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Spotlight | DRC
Gecamines caught up in own double play between Forrest and Shamrock in Lubumbashi

The conflict waging between George Forrest International (GFI) and Congolese state-run firm Gecamines for control of the Lubumbashi slag heap (AMI 391) conceals another, more strategic, tug-of-war. When it had evicted GFI from the slag heap, Gecamines is reported to [...]

Published on 17/10/2017 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Albert Yuma Mulimbi
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Jinchuan and Gecamines ready fight to the finish

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After the court battle, Gecamines attacks Eurasian Resources Group on the ground

According to several of Africa Mining Intelligence's sources in Congo-K, the Congolese public firm Gecamines reportedly confiscated a concentrator from [...]

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Mining G7 wants to go its own way

Some members of the "G7" made up of seven mining [...]

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George Soros plays host to Kolwezi mining elite

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After the George Forrest/Gecamines deal, what future for the Lubumbashi slag heap?

Although Groupe Forrest International (GFI) and the Congolese state-owned company Gecamines officially put an end to their dispute over the [...]

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[Mines and Money] Lubumbashi slag heap: Shamrock loses an initial battle against Gecamines

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Shamrock about to learn shape of its future

On November 28, South Africa Shamrock Global Group should receive [...]

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Shamrock makes its clash with Gecamines official

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Shamrock makes its clash with Gecamines official

As Africa Mining Intelligence had anticipated (AMI nº401), South African firm Shamrock Global Group filed for an emergency arbitration hearing [...]

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Shamrock vying for make-over by powering up miners

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Forrest loses bout against Gecamines

According to our information, on June 29, the Brussels court [...]

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George Forrest wants second bout against Gecamines in Brussels

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Spotlight | DRC
Glencore and Trafigura caught in Katanga tangle

The elections scheduled in 2017 to determine Congo-K president Joseph Kabila's successor are disrupting the country's economy. The unsettling climate is taking its toll on trading firms Glencore and Trafigura, who dominate copper and cobalt trading in Katanga.

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