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
LME copper slips, still set for biggest weekly rise since May
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DRC mining community embraces the DRC Mining Industry Awards in Kinshasa
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 : African Copper – Operational Update
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.
La Société de Surveillance Minière (SSM) : Un Laboratoire et une Référence Congolaise
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…
Beware of politicised unions, says Tony Blair
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.
Urgent solutions needed for ‘squeezed’ mining sector
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.
Alternative Mining Indaba calls for inclusion of the communities
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.
DuPont Global Consulting Solutions : Striking a balance between profitability and sustainability in the mining sector
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.
Top 10 Copper Producing Countries of 2012
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.
2012 Top Gold Producing Countries
Over the past few decades, gold mining has become a truly global industry. Currently, there are 90 countries that mine the precious metal and the top 20 producing nations provide more than 75 percent of the world’s gold each year. In 2012, companies put out a total of 2,700 tons of gold, according to the US Geological Survey.