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CMOC resists what it sees as Gecamines putsch at Tenke

The appointment of a provisional administrator for Tenke Fungurume Mining has triggered a pitched battle within the firm.

Subscribers only Mining 20.12.2016

Minister deplores missing mine revenue in Kivu

During a general meeting of mining companies in North Kivu [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.12.2016

Local miners see Garamba park as fresh power source

After a decision in 2015 to produce electricity in the Virunga national part, Belgian politician Francois-Xavier de Donnea is keen on developing the hydro power potential of Garamba.

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.2016

New PM Badibanga has strong focus on mines

Named prime minister of Congo-K by president Joseph Kabila in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.12.2016

Diggers’ onslaught on Tenke Fungurume copper

Already shaken by the legal and media war between its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.12.2016

New certified mines in South Kivu

Speaking to the local media on Dec. 2, South Kivu’s [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.12.2016

Donors ask if new prime minister can save Inga dam project

The appointment of Samy Badibanga as prime minister could reassure donors who have stopped funding Inga 3.

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.2016

SNEL keeps chasing after unpaid bills

After kicking off a campaign in late July to recover [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.2016

MIBA's future hangs by a thread

The acting general manager of Societe Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA), Dieudonne Mbaya Tshiakanyi, was particularly gloomy about his firm’s prospects [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

Former minister says he’s cleared of corruption charge

Behind bars since Sept. 30 at the Makala jail in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

Growing insecurity in South Kivu Quarries

The question of security in small-scale mines in the eastern [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

ADB finances audit into agencies that crack down on illicit mining

The International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

Suspected collusion between diggers and police infuriates MIBA

In early November, police officials from Kasai Oriental and security [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

Mongbwalu Gold sets sights on 120,000 oz per annum

In talks with 20,000 diggers since the summer to persuade [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

Gecamines keeps up the fight against Chinese investors

The announcement on Nov. 15 that the Chinese equity fund [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

Government confusion in Tenke-Fungurume affair

Supported by the prime minister, the sale of Freeport-McMoRan’s stake in the Tenke project to CMOC hasn’t gone down well with the mines minister and Gecamines.

Subscribers only Mining 08.11.2016

Kahongya wins his anti-fraud degree

After he himself was cited in a bribery investigation by [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.11.2016

Total puts off decision on block 3 until next year

According to in-house sources at Total, a meeting at the firm’s headquarters on Oct. 19 concerning the future of exploration [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.11.2016

Spain's AEE Power sees Virunga park as an opportunity

The country manager of AEE Power, Yehudi Levy, is lobbying strenuously to build up the Spanish firm’s portfolio in the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.11.2016

Kinshasa backs down on China Molybdenum stake in Tenke Fugurme

After holding out stiffly for months, Congo-K's government has accepted the arrival of the Chinese firm China Molybdenum Co (CMOC) [...]

Subscribers only 27.10.2016

Has Gecamines a valid case in Tenke Fungurume dispute?

The legitimacy of an arbitration case launched by Gecamines against its partner in the Tenke Fungurume copper mine is being contested.

Subscribers only Mining 25.10.2016

Wood Mackenzie names Friedland copper emperor of Africa

A report published by the firm Wood Mackenzie in mid-October [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.10.2016

Minister steadfast in backing EPPM firm

Nothing appears to undermine the enthusiasm of Congolese oil and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 18.10.2016

Dan Gertler's secrets exposed in New York

Transactions carried out by Dan Gertler in Katanga cropped up in the Security and Exchanges Commission's case against the Och-Ziff fund in New York.

Free access Mining 11.10.2016

Low arsenic content cheers Kamoa stakeholders

China’s Zijin Mining Group Co must be happier than ever [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.10.2016

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