Press conference given by Director General Cyrille Mutombo during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the mining week in Katanga held from June 11 to 14 at Pull Man Karavia. 1) Mr. Managing Director Cyrille Mutombo, the panel you participated in addressed the lack of reliable production and export data, which creates uncertainty for […]
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From gold production to copper production, there’s only one step, according to many miners. It was in this context that Cyrille Mutombo, Managing Director of Barrick Mining DRC, held a press conference in the main tent of the Karavia Hotel in Lubumbashi on the second day of DRC Mining Week, which took place over three
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Ensuring 100% green, reliable and autonomous energy for its various operations related to its mining activity and at the same time supporting the many local communities by providing access to clean and sustainable energy are the two strengths that support this large-scale investment by the Congolese gold giant, and one of the African giants, Kibali
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The members of the Executive Committee of SADRC Business Forum met this Thursday, June 5, 2025, at the Hellenic Circle of Lubumbashi for a planning meeting. Some highlights among many others were on the agenda, including the construction of busts of two personalities who marked the history of two countries, the DRC and the RSA,
This unprecedented investigation report from civil society reconstructs the facts in detail and establishes the responsibilities of the central and provincial governments. The civil society investigation mission, under the supervision of Mr. Delphin Tshimena assisted by Mr. Dieudonné Been Masudi (the former is a mining expert and agent in mines and quarries who headed the
Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned mining company, Gécamines, has submitted a bid for Chemaf Resources Ltd.’s permits in the country, a few months after announcing its intention to block a previous agreement to sell the copper and cobalt company to a Chinese investor. Chemaf, backed by the Trafigura group, spent nine months searching for a
While many Congolese were meditating on June 30, 2024, on the sixty-fourth anniversary of the DRC’s accession to independence, it was a well-chosen moment for Gecamines’ thirsty partners CHEMAF and TRAFIGURA to publicly announce the sale of the much-vaunted Mutoshi and the presumed purchaser Norin Mining Limited without informing its majority shareholder, Gecamines SA, which
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Lubumbashi, July 1, 2024 – GECAMINES SA learned on June 27, through the press, of the announcement of an agreement to sell CHEMAF RESOURCES LIMITED (CRL) and its subsidiaries, including certain rights to assets belonging to GECAMINES. On June 28, the very next day, an extraordinary Board of Directors meeting of GECAMINES SA was held, noted
Gécamines SA and BRGM conclude a bilateral cooperation partnership in the field of geosciences and transition metals. Paris, April 30, 2024 – Générale des Carrières et des Mines SA (Gécamines SA) and the Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) concluded today, on the sidelines of the State visit of His Excellency Félix-Antoine TSHISEKEDI TSHILOMBO,
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