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Cobalt - Copperbelt Katanga Mining

2023.10.27 In a significant development for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Industry Promotion Fund (FPI) has confirmed that a mining company is

Katanga Mining - Wikipedia

Katanga Mining Ltd was a mining company operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with its headquarters in Canada. Katanga Mining operated a major mine complex in the Congo's Katanga Province, producing refined copper and cobalt. It claimed to have the "potential of becoming Africa's largest copper producer and the world's largest cobalt producer." Katanga Mining formed two joint-venture projects with state-owned Gécamines to develop the mi

Katanga gets $635 million to build world’s largest cobalt

2011.11.11 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

COBALT: Glencore’s Katanga mine is the largest producer

2021.10.14 Katanga is set to become the world’s top producer of cobalt, while Mutanda (accounted for almost 20% of global production whilst operational), which was

Pathways of human exposure to cobalt in Katanga, a

2014.8.15 The Co exposure routes in polluted environments remain unexplored. Soil concentrations in the mining area of Katanga can exceed 1000 μg Co/g (Narendrula et

The rush for cobalt in the Congo reveals the human

2022.2.23 They're not exactly mining — those digging jobs are reserved for adults labouring at the bottom of the pit. The boys have an even more arduous task: hauling 40kg sacks of cobalt-rich dirt up the ...

Katanga KOV Copper-Cobalt Project, Democratic Republic

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 and is operating the project through two joint ventures

Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo - PMC

This field study provides novel and robust empirical evidence that the artisanal extraction of cobalt that prevails in the DR Congo may cause toxic harm to vulnerable communities.

High human exposure to cobalt and other metals in

2009.8.1 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

Katanga Mining targets big copper/cobalt expansion

2010.4.5 Katanga Mining ups the ante, aims for rapid ramp up to 300,000 tonnes a year of copper, and around 15,000 tonnes of cobalt. Katanga Mining targets big