Year: 2022

Despite being a major producer of coffee in the early 2000s, Côte d’Ivoire’s coffee production has declined significantly. However, cocoa production is still massively on the rise, cementing the country’s place as the world’s top producer. On a global scale, Côte d’Ivoire is perhaps best known for its cocoa production, but the West African country is also a world leader in the cultivation of cashew nuts, and a significant player in coffee production. With around 50% of the country’s economy reliant on agriculture, the sector remains crucial to the future…

Komatsu has entered into an agreement to acquire Gelsenkirchen, Germany-based GHH Group GmbH (GHH), in a deal that will see it significantly expand its underground mining equipment market share. Founded in the 1960s and currently part of the German-owned Schmidt Kranz Group, GHH offers a wide range of equipment focused on loaders (LHDs) and articulated dump trucks in the mid-seam mass mining, narrow-vein and low-profile market segments The company also supports customers with aftermarket parts and service support through the entire life of each machine. With this acquisition, Komatsu will…

Country: Congo DRC  Location: Kolwezi   Category: Geologist Please apply at :execrecruitment@katangamining.com Job description: PURPOSE Supervision of in-pit ore production and reporting, including detailed reconciliation of the mine to mill flow of information; Geological mapping and data analysis for both grade control modeling and geotechnical evaluation. Key Responsibilities – Supervision and implementation of Geology Department projects and initiatives – Aligning the timing and specification of geology outputs to requirements of the short, medium and long-term strategic mine plans – Providing leadership, planning, design, and review of production plans at KCC – Assisting with the evaluation,…

Electra Battery Materials has launched a demonstration plant designed to recover and recycle high-value elements found in lithium-ion batteries including nickel, cobalt, lithium, copper and graphite at its refinery complex north of Toronto. Electra claims it will process up to 75 tonnes of black mass material in batches mode using its proprietary hydrometallurgical process in the demonstration plant. Electra plans to complete the demonstration plant in early 2023, while providing regular updates. Pending the successful completion of the demonstration plant, Electra says it will assess whether to continue processing black…

Zambia’s stable and consistent policies have sparked a resurgence in direct foreign investment, according to the nation’s largest mining company, First Quantum Minerals (FQM). “We’re now responding to the incentives, stability and consistency of policy. Mines can now seek capital whether it’s self-generated or from the wider international financial institutions,” said FQM’s Kansanshi Mining Corporate Affairs Manager Kyansenga Chitoshi, speaking on a panel of multi-industry representatives at a dissemination workshop on the key findings of the government’s 2022 Foreign Private Investment & Investor Perspective Survey. The survey is released by…

Ionosphere Investments has begun Lithium concentrates production at its factory in Harare Bluff hill, Managing Director Mr Nyasha Chidol has announced. The company aims to have a product ready for shipping by February 2023 and its targeted annual output is 36,000 tonnes of lithium concentrates. Chidol revealed plans to almost double Ionosphere’s targeted annual output to about 70 000 tonnes of Lithium concentrates and this would place the company among the country’s top four producers. ”We see all the demand is there-significantly unmet demand-for battery grade lithium in the next…

Tri-Pump recently announced that it would be the sole distributor of the international brand Sykes Pumps in Zambia, Tanzania, South Africa, and DRC. This follows the signing of a sole exclusive distributor agreement, meaning Tri-Pump will be the official provider of Sykes diesel or electric units. The agreement also includes the sole provision of spares and after-sale services. Tri-Pump supplies global pump brands and offers solutions – including support, training and servicing – to the African mining, agriculture and construction industries with a footprint in Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa and…