Les nouvelles priorités françaises en matière de développement ont été définies par le Comité interministériel de la coopération internationale et du développement, présidé par Jean-Marc Ayrault (photo), le 31 juillet. Enjeux : rendre plus efficace, cohérente, lisible et transparente la ...

Copper can be found as a compound in ores such as chalcopyrite, bornite and malachite. It is then extracted through either mining or leaching. Mining of the red metal is widespread throughout the world, but the three largest mines are located in Chile and Indonesia. Escondida mine The Escondida ...

Making waves in the cobalt sector earlier this month was the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which revealed two weeks ago that it will be delaying a ban on the export of copper and cobalt concentrate until next year; the ban was originally intended to come into effect this month.   ...

At the beginning of April, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) banned exports of copper and cobalt concentrates, giving companies operating in the country just 90 days to clear out their inventories. The reason? The country wants to encourage miners to refine and process the metals ...

Les cours de l’or en baisse forcent la dévaluation et la réduction de budget dans tout le secteur, selon 24hGold.com. Endommagées par la chute des prix de l’or, beaucoup de compagnies minières aurifères font face à la dépréciation de la valeur des actifs achetés lors du marché haussier de la ...

Copper prices lurched forward on increased demand and worries about dwindling stockpiles during the first half of 2011. However, prices have since faltered amid concerns about the spillover effect of the Eurozone’s debt crisis in addition to a slowdown in demand for copper from China, according ...

Le 29 juin, le Président Barack Obama a annoncé la création d’un programme de formation en faveur des jeunes leaders africains nommé Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, devant un auditoire constitué de plus de 600 jeunes leaders dynamiques originaires d’Afrique du Sud, du Kenya, du ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army is smuggling and taxing gold and tin in the country’s east, where the government is trying to cut the link between violence and the mineral trade, a United Nations group of experts said. Soldiers from the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du ...

Copper is fairly ubiquitous around the world and has countless valuable uses. As such, the metal has been mined for thousands of years. According to the Copper Development Association, these days, more than 5 million tons of copper are produced each year. According to the research made by ...

  Selon Agence Ecofin, la Réserve fédérale américaine (Fed) «examine» les permis de vendre des matières premières physiques dont bénéficient certaines banques, par opposition aux contrats à terme adossés à des matières premières, affirme le Financial Times le 22 juillet sur son site ...