Zim utility, private investor to develop $800m coal mine, build two power units at Hwange

An US$800-million coal mine deal, which has been on the cards for years, is set to take off, following the signing of a deal between the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) and Clidder Minerals.

Camec says validity of DRC licences confirmed, plans to raise £43,5m

Exploration, mining and production company Camec, which last week settled a six-month licensing dispute with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said on Monday that it had conditionally raised £43,5-million through the placing of...

Camec forms JV to operate controversial DRC assets

Copper and cobalt miner Central African Mining and Exploration Company (Camec) has inked an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) company with Israeli diamond trader Dan Gertler housing its Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) assets, it said on...

Katanga-DRC new broom, Akanani platinum scale-up, the De Beers philosophy

New Katanga Governor Moise Katumbi has a burning desire to return Katanga to its former glory. In order to do that, he is of the firm opinion that investors must be given every facilitation in this mining province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

New Katanga governor deports controversial businessperson

New Katanga governor Moise Katumbi showed a strong hand for the second time last week, when he deported controversial businessperson Billy Rautenbach back to Zimbabwe.

DRC confirms Camec's Rautenbach was deported

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday confirmed that it had, in fact, arrested and deported controversial Zimbabwean businessman Bill Rautenbach, in response to a Bloomberg report that Rautenbach had "spent the night with...

Camec's Rautenbach arrested in DRC, deported to Zimbabwe

Controversial businessman Billy Rautenbach has been arrested in the Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and subsequently deported to Zimbabwe, where he holds citizenship, the provinicial government said in an emailed...

DRC takes care to attract reputable investors, demands reciprocity

The new government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is taking care to attract reputable mining investors.

Can Mining's 'Paradise Lost' be 'Regained'

A special report on the prospects for mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Joseph Kabila and a proposed new mining code offer hope, Mining Weekly Deputy Editor Terence Creamer reports.

Second sniff at Congo’s resource opportunities

In the run-up to, and in the aftermath of the October 1996 rebellion in Zaire, which led to the overthrow of one of Africa’s most despised despots, Mobutu Sese Seko, international mining companies began swarming.