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Despite unprecedented challenges driven by COVID-19, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) achieved the highest-ever annual copper production at its Sentinel mine in Kalumbila in 2020, helping to support job retention in the process. The mine in North-Western Province recorded a 14% year-on-year increase in its annual copper production for the year, …

Omnia Group company BME says South Africa needs to do more to benefit from the looming demand peak in ‘green minerals. Ralf Hennecke, General Manager, Technology and Marketing at Omnia Group company BME said mines have been very successful in containing COVID-19 infections, allowing most operations to return to almost …

In a ruling that is set to be a blow to Vendanta Resources, a company owned by India, on Monday the Zambian court rejected a motion by miner Vedanta Resources to stop a state-appointed provisional liquidator from breaking up and selling the properties of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) unit. …

The World Bank (WB) estimates, for instance, that production of minerals like graphite, lithium and cobalt could grow by 500 percent in the next three decades to meet demand for clean energy technologies. This comes on the backdrop that mining remains a vital part of a low-carbon future, a fact …

Caterpillar customers will now enjoy the latest simulator-based equipment training solutions courtesy of a new deal with ThoroughTec Simulation. The development comes after a global cooperation agreement to help improve safety, boost productivity, increase machine availability and create more sustainable mining operations. Under the agreement, Caterpillar Mining will recommend ThoroughTec …

According to the latest edition of Mining Elites in Africa, mines on the continent are beginning to adopt hybrid power plants. The power projects at two gold mines in Mali and at Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula copper production in the DRC were chosen in the annual publication as stand-out examples of making …

Advanced field services, transformer chemistry testing, reliability solutions – these are some of the extra services offered by condition monitoring specialists, WearCheck, in addition to traditional used oil analysis following recent expansion. The company’s advanced field services (AFS) division incorporates specialist monitoring techniques such as rope testing, technical compliance and …

CEC has issued a warning to shareholders that its power supply agreement with Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) had come to an end. According to the company, the contractual lapse removes any contractual obligations for CEC to continue supplying electricity to KCM. The  development comes after KCM had accumulated a debt …

The Vedanta mining company and its Zambian subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines, accept all the charges brought against them by local people. Thousands of Zambians filed a lawsuit in 2015 against Vedanta in the UK, claiming responsibility for the contamination of soil and water around its Nchanga copper mine in the …

Glencore announced that its subsidiary, Carlisa Investments Corp. (Carlisa), which holds 81.2% of the shares in Glencore, has entered into an agreement with ZCCM Investments Holding plc (ZCCM) to transfer its 90% interest in Mopani Copper Mines plc (Mopani) to ZCCM, which is the owner of the remaining 10% interest …