Proper safety gear. Good to see.
Attention to detail, and workplace happiness is the difference between Chinese and American sweat shops. Just ask Bezos.
AVZ Discussion 2022
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Proper safety gear. Good to see.
Attention to detail, and workplace happiness is the difference between Chinese and American sweat shops. Just ask Bezos.
Frank
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Bray
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Winenut
GO AVZ!!!!
Mate you picked the right day right weather!Thanks Wino, Palasis will be the go
cruiser51
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Aren't they supposed to wear hair nets?
Hate to find a huge smelly orange hair shorting the battery of my mobile phone out.
cruiser51
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The Palace...
My kids were born in the little hospital around the corner along the Esplanade going north along the beach, a bit further is the Largs Pier hotel where Jimmy Barnes often played.
The Birkenhead is where the guys went after work, so their missus couldn't find them.
Port Adelaide, labor territory and full with pubs with very rich histories.
Great place for a pub crawl, if they are still all there. No need for an uber, all within crawling distance.
Port Adelaide an amazing place, with a rich history.
Samus
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I think we've all had a gut full of this shit. Fuck those DRC assholes and zijin cocksuckers.
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Rechnerhand
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How time changes ...
Bray
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Perfect
come from hot outback today. Screw the cold weather, qantas looks after ya on their flight to radelaide, flight attendant wouldn’t stop feeding me local SA cab sav 
Bin59
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Looks like the DG of CAMI & the Mining Minister are trying to tidy things up prior to any DRC-US minerals for security deal.
copperbeltkatangamining.com
The Mining Cadastre (CAMI), the Congolese government agency responsible for managing mining properties, titles, and quarries, hosted a legal café on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Memling Hotel in Kinshasa. The event focused on the theme “Cadastral Procedures: Legal Deadlines.”
The gathering brought together key stakeholders from the mining sector, including legal experts, industry representatives, and CAMI officials.
Discussions centered on the importance of adhering to legal deadlines related to various procedures—such as acquiring mining titles, applying for mining rights, renewing or transforming titles, and the potential withdrawal of rights.
“Respecting legal deadlines in cadastral procedures is not merely an administrative requirement. It is a cornerstone for ensuring transparency, legal certainty, and fostering trust between public and private actors in the mining sector,” said Popol Mabolia Yenga, Director General of CAMI.
Other speakers reinforced the significance of procedural compliance, highlighting the legal and operational risks of failing to meet deadlines.
These include potential conflicts of interest, loss of mining rights through forfeiture, and diminished credibility of the regulatory body.
Professor Mulungulungu Nachida, CAMI’s Legal Director, pointed out a specific example: “Some titles may lapse simply because the surface rights fee was not paid within the required thirty-day window.”
CAMI announced its intention to organize similar forums regularly, aiming to promote better understanding of mining regulations and strengthen the institution’s mission of ensuring good governance in the sector.
copperbeltkatangamining.com
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has adopted a long-awaited decree to establish and regulate Geological Research Zones (ZRG), marking a major step in reforming its mining sector.
The decision was made during the 38th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers on Friday, April 4, 2025, where Minister of Mines Kizito Pakabomba presented the draft decree.
The reform addresses years of regulatory ambiguity that hindered geological prospecting efforts across the country. “The Mining Code provides no clear framework for creating these zones,” the minister noted, emphasizing the negative impact this gap has had on the Mining Registry (CAMI) and the National Geological Survey of Congo (SGN-C).
The decree aims to clean up a sector plagued by informal operations, overlapping licenses, and poor oversight, particularly in neglected or abandoned mining areas.
With this decree, Geological Research Zones now have a defined legal status, formal registration, and recognized mapping. This clarity allows the SGN-C to resume geological surveys in previously overlooked or poorly documented areas and offers investors greater legal certainty and operational transparency.
The reform builds on earlier efforts by the government to improve governance in the mining sector. In 2023, Kinshasa revoked several inactive mining titles as part of a broader clean-up campaign.
The new framework for ZRGs is seen as a continuation of those efforts to reestablish order and credibility in one of the DRC’s most critical industries.
Beyond technical regulation, the decree also signals the government’s intent to assert greater control over its mineral wealth. “The goal is clear: to ensure that the country’s natural resources benefit the Congolese people,” Minister Pakabomba stated.
As global demand for strategic minerals continues to grow, Kinshasa is working to ensure that control of its resources is not left solely to private or foreign interests.
The move has been widely welcomed, though successful implementation will depend on the logistical and financial capacity of state institutions tasked with enforcement and oversight.
This reform represents a turning point in the DRC’s approach to mining governance—laying the groundwork for more sustainable, transparent, and nationally beneficial resource development.
