منجم تنكى فونگورومى

Coordinates: 10°34′06″S 26°11′44″E / 10.568411°S 26.195633°E / -10.568411; 26.195633
شركة تنكى فونگورومى للتعدين
Tenke Fungurume Mining SA
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تعدين سطحي في منجم تنكى فونگورومى، على بعد 110 كم شمال شرق لوبومباشي.[1]
الموقع
تنكى فونگورومى is located in جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
تنكى فونگورومى
تنكى فونگورومى
المحافظةمحافظة لوالابا
البلدجمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية
الإحداثيات10°34′06″S 26°11′44″E / 10.568411°S 26.195633°E / -10.568411; 26.195633
الانتاج
الانتاجالنحاس: 209,120 طن (2021)[2]
الكوبالت: 18,501 طن (2021)[2]
التاريخ
اِفتـُتِح2009 (2009)
المالك
الشركةتشاينا مولبدنم (80%)
جيكامين (20%)
الموقع الإلكترونيen.cmoc.com/html/Business/Congo-Cu-Co/

شركة تنكى فونگورومى للتعدين ( Tenke Fungurume Mining SA ؛ TFM) هي أحد أكبر منتجي النحاس و الكوبالت في جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية (DRC). بدأت أعمال الإنشاءات في الموقع في أواخر عام 2006, and in 2009, TFM produced its first copper. The mine has since become a vital source of income for local communities and the country by way of royalties and taxes, as well as the largest employer in the region.

As of 2018, Tenke Fungurume Mining has paid over $2.5 billion (USD) in payments to the public treasury and other administrative services since project inception in 2006, and currently employs over 8,000 Congolese citizens as either employees or contractors on a full-time basis.

Tenke Fungurume Mining takes its name from the two neighbouring communities of تنكى وفونگورومى.

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الموقع

TFM operations are located in Fungurume, within the province of Lualaba, approximately 180 km northwest of the city of لوبومباشي. The mining concession area is approximately 1,600 square kilometers.


المِلكية

Tenke Fungurume Mining SARL was first owned by Phelps Dodge of the U.S, with a 57.75% share and the Congolese companies Tenke Mining Corp. (24.75% share) and Gécamines (17.5% share).

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Phelps Dodge Corp. merged on March 19, 2007. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., which operated the mine and held 56 percent of the shares, and became the world's largest publicly-traded copper company; Lundin Mining of Canada now held 24 percent; and the state-owned Gécamines 20 percent.

2016 استحواذ الصين على 56%

In 2016, Freeport-McMoRan completed the indirect sale of its 70 percent interest in TF Holdings Limited to China Molybdenum Co. and an effective 56 percent interest in Tenke Fungurume Mining. In addition, Lundin announced an agreement to sell its interest in TFM to an affiliate of BHR Partners.

2017-2019 الصين 80%

In 2017, BHR Newwood DRC Holdings was set up by private equity firm BHR to acquire a 24% interest in Tenke from Canadian miner Lundin for $1.14bn. 100% of the purchase funds were supplied by the Chinese government. Hunter Biden, a son of Joe Biden, ended up owning 10% of BHR by the time he sold his stake in 2019.[3] In 2019, the acquisition of the holding company allowed China Molybdenum Co, which was already the majority owner of Tenke Fungurume, to have an 80% stake in Tenke Fungurume Mining.

2022 تعيين مشرف حكومي مؤقت

نزاع على تنجه، ثاني أكبر منجم #نحاس، وينتج أيضاً خمس انتاج العالم من #الكوبالت.

في يونيو 2022، عيّنت وزارة التعدين الكونغولية مشرفاً لمدة ستة أشهر على منجم تنكى، للتحقيق في شبهة أن الشريك الصيني "تشاينا مولي" الذي يملك 80% من المنجم يقلل من الاحتياطي والانتاج لتقليل ما يدفعه لكنشاسا. [1]

أعمال المنجم

Tenke Fungurume Mining SA is a leading copper and cobalt producer, with mines and processing facilities situated within the African copper belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tenke's substantial mineral endowment supports a long mine life and future expansion opportunities.

