October 12, 2021 Barrick installs first PhotonAssay lab at Bulyanhulu gold mine The Bulyanhulu mine is on track to produced between 170,000 and 200,000 oz of gold this year.
October 12, 2021 Freeport Indonesia breaks ground on $3 billion copper smelter The facility in Indonesia will have capacity of 1.7 million tonnes of copper concentrate and is expected to start operations in late 2023 or early 2024.
October 12, 2021 Ivanhoe’s DRC copper mine to double production ahead of schedule Kamoa-Kakula Phase 2’s concentrator plant, which will double copper output, to start operations a quarter earlier.
October 10, 2021 Barrick’s Tanzania ops on track Barrick, in partnership with MSALABS, has installed Africa's first Chrysos PhotonAssay laboratory at the Bulyanhulu mine, Tanzania.
October 8, 2021 Barrick Gold boosts automation at Kibali Innovations include machine learning at the mine’s three hydropower stations and reactive battery control to reduce back-up diesel generation.
October 7, 2021 Congo looks to lure more investment to tap green metals deposits DRC’s new government plans to make infrastructure improvements and tax changes to lure more companies.
October 7, 2021 Eskom CEO calls for careful South African coal transition Country aims to cut coal's share of the energy mix to less than 60% by 2030 from around 75% now.
October 7, 2021 The world needs Simandou iron ore, Rio Tinto CEO says Simandou "has to be done in a very careful way, from all sorts of ESG angles, not least biodiversity."
October 6, 2021 Zambia is reviewing mining tax framework, minister says The mining industry is key for heavily indebted Zambia, accounting for 10% of the country's GDP.
October 5, 2021 From minerals to beer, Congo finance minister hunts for cash The DRC is intent on revisiting mining contracts, rescinding and reselling unused oil permits and boosting taxes on beer to fund its development plans.
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