We then review and present selected results from surveys conducted in the mining area of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), where we documented high urinary levels of ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the world's most important mineral reserves. For more than a decade the extraction of these resources has been linked to conflict, human rights abuses and corruption. In the southern province of Katanga, people's lives have been torn apart as a result of mining operations. Small …
The province of Katanga, in the south east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (see Map, Fig. 1), has been a place of intensive mining activities for centuries.In the colonial period, the mining of copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co), as well as of uranium (U), represented one of the Belgian Congo's main sources of revenue (Vellut, 1985).After …
Boss Mining, Ruashi Mining, South Katanga Mining Company, and Chemical of Africa. In 2014 and 2015, ACIDH and Afrewatch conducted a new study on the Société d'Exploitation de
Kamoto Copper Company - KCC - is a copper and cobalt producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, jointly owned by Glencore (75%) and Gécamines (25%). The commodities we produce are building blocks of infrastructure, energy and mobility solutions that help advance everyday life and support the transition to a low carbon …
Tenke Fungurume Mine in Katanga, was the largest mine in Democratic Republic of the Congo, producing approximately 16.6 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of …
The phenomenon of artisanal mining in Katanga, in the southern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), shows the impact of international economic …
Advice on pre-terms of reference for the Post Conflict Impact Assessment for the Reconstruction of the Mining Sector in Katanga- Democratic Republic of Congo. 2010 • Serge COGELS. The report relates to the assessment of the Katanga mining sector. The specific objective is to define the conditions and modalitiesin which the development of …
Katanga Mining is a mining company based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The company was founded in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Swiss-based Glencore …
Commodity trader Glencore has tightened its control on Katanga Mining with the appointment of new executives and the signing of a management services contract …
Gécamines, a state-controlled mining company, ran a virtual monopoly in Katanga's copper-and-cobalt belt, and owned swaths of the cities that had been built to house miners.
Tenke Fungurume Copper-Cobalt Mine. Tenke Fungurume, located in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in central Africa, is one of the biggest and highest-grade copper-cobalt deposits in the world. Producing since 2009, the giant copper and cobalt mine is owned and operated by Tenke Fungurume Mining …
The human and environmental destruction caused by mining in the DRC is staggering. Entire communities have been forced to leave their homes to make way for a new mining concession. Toxic waste has …
Maps of Africa (left above), the Democratic Republic of Congo (left under) and part of the Katanga province (right). The Copperbelt stretches along both sides of the border between Zambia and the ...
Background and objectives: The human health impact of the historic and current mining and processing of non-ferrous metals in the African Copperbelt is not known. This study assessed the exposure to metals in the population of Katanga, in the south east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, using biomonitoring.
Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo face few protections in the global rush for metals for the energy transition—as well as a toxic legacy from a previous rush to mine for nuclear weapons.
Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Social impacts of artisanal cobalt mining in Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo" by Nicolas Tsurukawa et al. Skip to search form Skip to main content Skip …
Established in Lubumbashi, in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1997, our main activities consist in executing mining, earthworks and concrete works contracts for ...
Item 1 of 2 Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, November 25, 2015. Picture taken November 25, 2015.
The Katanga KOV copper-cobalt project is an open-pit project located in Lualaba province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Katanga Mining owns …
Sector in Africa in which some of the human rights issues that had confronted Chinese-owned mining companies and factories in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were discussed, including the explosion at the BGRIMM factory in Kitwe (beloonging to NFC Africa Mining) in which over 40 Zambian workers lost their lives.
Katanga Mining announced on Friday it has secured $635.5 million in new loan facilities from parent Glencore International to fund the expansion of its Democratic …
Katanga is at the heart of growing political tension in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Intentionally stalled preparations for elections scheduled for November and rushed, politicised implementation of decentralisation and break-up of some provinces (découpage), including Katanga, have fuelled tensions between the region …
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Resources, Power, Economy: The country's main economic resource is its mineral deposits; mining produces almost nine-tenths of total exports. The abundance of minerals in Katanga province was among those factors that attracted European powers to Congo in the 19th century. Minerals found in …
The major mining areas in Haut-Katanga and Lualaba (in particular Kolwezi) have relatively good infrastructure, while the northern provinces, in particular isolated …
In the DRC's artisanal mining sector —which exists alongside the formal mining industry—children and adults toil underground for hours in dangerous tunnels, using sticks or makeshift tools to mine for the cobalt-rich mineral heterogenite. Others sift ore in noxious, contaminated waters. With no protective equipment, injuries and deaths are …
COVID-19 Update on Operations . ZUG, SWITZERLAND, April 22, 2020 – Katanga Mining Limited (TSX: KAT) ("Katanga" or the "Company") today provides an update on its major projects and announces its 2020 first quarter production results at its 75%-owned subsidiary, Kamoto Copper Company ("KCC").
Metal and metalloid (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Pb and Zn) distribution in soils from the Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) is investigated in order to characterize the environmental impacts ...
Pumpi Copper-Cobalt Mine. The Pumpi copper-cobalt project is an open-pit mining project located in the Kolwezi territory of Katanga Province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The project is operated by Comika Mining and the development partners include China's Wanbao Mining Company (75%), Manegem Group (20%) and …
Katanga Copperbelt (Democratic Republic of Congo) is investigated in order to characterize the environmental impacts of mining and smelting activities in that area. The concentrations of Cu, Co, As, Zn, Pb and Cd in soils from mining sites are higher than in non metalliferous