Tenke Fungurume Mining SA is also home to one of the world's largest known copper and cobalt deposits, and is the largest copper producer in the DRC.

Through the production of copper cathode and cobalt hydroxide, TFM provides metals crucial to the transportation, communications, construction, computers, medical science and many emerging technologies. TFM produced its first copper cathode in 2009.

China Molybdenum stated in 2019 that the fall in cobalt prices and rising costs made the mine unprofitable.[4]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, workers at the mine were ordered to remain onsite in order to isolate themselves from outside contact. After working for two months in isolation, workers went on strike on May 23, demanding an additional $100 per day and a $4,000 bonus.[5] Production resumed after a single day strike after China Molybdenum agreed to the $100 per day in extra pay and a $300 bonus.[6][7]

In August 2021, China Molybdenum announced a US$2.51 billion investment in order to double production of cobalt and copper at the mine.[8][9] Shortly after, the Congolese government announced a probe to assess whether China Molybdenum was accurately reporting the reserves present at the mine.[10] Due to the dispute, in February of 2022, operations at the mine were handed over operations of the mine to Sage Ngoie Mbayo, an administrator from Gécamines for six months.[11][12] Operations were handed back to China Molybdenum by April 2022, after both parties agreed to settle the matter by third party arbitration.[13] On June 1st, a judge ordered that the previous decision to hand over of the mine to Ngoie be enforced, but China Molybdenum denies that control of the mine has actually changed hands.[14]

تطوير المجتمع

TFM community development strategy includes the following aspects:

  • Alignment of TFM programs with local, provincial and national development priorities
  • Addressing basic community needs and infrastructure such as potable water, access to health care, basic education and economic development
  • Creating employment opportunities and income generation for non-TFM employees through skills training, micro-credit facilities and agriculture extension support
  • Building capacity among the local community in partnership with government and local NGOs for long-term ownership and sustainability

التعدين غير الشرعي

Residents of the nearby town of Tenke are known to trespass into the mine to collect cobalt, which increased after the mine's change in ownership. Unable to prevent this, China Molybdenum brought in the Congolese military to patrol the mine for several months.[15][16] After one trespassing miner was shot, a riot broke out in his village, leading to a second death. Funeral costs from these incidents were covered by the mining company. Security at the mine is supplemented by the private security company Frontier Services Group associated with Erik Prince.[17]

انظر أيضاً

المراجع

  1. ^ أ ب Aaron Ross (2022-06-10). "DRC: False alarm says China Moly, denies Tenke copper-cobalt mine take over". The Africa Report.
  2. ^ أ ب Rani, Archana (2022-03-31). "Congo halts court case against China Moly to resolve Tenke mine dispute". Mining Technology. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  3. ^ Michael Forsythe; Eric Lipton; Dionne Searcey (21 November 2021). "How Hunter Biden's Firm Helped Secure Cobalt for the Chinese". The New York Times (in الإنجليزية). Retrieved 24 November 2021. the $1.14 billion BHR, through subsidiaries, paid to buy out Lundin came entirely from Chinese state-backed companies [...] By the time BHR sold its share in 2019, Mr. Biden controlled 10 percent of the firm
  4. ^ "China Molybdenum Says Giant Congo Copper Mine Is Losing Money". www.bloomberg.com. 2019-08-21. falling metal prices combined with higher taxes and royalties, and rising costs meant it was now in a "deficit zone."
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  8. ^ Trakimavicius, Lukas (22 March 2021). "Is China really eyeing Afghanistan's mineral resources?". Energy Post. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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  10. ^ Bloomberg News (2021-08-20). "Congo initiates probe into China Moly's Tenke Fungurume mine". MINING.COM. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  11. ^ Eric Lipton and Dionne Searcey (2022-03-01). "Chinese Company Removed as Operator of Cobalt Mine in Congo". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  12. ^ "Congo court appoints temporary administrator to run China Moly's Tenke mine". MINING.COM. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  13. ^ Nyabiage, Jevans (2022-04-03). "Chinese firm regains control of DR Congo copper mine after agreeing to reach solution with government over royalty disputes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  14. ^ "China Moly denies DRC takeover of its Tenke copper-cobalt mine - Mining News". Al Jazeera. 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
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