Modern slavery in the Democratic Republic of Congo
2 In the case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Global Slavery Index (GSI) 2016 reports that the estimated number of people living in modern slavery is 873,100 (rank 9 of 167 countries). This amounts to an estimated proportion in slavery of 1.130 percent (rank 6 of 167 countries).
MODERN SLAVERY TATEMENT
•a copper/cobalt project in Queensland; and •a nickel laterite project in the Dominican Republic. Given the structure of the Perilya Group, this Statement will focus on Perilya's principal mining operations being the BH Operations and the DR Operations.
"Watch What You Wear" Country Breakdown: Human Trafficking ...
Raw materials from slavery include: Cobalt, Coltan, Copper, Coffee, Diamond, Gold, Tungsten, Tin. Dominican Republic In a series of investigations of …
Dominican Republic Mines | The Diggings™
Dominican Republic. Map. + −. 5 km. 3 mi. Leaflet. Disclaimer. The Diggings™ makes no warranty, expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, reliability, completeness or utility of these geospatial data, or for the ...
Katanga KOV Copper-Cobalt Project, Democratic Republic of ...
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 namely Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) and DRC Copper and Cobalt Project (DCP). Glencore owns 86.3% of Katanga Mining Limited (KML), which ...
Cobalt Mines In Dominican Republic | The Diggings™
Browse cobalt mines in Dominican Republic by region—including Monsenor Nouel, San Cristobal. ... Information hosted on The Diggings™ is based on publicly available data through the Bureau of Land Management. The Diggings™ accepts no liability for the content of this data, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the ...
Why Cobalt Mining in the DRC Needs Urgent Attention
An artisanal miner carries raw ore at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the ...
Human rights activist 'forced to flee DRC' over child ...
Exploitation in focus ... being linked to a lawsuit accusing the world's largest tech companies of being complicit in the deaths of children in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of ...
Dominique Destination Guide (Katanga, Democratic Republic ...
Luishia mine was an open pit copper and cobalt mine in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A concession to the south of the mine has recently been opened to exploitation. More reading: Wikipedia Article Located at -11.18 27.02 (Lat./Long.);
Puerto Rico Mining & Precious Metal Mineralization
Exploitation of commercial minerals can only be authorized through leases executed by the Secretary of the DNR and approved by the Governor of Puerto Rico. As noted with the problems resulting from the MOU between CARI and the Puerto Rico government, mining leases can be difficult to acquire. Mining is also restricted by the population density.
Natural resources - IndexMundi
iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small noncommercial quantities; mineral exploitation except for scientific research is banned by the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty; krill, icefish, toothfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries ...
Child labor in the mines of the Democratic Republic of ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) contains vast and significant mining resources including more than 1100 minerals and precious metals. With such riches, the DRC has the potential to become one of the richest countries in Africa and to guarantee the well-being of its population—including its children. However, despite the availability of these mineral […]
Bungu Bungu Destination Guide (Democratic Republic of the ...
Luishia mine was an open pit copper and cobalt mine in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A concession to the south of the mine has recently been opened to exploitation. More reading: Wikipedia Article Located at -11.18 27.02 (Lat./Long.);
Mining in Central America & the Caribbean
In Cuba, Sherritt International through a vertically integrated nickel and cobalt min-ing, processing and refining joint venture owns the Moa Cuba mining and processing facility to produce lateritic nickel and cobalt ore, which is processed on site. In 2012, the Moa joint venture produced 34,264 mt of nickel and 3,792 mt of cobalt.
San Cristobal Gold Mines | The Diggings™
Dominican Republic. San Cristobal. Mines; San Cristobal Gold Mines Filter 3 gold mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in San Cristobal. ... Chromium (1) Cobalt (1) Copper (3) Gold (3) Nickel (1) Platinum Group Elements (PGE) (1) Silver (3) Development Status. Mine (2) Occurrence (1) Results: 3. ... Information ...
Goldquest Mining Corp. | V.GQC Stock Message Board & Forum ...
Bristow said that with the expansion project, Pueblo Viejo's total economic contribution to the Dominican government in direct and indirect taxes is expected to be over $9 billion from the beginning of commercial production in 2013 through the extended life of mine beyond 2040 3. Pueblo Viejo is the Dominican Republic's largest corporate ...