CAMI Emphasizes Legal Deadlines to Boost Transparency in DRC’s Mining Sector - Copperbelt Katanga Mining
The Mining Cadastre (CAMI), the Congolese government agency responsible for managing mining properties, titles, and quarries, hosted a legal café on Friday,
copperbeltkatangamining.com
CAMI EMPHASIZES LEGAL DEADLINES TO BOOST TRANSPARENCY IN DRC’S MINING SECTOR
APRIL 12, 2025 CONSTANCEThe Mining Cadastre (CAMI), the Congolese government agency responsible for managing mining properties, titles, and quarries, hosted a legal café on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Memling Hotel in Kinshasa. The event focused on the theme “Cadastral Procedures: Legal Deadlines.”
The gathering brought together key stakeholders from the mining sector, including legal experts, industry representatives, and CAMI officials.
Discussions centered on the importance of adhering to legal deadlines related to various procedures—such as acquiring mining titles, applying for mining rights, renewing or transforming titles, and the potential withdrawal of rights.
“Respecting legal deadlines in cadastral procedures is not merely an administrative requirement. It is a cornerstone for ensuring transparency, legal certainty, and fostering trust between public and private actors in the mining sector,” said Popol Mabolia Yenga, Director General of CAMI.
Other speakers reinforced the significance of procedural compliance, highlighting the legal and operational risks of failing to meet deadlines.
These include potential conflicts of interest, loss of mining rights through forfeiture, and diminished credibility of the regulatory body.
Professor Mulungulungu Nachida, CAMI’s Legal Director, pointed out a specific example: “Some titles may lapse simply because the surface rights fee was not paid within the required thirty-day window.”
CAMI announced its intention to organize similar forums regularly, aiming to promote better understanding of mining regulations and strengthen the institution’s mission of ensuring good governance in the sector.
DRC Establishes Geological Research Zones to Boost Transparency and Revive Exploration - Copperbelt Katanga Mining
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has adopted a long-awaited decree to establish and regulate Geological Research Zones (ZRG), marking a major step in
copperbeltkatangamining.com
DRC ESTABLISHES GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH ZONES TO BOOST TRANSPARENCY AND REVIVE EXPLORATION
APRIL 12, 2025 CONSTANCEThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has adopted a long-awaited decree to establish and regulate Geological Research Zones (ZRG), marking a major step in reforming its mining sector.
The decision was made during the 38th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers on Friday, April 4, 2025, where Minister of Mines Kizito Pakabomba presented the draft decree.
The reform addresses years of regulatory ambiguity that hindered geological prospecting efforts across the country. “The Mining Code provides no clear framework for creating these zones,” the minister noted, emphasizing the negative impact this gap has had on the Mining Registry (CAMI) and the National Geological Survey of Congo (SGN-C).
The decree aims to clean up a sector plagued by informal operations, overlapping licenses, and poor oversight, particularly in neglected or abandoned mining areas.
With this decree, Geological Research Zones now have a defined legal status, formal registration, and recognized mapping. This clarity allows the SGN-C to resume geological surveys in previously overlooked or poorly documented areas and offers investors greater legal certainty and operational transparency.
The reform builds on earlier efforts by the government to improve governance in the mining sector. In 2023, Kinshasa revoked several inactive mining titles as part of a broader clean-up campaign.
The new framework for ZRGs is seen as a continuation of those efforts to reestablish order and credibility in one of the DRC’s most critical industries.
Beyond technical regulation, the decree also signals the government’s intent to assert greater control over its mineral wealth. “The goal is clear: to ensure that the country’s natural resources benefit the Congolese people,” Minister Pakabomba stated.
As global demand for strategic minerals continues to grow, Kinshasa is working to ensure that control of its resources is not left solely to private or foreign interests.
The move has been widely welcomed, though successful implementation will depend on the logistical and financial capacity of state institutions tasked with enforcement and oversight.
This reform represents a turning point in the DRC’s approach to mining governance—laying the groundwork for more sustainable, transparent, and nationally beneficial resource development.
Carlos Danger
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Article 48 of the DRC mining code states 'The mining and/or quarry rights may be withdrawn or brought back, without retroactive effect, by the granting authority in the event of illegality during the granting, in three months following the publication of the award decision in the Official Journal or, failing that, within three months following the date of becoming aware of its existence, either at the request of an injured third party, or at the granting authority initiative'
Fun fact April 2022 (mining licence granted decrees) to January 2023 (mining licence cancellation decrees) is 9 months which is longer than the 3 months allowed and the reasoning given in the cancellation decrees was unknown to the DRC mining code which any 'authority initiative' must adhere by outside of the 3 months
The DRC government and CAMI also missed all of the key deadlines in the appeal process which forced AVZ to seek arbitration through the ICSID as required under the DRC mining code
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Winenut
GO AVZ!!!!
Couldn't get a subtitle or French translation thing going on the video unfortunately Frank. Would love to because I reckon it's a decent piss-take and probably very entertaining!IGF spot on the fight against corruption.
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*Anyone understand what they're going on about in this X Tweet
Cos i'm Fukt if i know
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