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Angola, DRC
Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

Robert Friedland's group managed to transport its copper via the Angolan port of Lobito late last month. It has thus won its logistical gamble and is one step ahead of its competitors. [...]

Published on 22/01/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Angola
DRC
Eurasian Resources Group
Fabien Mutomb
Glencore
Impala Terminals
Ivanhoe Mines
Kamoto Copper Company
Lobito Atlantic Railways
Louis Watum
Olivier Binyingo
Robert Friedland
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Congolais
Trafigura

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Mercuria restructures metals trading division with sights set on African copper

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Angola
Lobito Corridor rare earths capture London's interest

The British government hopes that other companies will follow in the footsteps of the Pensana mining group, which is building Angola's first rare earth mine through one of its subsidiaries.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 23.05.2024

Angola, DRC, Zambia
US reluctant to finance Angola-Zambia extension of Lobito Corridor railways

Washington has doubts about the relevance of extending the Lobito Corridor, which links Luacano in central-eastern Angola to Solwezi in northern Zambia, and may not finance the work.

Subscribers only Mining 04.03.2024

Scott Nathan, CEO of the US International Development Finance Corporation on 14 December 2022 in Washington.

DRC
Loncor Gold falls foul of North Kivu mining authority

On 19 January, the Canadian mining firm Loncor Gold was surprised to learn that it had been singled out by Paul Mabolia Yenga, the boss of the mining cadastre office CAMI.

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Facing numerous hurdles, miners Solway and HPX look to Joseph Boakai for help

The Swiss and US firms are hoping the newly installed president will clean up Liberia's mining sector. With Washington's backing, they are trying to undo the former administration's manœuvres and to build a rail corridor.

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Spotlight | Angola, DRC
Trafigura and Mota-Engil all set to upgrade Lobito Corridor

The consortium comprising Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota-Engil is hoping to take over the running of the Lobito Corridor railway by 15 January. A deal with the DRC will allow trains to run through to Kolwezi, but there is still a large question mark over the state of the rolling stock.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 15.12.2023

The exit from the port of Lobito, Angola.

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa turns to the mining companies for fresh funds

As it struggles to balance its books despite record revenues last year, Kinshasa is looking to the mining sector to help it improve its finances. The government is using every means at its disposal, including a tax on exceptional profits and an increase in Chinese companies' royalty payments.

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President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi, 4 February 2023.

Angola, DRC
Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

The Swiss trading giant and its Belgian rail partner, which now hold the concession for operation of the line, are discussing with mining and logistics groups, as well as shipping companies.

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In Focus | West Africa
Where next for mining's wild child, Robert Friedland?

From Singapore to Monrovia, via New York and Conakry, the American-Canadian tycoon Robert Friedland is one of the global mining sector's most flamboyant figures. Well established in the DR Congo, he is working behind the scenes in Conakry and Monrovia to expand his empire in West Africa.

Subscribers only Mining 24.10.2022

Ivanhoe Mines founder Robert Friedland at a conference in Cape Town in 2022.

DRC
Louis Watum attempts to defuse local tensions in Kipushi

The project to resurrect the zinc and copper mine is only just getting started, but frictions with local communities over recruitment have already necessitated the intervention of Robert Friedland's trusted lieutenant in the DRC.

Subscribers only Mining 23.09.2022

Angola, DRC
Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota-Engil all set to restart Kolwezi-Lobito rail corridor

The consortium of the three European groups, which won the tender to run the Angolan part of the mining railway, has already begun talks with Kinshasa and the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Congolais.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining, Commodity traders 06.09.2022

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Eurasian Resources Group
Fabien Mutomb
Glencore
Impala Terminals
Ivanhoe Mines
Kamoto Copper Company
Lobito Atlantic Railways
Louis Watum
Olivier Binyingo
Robert Friedland
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Congolais
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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Angola, DRC
Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

DRC, Zambia
Mercuria restructures metals trading division with sights set on African copper

Angola
Lobito Corridor rare earths capture London's interest

Angola, DRC, Zambia
US reluctant to finance Angola-Zambia extension of Lobito Corridor railways

DRC
Loncor Gold falls foul of North Kivu mining authority

Liberia
Facing numerous hurdles, miners Solway and HPX look to Joseph Boakai for help

Spotlight | Angola, DRC
Trafigura and Mota-Engil all set to upgrade Lobito Corridor

Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa turns to the mining companies for fresh funds

Angola, DRC
Trafigura and Vecturis get to work on relaunch of Kolwezi-Lobito rail freight corridor

In Focus | West Africa
Where next for mining's wild child, Robert Friedland?

DRC
Louis Watum attempts to defuse local tensions in Kipushi

Angola, DRC
Trafigura, Vecturis and Mota-Engil all set to restart Kolwezi-Lobito rail corridor