Gecamines

There is existing underground infrastructure at Kipushi including a series of mine shafts (P 1,2,3 and 4) and associated head frames.

Munanga has been the General Manager of Ivanhoe Mines Energy DRC (IVEN) – a sister company of Kamoa Copper – since August 2015.

TSX-listed Katanga Mining has provided an update on its major projects and announced its 2019 third quarter production results at the Kamoto Copper Company. The cobalt debottlenecking projects at Kamoto Copper Company are expected to...

The announcement in 2018 of Gécamines that it will renegotiate contracts with international miners is part of a wider general trend across the continent.

Gécamines has published a response to several NGOs regarding allegations made towards the company and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 The Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned mining company Gécamines says that it was not consulted on Katanga Mining’s decision to suspend cobalt sales and exports from the Kamoto Copper Company project.

An independently prepared estimate has resulted in a significant increase in measured and indicated mineral resources at Ivanhoe Mines’ high-grade Kipushi zinc-copper-silver-germanium mine.

The DRC's state-owned mining company Gécamines has commenced with the restructure of its business as part of a transformation plan to bring the company back to a state of growth and profitability.

DRC mining entity Gécamines has officially withdrawn the legal proceedings it commenced on 20 April 2018 in the Kolwezi Commercial Court to dissolve Kamoto Copper Company.  

Global copper mine production will experience steady growth over the next few years, supported by markets with low operating costs and improving copper prices.