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
The Congolese state-owned mining company, Générale des Carrières et Mines, announced on Friday, April 27, 2023, the signing of a term sheet with its partner Kipushi Corporation, abbreviated as KICO, in order to raise funds for the operational resumption of production at the KIPUSHI mine. With a US$250 million credit facility backed by Glencore, these
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Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) shares have fallen 12% so far in 2020. But wait, Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD), the stock of the same company, has risen 45% so far in 2020. If we compare the stock price trends of these mining giants over the past few years, we can see that FCX’s stock price has fallen 37%, from $19 at the
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One week before the start of Mining Indaba 2017 in Cape Town, our editorial team had asked the organizers to facilitate interviews with some captains of banks, global financial organizations and multinational mining companies. Rawbank was on our shortlist because of its growing importance in the mining sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It
Michel Notebaert, Director of Rawbank: “The customer is at the heart of our concerns.” Read More »
