Friday, 20 October 2023

First Mining Drc-Zambia's biggest news from the week

FQM'S S3 expansion plans take shape
 
After a decade-long delay, work on First Quantum Minerals' Sulphide No. 3 (S3) expansion project at Kansanshi Mine is now back on track. The project is expected to create almost 2,000 jobs at its peak, and FQM is taking steps to make the project more productive, efficient and environmentally friendly by using diesel-electric mining equipment and embedding design and engineering improvements into the S3 Process Plant, based on learnings from Sentinel and Cobre Panama.After a decade-long delay, work on First Quantum Minerals' Sulphide No. 3 (S3) expansion project at Kansanshi Mine is now back on track.
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Mining Indaba 2024 hosts the return of the Mining Innovation & Research Battlefield

Investing in African Mining Indaba and the Development Partner Institute launched the 2024 Mining Innovation & Research Battlefield to entrants today...

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Unlocking West Africa's mining potentialUnlocking West Africa's mining potential

The continued growth and complexity of mining in West Africa is demanding more expertise, across a range of skill sets, to be available locally – as a more mature industry in Ghana is presenting exciting and challenging prospects to emerging players, while tightening regulations, new sources of investment and novel technologies also contribute to the demanding environment.

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Gone are the days of grocery vouchers as an incentive for mineworkers

The mining industry in South Africa has played a pivotal role in the nation's economy for decades. Export data from the South African Revenue Service indicates that, for the first half of 2023, the value of mined material exports was R575 billion. According to Statista, the industry is home to a substantial workforce, with 475 561 mineworkers employed in 2022. The implication, however, is that many suppliers to the mining industry, whose fortunes are intrinsically linked to the performance of the mining sector, only do as well as mining itself. In our case, we have maintained a degree of resilience due to our unique solution offering.

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Almina to use Metso technology for their new copper and zinc concentrator in Portugal

Almina Minas do Alentejo S.A. is proceeding with the preparations to upgrade the copper and zinc concentrator at their Almina mine in Aljustrel, in the Iberian pyrite belt in Portugal. The company placed an order with Metso as the key equipment supplier for this project in the first quarter of 2023.

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Five-point action plan to decarbonise South African mining

Decarbonising the mining industry requires a purposeful methodology combined with a suite of solutions, says Erik Pretorius, Global Lead, Large and Strategic Projects, Mining and Minerals Processing, ABB. "Our automation and digital portfolio empowers miners to not only consider, but to succeed, in their 'all-electric' ambitions despite the shortage of electricity in the region."

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First Mining DRC-Zambia is a journal that focuses on creating a networking forum for the decision makers in businesses and Governments across Africa's Copper belt region, who are either directly or indirectly involved in mining Developments. We inform ,educate and create business and networking opportunities for all Companies that are interested in expanding their business across DRC, Zambia and beyond. FMDZ is a bi-monthly magazine for the mining industry.

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