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Authorities tackle Frontier's water shortage hitch

In early 2019, a broad impact assessment of the Katanga copper mine Frontier and its surrounding area should determine whether [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Glencore investors continue search for Jacque Lubbe

Katanga Mining's investors have one last hurdle to overcome before they can launch their class action against the Glencore subsidiary [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Jason Brewer's mining empire expands

Arrow Mining, the South African junior that signed a deal to buy the Mpokoto gold project last month, located in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Gecamines swaps wages for plots of land

According to our sources, over the past few weeks Congolese [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Authorities lay down heavy hand to break up illegal mining in Huayou

According to our information, the army was sent in early [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Pax Christi and Cordaid under the spotlight for sparking controversy?

In early November, Esperance Chika, the minister of urbanisation in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Peace in eastern mines out soon on Playstation and Xbox!

American media production firm Socent Studios is currently trying to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Unity eludes Emmanuel Shadary's opponents

The apparent unity of the opposition candidates in December's presidential election has not withstood their various ambitions and hidden political agendas.

Subscribers only Politics 14.11.2018

Total pulls off stunt to take Dan Gertler's former prized assets

As the country gears towards its general elections, Total is set to pick up blocks 1 and 2 in the Albertine Graben. Africa Energy Intelligence examines the makings of this highly political deal.

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2018

Virunga: Kabila and Quest Oil grilled by Belgian parliament

Oil exploration in the Virunga National Park, authorised by the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2018

Inga III: South Africa goes all in but other takers few and far between

According to our information, the South African minister of energy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.11.2018

Sam Kutesa seeks to defuse Great Lakes tensions

It seems that Kampala is currently keen to calm tensions [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.11.2018

Exclusive: Total to snap up Dan Gertler's former Lake Albert blocks

The Congolese state is understood to be poised to award Lake Albert blocks 1 and 2, operated since 2010 by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2018

Spotlight
Pol Huart faces Dan Gertler in battle for Tshopo iron and gold

Belgian mining engineer Pol Huart's opponent in his legal fight to keep his three gold and iron ore projects in northwest Congo-K is no small player. The rival in question, Iron Mountain Entreprises, which lays claim to the same licences, [.

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Banro plays to bend tax to its advantage

Canadian firm Banro Corp, which is struggling to handle security at its Congolese gold mine Namoya (AMI 425), is also [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Will Manono lithium ever make it to Lubumbashi by road?

Four months after its rousing opening, work on the road to evacuate lithium from Manono is already lagging behind schedule.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 06.11.2018

Ruashi copper suppliers need to prove credentials

Chinese firm Jinchuan must now provide proof of origin for any copper supplies it outsources for its Ruashi processing unit.

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

American consortium RAGS Forum sees itself as leader in gold traceability

In late October, the Responsible Artisanal Gold Solutions Forum (RAGS [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.11.2018

Kinshasa's curious lobbying contracts

With the presidential election looming, the government is turning to US lobbyists for help.

Subscribers only Politics 31.10.2018

French expertise deployed in Chad

A delegation from the French agency for technical cooperation, Expertise [...]

Subscribers only Business 31.10.2018

Bruno Kapandji, Kabila's trump card on Inga III

The technician Bruno Kapandji, who is in permanent contact with the president's inner circle, has won a development agreement two months out of the elections.

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2018

Mwamini Thambwe, the well-connected Aiteo's representative

Nigerian oil firm Aiteo first opened an office in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.10.2018

ERG skirts around obstacles Gecamines laid for Boss Mining

Kazakh group ERG has come up with a solution to keep the Boss Mining site running after Gecamines confiscated its concentrator.

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

Diggers want their share of cobalt boon

Rising copper prices have heightened tensions within Congo-K's Copperbelt artisanal [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

NGO Enough Project makes recommendations for gold traceability

In a heated debate over the effectiveness of the Dodd-Frank [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.10.2018

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