Canada Rare Earth sets up supply operations in the DRC
Canada Rare Earth Corp. (TSXV: LL) announced it has established rare earth supply operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through its wholly owned subsidiary Simba Essential Minerals.
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Giant lithium deposit in DRC sparks boardroom battle
Mining News Pro - A battle over control of a massive untapped lithium deposit shifted gear as AVZ Minerals Ltd.’s biggest shareholder signaled it will support the ouster of the Australian miner’s board.
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Giant lithium deposit in DRC sparks boardroom battle
Mining News Pro - A battle over control of a massive untapped lithium deposit shifted gear as AVZ Minerals Ltd.’s biggest shareholder signaled it will support the ouster of the Australian miner’s board.
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Kazakh miner ERG plans $800 million revamp of DRC copper, cobalt mine
Mining News Pro - Kazakh miner Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) plans to invest $800 million to revamp its Comide copper, cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo, it said on Friday.
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Mining in DRC costs people and the environment
Mining News Pro - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rich in natural resources – its untapped deposits of minerals are estimated to be worth US$24 trillion. Gold, diamonds, cobalt and zinc are among them.
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Zijin Mining to explore for lithium in DRC
Mining News Pro - China’s Zijin Mining Group is hoping to tap into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) lithium deposits by launching an exploration project in a partnership with state-owned firm La Congolaise d’Exploitation Minière (Cominiere).
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Ivanhoe to produce up to 340,000 tonnes of copper at DRC mine in 2022
Mining News Pro - Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) said on Monday is expects to produce between 290,000 to 340,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate in 2022 at its Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Researchers link cobalt mining in the DRC to violence, substance abuse, food-water insecurity
Mining News Pro - After studying the impacts of cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Northwestern University is calling for more data on how emerging technologies affect human health and livelihoods.
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Chinese embassy calls upon citizens to leave three provinces in the DRC
Mining News Pro - Texas-based geo-political consultancy Stratfor says China’s Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is telling its nationals in the country to leave the provinces of eastern Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu and to report their location to embassy staff before December 10.
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Top 10 cobalt operations outside of China and the DRC
Mining News Pro - The global cobalt supply chain remains geographically concentrated — in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for mine production and China for refining — which will likely pose procurement challenges for battery manufacturers, market analyst Fitch Solutions finds in its latest industry report.
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Ivanhoe’s DRC copper mine to double production ahead of schedule
Mining News Pro - Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines said on Tuesday that expansion of its Kamoa-Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the biggest copper operation to come online in decades, is ahead of schedule, with full production now expected in the second quarter of next year.
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Hydro project set to boost green credentials of giant DRC copper complex
Mining News Pro - While Kamoa Copper, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is on track to become the second-largest copper mining complex globally, and the biggest in Africa, it is also poised to be among the greenest of copper mines.
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Amani raises cash for DRC gold
Mining News Pro - Junior gold developer Amani Gold will raise A$7-million through a share placement to sophisticated and professional investors, to fund the development of its Giro gold project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Tesla, Re|Source to launch final pilot in DRC to trace cobalt from mine to EVs
Mining News Pro - Re|Source, a solution to trace responsibly produced cobalt from mine to electric vehicle (EV), is moving forward with a pilot project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) jointly developed with EV giant Tesla.
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Ivanhoe, DRC utility partner to deliver hydropower for Kamoa mine
Mining News Pro - To support the continued successful performance of the Kamoa mining complex, Ivanhoe Mines Energy DRC, a sister company of Kamoa Copper, has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to establish a public-private partnership (PPP) with the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC’s) State-owned power company La Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL) to deliver reliable, clean and renewable hydropower to the Kamoa mine.
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AVZ forging strong relations with DRC govt
Mining News Pro - AVZ Minerals on Monday told shareholders that the newly established government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had approved the draft inter-Ministerial decree and draft cooperation agreement with the lithium and tin developer.
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Ivanhoe Mines to launch $16m exploration program at Western Foreland licences in the DRC
Mining News Pro - Ivanhoe Mines announced that it plans to carry out a $16-million exploration program on its Western Foreland exploration licences, which are in close proximity to the Kamoa-Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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What China’s increasing control over cobalt resources in the DRC means for the West
Mining News Pro - Market analyst Roskill published a report where it states that China’s increasing control over copper and cobalt resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could pose a threat to western market participants.
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DRC joins Cobalt Action Partnership
Mining News Pro - The Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Willy Kitobo Samsoni, joined this week the Cobalt Action Partnership (CAP), a program with main goals to eliminate child and forced labor from the cobalt value chain, contribute to the sustainable development of communities, and respect the human rights of those affected by cobalt mining.
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China Moly buys 95% of DRC copper/cobalt mine from Freeport for $550m
Mining News Pro - China Molybdenum said on Sunday it had acquired a 95% stake in the Kisanfu copper/cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from US-based Freeport-McMoRan Inc for $550-million.
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China Moly buys 95% of DRC copper/cobalt mine from Freeport for $550m
Mining News Pro - China Molybdenum said on Sunday it had acquired a 95% stake in the Kisanfu copper/cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from US-based Freeport-McMoRan Inc for $550-million.
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Trafigura inks cobalt deal with DRC artisanal miners
Mining News Pro - Commodities trader Trafigura has inked an agreement with the Congolese government to help improve conditions at informal mine sites in return for cobalt supplies.
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Trafigura inks DRC cobalt offtake deal that benefits artisanal miners
Mining News Pro - Commodities trading group Trafigura has signed an offtake deal to buy cobalt from Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC) – the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) State-owned buyer that markets cobalt from artisanal miners.
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Volkswagen joins cobalt group supporting artisanal DRC miners
Mining News Pro - Volkswagen has joined the “Cobalt for Development” initiative to support improving artisanal cobalt mining conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Barrick, Loncor expand JV partnership in DRC
Mining News Pro - Loncor Resources and Barrick Gold have entered into two new agreements which will see the companies further strengthen their joint venture relationship within the Ngayu gold belt of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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