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Randgold’ s secret for Congo mining: Fly people in, gold bars out
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Power Crisis and the Solar Energy Nexus in Zambia-14
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FROM THE EDITOR
�e year is inching forward and I am not sure how many of us are still keeping their thumbs on their new year ' s resolution so far. How many boxes can you think of with great satisfaction and pat yourself on the back and say, ' yes I have done it '? st
Welcome to our rst 2017 edition of 1 Mining DRC- Zambia, hoping to still give you the freshest and informative news in the mining sector. We seek to provide in-depth coverage of the most important mining and exploration projects in Africa as well as information on technologies and developments in mining and processing equipment. We look at the current power crisis in Zambia which presents a chance for solar energy. �e power crisis in Zambia might be suited for introducing large-scale solar power to Zambia. Mines as the main power consumers might even nd interest to contribute to this development. Our feature on technologies and equipment we talk about �e De Beers International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research( IIDGR) next generation diamond veri cation technology. Around ten times faster than its predecessor and with a substantially reduced referral rate, the AMS2 that has been recently unveiled by �e De Beers International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research( IIDGR) has the ability to process smaller sizes and all shapes of polished diamonds will revolutionise the diamond industry. On exploration projects, Australian company Cape Lambert has ventured into a joint venture with Democratic Republic of Congo ' s( DRC) Paragon Mining to exploit the country ' s cobalt and copper. �e JV is to develop the Kipushi cobalt-copper tailings project, the Kasombo copper-cobalt project and operate the Kipushi processing plant. We also feature issues to do with workers health like fatigue, collision warning systems, and light in mines. For more stories and insights, visit our website www. fmdrc-zambia. com
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