The expansion of cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "wrecking lives", according to a report published by Amnesty International on Tuesday. Residents have been forcibly evicted from their homes and subjected to human rights abuses such as sexual assault, arson and beatings. Amnesty International …
The Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was known to colonial adventurers as the Copper Belt. There's now a new game in town. The Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of ...
Given copper's importance to renewable energy, the Democratic Republic of Congo has been fast-tracking its copper production. In October 2023, the country invested $850 million in a road project. The road connects copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, and an East African port.
This document is the Annex to the report, "Powering Change or Business as Usual? Forced Evictions at Industrial Cobalt and Copper Mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo" (AI Index: AFR 62/7009/2023) and contains correspondence received by Amnesty International and the Initiative for Good Governance and Human …
A view of the open pit mine in downtown Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 13, 2022. Once a thriving neighborhood of neat houses and tree-shaded avenues, this district of …
The DRC produced approximately 74% of the world's cobalt in 2021. Junior Kannah /AFP via Getty Images. Interview Highlights. On …
Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine. The country is home to 70 per cent of the world's reserves of cobalt, a key component in batteries. Photo: Reuters/Staff. How does cobalt mining impact the …
BHP Group is in talks about buying into a copper project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, marking a dramatic departure from the world's biggest mining company's policy of shunning ...
August 27, 2015 6:00 AM EDT. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, almost all diamond mining is done by hand. It's a labor-intensive process that requires hauling away layers of dirt and rock ...
In 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo made minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. In October, the Inter‐ministerial Commission to Combat Child Labor in Mines and Artisanal Mining Sites launched the Child Labor Monitoring System. ... Mapping of the Artisanal Copper-Cobalt Mining Sector in the ...
Kamoto Mine. Katanga Mining Limited (KML) is developing the Kamoto mine as part of its extensive copper-cobalt project in Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Glencore International (GIAG), a subsidiary of Glencore, holds 86.3% stake in KML. KML formed two joint ventures namely Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) and DRC …
'Surya Mines' is an upcoming project in copper mining at Kitemina, Haut Katanga province in Democratic Republic of Congo. With a planned capacity of 30,000 MT Copper Cathode and 5,000 MT Cobalt Hydroxide per year and further growth in capacity planned in coming years, Surya mines is poised to become one of the largest copper mining companies in …
Indicated Mineral Resources to 944 million tonnes. at 2.83% copper plus Inferred Resources of 286 million tonnes. at 2.31% copper, at a 1% cut-off.
Canadian miner Ivanhoe Mines reported yesterday that its Kamoa copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) achieved a new production record in its first quarter of 2022, recording production of 55,602 tonnes in the period.Kamoa Copper milled 1.08 million ore tonnes during the quarter, at an average feed grade of 5.91% …
Tenke Fungurume Mine in Katanga, was the largest surface mine in Democratic Republic of the Congo, producing approximately 16.6 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) and primarily produced copper (209.12 thousand tonnes) in 2021. The Tenke Fungurume Mine is owned by CMOC Group Ltd;Bohai Industrial Investment Fund …
China Molybdenum (CMOC) has regained control of its massive Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine after the Democratic Republic of Congo withdrew a case it had filed against the Chinese mining giant.
April 2, 2023. WASHINGTON — Five years ago, the United States accused a wealthy Israeli diamond dealer of more than $1 billion worth of corrupt mining and oil deals in the Democratic Republic of ...
Kamoa Copper: Modern Mining Exemplified The newly published independent Integrated Development Plan (2023 IDP) for the Kamoa Copper Mining Complex demonstrates the bright future and vast potential for the Democratic Republic of Congo and its people. The 2023 IDP outlines how Kamoa Copper, in partnership with local governments and …
Feb. 28, 2022. A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sidelined the Chinese owner of one of the world's largest copper and cobalt mines, a major victory for the Congolese government as ...
The Kamoa copper deposit is located in the Katanga Province of the southern Democratic Republic of Congo outside of the area previously considered prospective for large copper deposits. With a 1 % Cu cut-off, the hypogene ore zone of Kamoa spans over 81 km2 varying in thickness from 2 to 15 meters and is currently laterally unconstrained.
The Kamoa-Kakula Copper Mine — a joint venture between Ivanhoe Mines (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global Limited (0.8%) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (20%) — is a very large, near-surface, flat-lying, stratiform copper deposit with adjacent prospective exploration areas within the Central African …
Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo--(Newsfile Corp. - November 28, 2023) - Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) Founder and Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete are ...
An estimated 1.3 million tonnes of copper were mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during 2020. The country is perhaps better known as being the runaway leader among the world's top cobalt producing countries – and also home to by far the world's largest cobalt reserves – but copper mining often takes place alongside its ...
In June and July 2019, the Democratic Republic of Congo's security forces evicted artisanal miners encroaching on two of the country's largest industrial mining sites in Haut-Katanga and Lualaba provinces. In …
Kakula. The Kakula DFS proposes the development of a Stage 1, six-million-tonne-a-year underground mine and surface processing complex at the Kakula deposit, …
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a country that sits in the center of Africa bordering countries like the Central African Republic, Uganda, and Angola, has a tumultuous history. The DRC has ...
In late 2023, Ivanhoe Mines announced a significant, high-grade copper discover in the Western Foreland, adjacent to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The discover, coined Kitoko, means "beautiful" or "gift" in several local languages spoken throughout the DRC.
The expansion of industrial-scale mines that extract cobalt and copper for rechargeable batteries has led to forced evictions and human rights abuses, including sexual assault, in the Democratic ...
Mine production of copper in Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2010 to 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online].
Leading producers of copper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are Glencore, CMOC Group, Zijin Mining Group and China Minmetals. During 2020-2021, Glencore 's output was down by 5%, CMOC Group 's output increased by 15%, while …
Tenke Fungurume Mine in Katanga, was the largest mine in Democratic Republic of the Congo, producing approximately 16.6 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of …
Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show."
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Africa's second-biggest country by land mass, is rich in both those elements. But for much of its recent history, the hunger for minerals has caused …
650kt. Estimated annual copper production following the Phase 3 expansion. 393,551. Tonnes of copper produced in 2023. 440kt - 490kt. Kamoa-Kakula's 2024 copper …
Trucks loaded with copper prepare to leave Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in the southeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on June ...