Le Premier Ministre de la RDC, Augustin Matata, et le Président du Patronat de la RDC et Président de la Gécamines, Albert Yuma, (Photo : Radiookapi.net) Jeudi 10 Septembre 2015 – Les autorités de la République démocratique du Congo devraient rencontrer bientôt à Kinshasa une délégation de Glencore pour discuter de l’annonce par le géant des matières premières de la suspension de sa production de cuivre au Katanga.
Copper produced in Zambia by Buana Mukubwa Mining (MNM Picture) * South Korea copper tender premiums jump 50 pct from June * Markets eye next week’s Fed meeting for trading cues
4 September 2015 DRC mining community embraces the DRC Mining Industry Awards in Kinshasa“Honouring excellence and achievements in the DRC’s growing mining sector” The mining industry in DRC will once again honour its top industry leaders and projects at the DRC Mining Industry Awards that will take place at a high-level gala dinner during the iPAD DRC Mining & Infrastructure Indaba on Wednesday, 15 October in Kinshasa.
Glencore HQ (Photo : wsj.com) Baar, Switzerland 7 September, 2015 African Copper – Operational Update Glencore notes the announcement made by Katanga Mining Limited (Katanga) on 6 September that the Management of Katanga has commenced a review of its business, including operations and expenses, in light of the challenging environment for commodities. A similar review at Mopani Copper Mines (Mopani) has also commenced.
En 2005, lorsque des jeunes cadres congolais du Katanga créaient la Société de Surveillance Minière (SSM), un laboratoire dédié à l’analyse chimique des minerais extraits en vertu d’un droit minier de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), la détection et la quantification de toute autres substance minérale associée l’analyse des métaux, l’analyse des alimentations des usines, l’analyse des rejets et effluents usines et toutes autres analyse en rapport avec une activité minière de recherche, d’exploitation ainsi qu’environnementale, peut-être ils ne savaient pas que leur génie créateur venait d’offrir au pays…
Cape Town – Companies involved in the mining industry needed to “pay a lot of attention” to the broader social responsibility of the interests of the communities in which they mined, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told the Mining Indaba on Tuesday.
11 February 2015 – Cape Town: Mining is being squeezed between low commodity prices and rising expectations from government and civil society, but is still struggling to find practical strategies out of this predicament, according to SRK Consulting (SA) chairman and corporate consultant Roger Dixon.
Jo Seoka by www.bdlive.co.za CHANGE IN mining is needed now or we risk environmental and economic devastation, Jo Seoka writes in the City Press: It is time for civil society and communities to be meaningfully included in the Mining Indaba (which runs from 9 to 12 February) and to have at least a 50% representation at the meeting.
Profit versus Purpose – a Mining Industry in a State of Flux Shareholders and stakeholders need to come to the party to identify solutions to ensure the survival of the mining industry. Cape Town, 5 February 2014: The balance between sustainability and profitability has always been a difficult one to strike, particularly within the mining industry.
Copper produced in DR Congo by Boss Mining in Katanga Copper is fairly ubiquitous around the world and has countless valuable uses. As such, the metal has been mined for thousands of years. According to the Copper Development Association, these days, more than 5 million tons of copper are produced each year.
