Lucapa Diamond Company and its project Lulo partners, Endiama and Rosas & Petalas, have recovered 23 diamonds from a second sample from kimberlite L164 and 13 diamonds from kimberlite L056. Lulo kimberlite bulk sample KBS/164/02, totalling 365 m3 of kimberlite material was processed through the Lulo Kimberlite Bulk Sample Plant, yielding 16.32 carats at a recovered grade of 4.47 cphm3, with the largest diamond recovered weighing 2.38 carats. This is the highest grade yet recovered from
The global energy sector’s appetite for minerals, many of which can be sourced in Africa, is good news for the future of mining, and was an important focus at this year’s Investing in Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa. However, despite the good news, the pressure on mines is still all about low-cost production. According to Ralf Hennecke, Managing Director of Omnia Group company BME, efforts to decarbonise the world economy are relying on energy technologies that
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) exported more than 11.6 million carats of diamonds during the year 2022, informs a report from the Ministry of Mines. These exports generated a total amount of 145.9 million US dollars, the same source indicates. Total production in 2022 is 10.255 million carats. Compared to that of the year 2021 which was 12.973 million carats, there is a drop of 2.717 million carats, or 20.94%. Diamond production in the Democratic
The chairman of Endiama’s Board of Directors, José Manuel Ganga Júnior, congratulated Sociedade Mineira de Luachimo (SML) and its collective of workers for yet another year of existence, marked last Friday,10th February. In a note, on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of Sociedade Mineira de Luachimo, Ganga Júnior praises the efforts undertaken by its Management Board to maintain the mine’s production levels. The PCA of Empresa Nacional de Diamantes de Angola reiterated, on the
Angola’s minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Diamantino de Azevedo said Tuesday 7th Feb in Cape Town, South Africa, that the country is in the process of having a stronger mining industry, which could contribute to the diversification of the country’s economy. The minister said so after addressing a topic on “Critical Minerals for Energy Transition”, a lecture addressed to several players in the mining market at the International Conference on Mining in Africa,
The Yetwene Mining Project plans to produce 3000 carats a month. The forecast is based on theproject’s indicators, which indicate that with the start of exploration, conjectured for the currenteconomic year, production will be positioned, in a first phase, at 3000 carats of diamonds per month According to Pedro Domingos, acting director of Mining Operations for the project located in the Camissombo commune, Lucapa municipality, Lunda Norte province the ressessment activities of the reserves, following
Currently, in Angola, 36 of the 51 minerals considered the most critical in the world are known, some of which are about to go into production. The list will be revised, if necessary, every five years, in consultation with mining industry experts. According to the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, at the opening of the Investment Forum, on the sidelines of Mining Indaba 2023, the country has an enormous mining potential
Uganda has started drilling operations on its first commercial oil discovery. The East African country has secured the first of the 4 platforms planned to operate the discovery, and has already started drilling its 1st commercial well in hopes of achieving first oil production by 2025. The Kingfisher oil field in Kikuube District is operated by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, but is co-owned by TotalEnergies and Uganda’s state oil company, UNOC. The
The Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, announced Wednesday 8th February in Cape Town, South Africa, that many companies have guaranteed investment for the Angolan mining sector, during this year’s edition of the Forum “Indaba Mining ” 2023. Diamantino Azevedo advanced these guarantees at the end of the intergovernmental conference, held on the sidelines of “Mining Indaba 2023”, having also stressed that at the said meeting he presented the achievements of
The general director of the Catoca mining Society, Benedito Manuel, said on Tuesday 7th February in Cape Town that the fourth largest mine in the world has managed to maintain positive revenue indicators, despite facing difficulties in the logistics chain offered by the country. Speaking to the press on the sidelines of the International Conference on Mining in Africa, Benedito Manuel reassured potential businessmen who intend to invest in the country, encouraging them to enter