Mining in the Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia
In April 2005, the Republic of the Congo introduced a new Mining Code under Law4-2005. The new mining code offers attractive terms and establishes a clear regime from exploration and exploitation agreements. The mining code allows foreign entities to control mining operations. This represented the first major overhaul to the mining code since 1965.
Child labour behind smart phone and electric car batteries
The report, This is what we die for: Human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo power the global trade in cobalt, traces the sale of cobalt, used in lithium-ion batteries, from mines where children as young as seven and adults work in perilous conditions. The glamourous shop displays and marketing of state of the art technologies are a stark contrast to the children carrying ...
Pueblo Viejo Progresses Life-Extension Project
Pueblo Viejo is located in the Dominican Republic, approximately 100 kilometers northwest of the capital city of Santo Domingo and is operated by the Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation — a ...
Cerro De Maimon » Perilya
Cerro De Maimon. overview. Cerro de Maimón, is an operating copper/gold mine in the Dominican Republic. Cerro de Maimón hosts approximately 6 million tonnes of open-pit copper/gold reserves, as reported in a National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report dated August 2007 by …
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• 0.1m at 49.3 g/t gold + 11.4% copper + 502 ppm cobalt North Choco; is on trend, 47 km SW of AngloGold's 2005 Nuevo Chaquiro porphyry copper discovery: discovered from a stream sediment sampling program, now has Inferred Resource of 604Mt at 0.65% copper and 0.32g/t gold for contained metal content of 4Mt of copper and 6Moz of gold.
OECD iLibrary | Reducing the health risks of the copper ...
This paper considers the health and environmental burdens and impacts of the extraction and refining of selected metals (copper, rare earth elements and cobalt) and how impacts can be reduced through the transition to a circular, low-carbon economy. Performance in the global industry is extremely variable. Some businesses operate to high standards within a framework that facilitates the …
New recycling method saves cobalt from rechargeable ...
Traditional recycling typically extracts metals from crushed batteries through melting or dissolving. With this method, some of the materials are lost and lithium cobalt turns into other compounds. The new process saves raw materials after they have already been used without a harmful process. Electrodes removed from the batteries.
Cobalt mining in the DRC: the dark side of a clean future
Yanick Kalumbu Tshiwengu, a former child miner from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is lucky to be alive. When he was just 11 years old, Yanick went to Kolwezi to mine cobalt. Every day he descended several metres underground into makeshift tunnels and perilous shafts dug out by the miners, never knowing if he would see daylight and his family again.
Social impacts of artisanal cobalt mining in Katanga ...
Figure 1: Share of cobalt demand by end-use application in 2009. Values are in tons of refined cobalt. Source: CDI 2010. 6 Figure 2: Repartition of world land-based cobalt production from 1995 to 2010. Source: USGS 1995-2010 7 Figure 3: Repartition of world refined cobalt production (2004, 2008) and world cobalt refinery capacity (2008).
GoldQuest Mining Corp. - GoldQuest: Dominican Republic's ...
GoldQuest Mining Corp. (GQC: TSX-V) is a Canadian based exploration and development company focused on gold and copper in the Dominican Republic. With a Board and Management Team that have previously developed a mine still operating in the Dominican Republic, the Company is focused on developing its owned Romero Project, and further exploring its Tireo Property.
Barrick Gold targets life-of-mine extensions in Mali ...
Barrick has gold and copper mining operations and projects in 13 countries in North and South America, Africa, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia. The portfolio includes half of the world's top 10 tier one gold assets (defined as having a mine life of over 10 years, at least 500,000 ounces of annual production and in the bottom half of global ...
Nickel / cobalt mining extraction procedures | Condorchem ...
The international price of cobalt shot up 127% in 2017, that of copper increased by 30%, tungsten was up 27%, while the price of lithium has almost doubled since 2015; in conjunction with these figures, certain countries are positioning themselves in certain deposits, such as China in Katanga.
Child labor still rife in Democratic Republic of Congo ...
According to the UN children's agency, UNICEF, about 40,000 children work in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For a shift of …
Mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo plays a significant role in the world's supply of cobalt, copper, diamond, tantalum, tin, gold and produces over 70% of globally produced cobalt. It is the Democratic Republic of the Congo 's largest source of export income. Cobalt electrolytic and 1cm3 cube.
