November 17, 2016 Heads roll at Rio Tinto over Simandou probe — Davies, Valentine fired Energy and Minerals chief executive Alan Davies said he would take the mining giant to court over his dismissal, adding there were “no grounds” for his termination.
November 16, 2016 Congo state miner ‘strongly opposed’ to Lundin’s sale of stake in Tenke Gecamines claims it has pre-emptive rights to buy the stake as owner of the country’s mining titles.
November 16, 2016 Fleurette responds to Global Witness Congo royalties report Israeli financier Dan Gertler's firm disputes report outlining purchase from Congo state-owned miner of royalty streams from Glencore-owned copper mines.
November 16, 2016 Rio learnt about Simandou dubious payment over a year ago — report Company is said to have found out about the emails referring to a questionable $10.5m payment to a consultant over the Guinea project more than a year ago, not 'just'…
November 15, 2016 Chinese tighten grip on Tenke mine as Lundin agrees to sell stake for $1.14bn Canada’s Lundin, which owns 24% of Tenke, has finally agreed to sell its stake to a private equity firm from Asia’s richest nation.
November 15, 2016 Report: DRC signs over $880m royalties to president’s friend Global Witness: Royalty stream from Glencore's KCC copper-cobalt operation transferred to offshore company controlled by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler.
November 1, 2016 BHP Billiton jumps on the electric car bandwagon The world’s largest miner sees electric vehicles boosting copper demand.
October 27, 2016 The mania for cobalt has begun The electric vehicle revolution will continue to reinforce the unquenchable demand for cobalt.
October 18, 2016 Congo’s cobalt production set to soar despite claims of child labour Last year, the country's cobalt production accounted for just over half of the world's output.
September 30, 2016 Glencore reviews bribery allegations against business partner Och-Ziff’s partner in Congo paid $100 million in bribes to local authorities over a 10-year period to secure access to mining assets. Bloomberg quotes an anonymous source saying Dan Gertler…
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