Copper

Copper plays a key role in the economies of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, and is produced throughout Africa, from Morocco in the north down to Botswana, Namibia and South Africa in the south and Uganda and Eritrea in the east.

Spotlight | Angola
Lourenço's hype over copper assets works on Anglo American and Pengxin

Angolan President João Lourenço has been working hard to convince foreign firms to invest in the country's diamond sector (AMI 451) but also its copper assets and his efforts are beginning to pay off. The London and Johannesburg-based mining giant [.

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

DRC
$1.38 billion: the top figure ex-Africo investors put on Kalukundi losses

The expert hired by Africo's former shareholders has estimated the amount they can claim from Och-Ziff for the loss of rights to the Katanga copper and cobalt site.

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Zambia
Relocations take toll on ZCCM-IH's manganese goals

Zambia's state-owned ZCCM-Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) had first planned to start [...]

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United Kingdom, Zambia
Vedanta broaches nationalism before Lusaka delegation

When speaking of the rise of resource nationalism in Africa [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

DRC
After Tractebel's preview, PowerChina to conduct its own feasibility study of Kinsuka power station

Before it starts building the hydroelectric plant, the Chinese giant wants to verify the findings of a report conducted a year ago by international engineering firm Tractebel for its partner, Great Lakes Energy.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.12.2019

Guinea
Alpha Condé picks Putin over Friedland's mines

When invited to visit the Kamoa-Kakula and Kipushi mining projects developed by Ivanhoe Mines in the DRC and its Platreef [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

DRC
Gryphon Advisors helps Katanga Mining pay off its debt to Glencore

Katanga Mining, which launched a funding round among its shareholders to reimburse the $4.4 billion it owns its parent company Glencore, has hired Gryphon Advisors to help make sure things run smoothly.

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

DRC
Wanbao and Managem plan to start copper production at Pumpi by April

The joint venture operating the Katanga copper project Pumpi expects [...]

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DRC
Afai backs OECD team to analyse copper and cobalt sourcing

To complete their report on copper and cobalt supply chains [...]

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DRC
Gécamines updates compliance standards

Often accused of not respecting good governance rules, Gécamines has made revising its compliance standards a priority of its restructuration programme.