi to try to save Gécamines cobalt partnership

DRC
Cobalt, gold and carbon credits: the company run by Yves Kabongo changes name to fit with latest strategy

South Africa
Chinese Pengxin set to buy historic Tau Lekoa gold mine

Inner circles | Africa
Behind the scenes of EITI's struggle to gain traction in Africa

Tanzania
Suluhu Hassan turns to Barrick Gold saviour to rescue iron and coal projects

DRC
After ERG, more Kazakh businessmen land in Katanga

Africa, Germany
BMW, Volkswagen and BASF skirt around DRC's cobalt for their electric vehicles

DRC
ESG in mining industry under scrutiny

Botswana
Minergy Coal suffers collateral damage from Transnet's woes

Morocco
Transamine takes over from Managem to buy copper from Jbiel mine

Botswana
Premium Nickel Resources forms crack team to kick-start BCL mines

Namibia
Xinfeng Investments quietly paves way for Namibia's first lithium mine

DRC
Three state entities vie to probe alleged ore theft

Spotlight | Africa
Glencore strives to overtake rival Trafigura on "responsible" cobalt

Angola
Anglo American's copper, cobalt and nickel plans run deep

DRC, Uganda
Elgon Minerals may need to tap DRC gold for new Uganda refinery

Angola, United Kingdom
London schmoozes Luanda with mining investments

In Focus | Morocco
Elbaz opens up Forafric's capital to Trumpists and Kazakh oligarch Machkevitch via Nasdaq listing

Zambia
President Hichilema must take responsibility for the decisions of his predecessor over the Konkola mine dispute