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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.

DRC
Bankers Cobalt ready to bank on lithium to woo investors

Cobalt content analyses of its permits and the falling price of the metal has prompted Bankers Cobalt to consider highlighting its lithium potential ahead of its next capital raise.

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

DRC
Coltan Valley pushes for mining industry to adopt tech hubs

With his aptly named Coltan Valley, Eric Mutonji has grand plans to set up tech hubs across the DRC where electronics companies, digital developers and battery manufacturers can source their battery and 3TG metals directly.

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

Uganda
Kampala wants production sharing contracts used in mines

The Kampala government's review of the country's mining legislation begun [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

Zambia
China Copper takes the lead on Fitula mine

The dispute raging between China Copper Mines and two Zambian [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

Africa
Mining arbitration expert, Clément Fouchard joins Reed Smith

With French lawyer Clément Fouchard now a partner of its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

DRC
Former Tenke Fungurume and Mutanda execs set up shop to help miners

Mining operators' querying of, even concern for, the Democratic Republic [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

Africa
New partner MineRP should help Karuschain expand business

To find takers for its blockchain traceability software among gemstone [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

In Focus | Africa
Monaco Resources, the principality's mysterious African trading company

In less than 10 years, an enigmatic Monaco company, Monaco Resources, has established itself in all sectors of the African economy - from mines and agri-business to port logistics and trading. Its rapid but uncharted success has been financed by borrowing on European bond markets.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 07.10.2019

Monaco Resources' offshore structures

Tanzania
Family jostles to take over from Reginald Mengi

The heirs to the empire of the magnate Reginald Mengi, who died in May, are battling it out in court.

Subscribers only Business 04.10.2019

Mauritania
Nouakchott keen to register list of strategic minerals

After holding on to his seat as Mauritania's minister of petroleum, energy and mining in the recent cabinet reshuffle (AEI [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.10.2019

Botswana
Who did MOD seek for advice to sell copper to Sandfire?

Deloitte partners Nicki Ivory and Stephen Reid helped MOD Resources' management pick the right tone to present its shareholders with [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.10.2019

Mali
Bellanhouse, African Gold's open sesame into local gold development

To buy Abra Resources and its Malian gold portfolio, African Gold hired the services of law firm Bellanhouse.

Subscribers only Mining 01.10.2019

Zambia
Oilman Julian Hammond dons new copper and cobalt hat

With his junior mining firm Zamare Minerals, Julian Hammond, the executive better known for his oil & gas ventures, has moved into several Zambian mining permits.

Subscribers only Mining 01.10.2019

Zambia
Qatar Mining delves into country's mining potential

Qatar Mining, a firm wholly owned by the state of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.10.2019

DRC
Falling cobalt prices at the heart of Och-Ziff and Africo scuffle

A group of former Africo Resources investors has been authorised by court to seek damages from American hedge fund Och-Ziff [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

Zambia
Newcomer Castillo Copper to take on Mkushi and Luanshya copper

With an African mining expert now at the helm, the junior copper specialist Castillo is making waves on the exploration scene in Zambia.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

Zambia
Colin Bird adds yet another project to already plump mining portfolio

British engineer Colin Bird has added another string to his [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

Sierra Leone
Winance financiers counting on Marampa iron ore turnaround

As it waits on the Sierra Leone authorities to grant [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 17.09.2019

RDC
Les amis d'Antoine Ghonda, "M. Angola" de Kabila, occupent l'E&P

La période de transition et de flottement suivant l'élection de Félix Tshisekedi a permis à de nouvelles sociétés inconnues de faire leur entrée dans l'upstream.

Subscribers only Énergies 10.09.2019

Mozambique
Dinis Napido takes the head of Kazakh ERG's coal project

Kazakh firm Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) has brought in Dinis [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.09.2019

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