Posts by ERG Africa

During 2017 Boss Mining provided a total of 538 academic and professional internships. The internships are intended for those university/college and high school students who wish to familiarise themselves with practice at the mine, adding the experience to their book knowledge. Internships run for one to two months. Over and above this, from time to…

Celebrating Women at ERGA Africa “We are all individuals with different abilities and skills and we have every right to use them without discrimination in the areas we are interested in and in which we are competent.”  Jovitte Kahindo Mubawa, a junior metallurgist supervisor at Boss Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) Katanga…

Eurasian Resources Group participated extensively as a corporate sponsor at this year’s Mining Indaba held from 5 to 8 February. We participated in the following sessions: Benedikt Sobotka (Chief Executive Officer): High-level panel debate – How can we close the trust deficit between government, industry and communities?; CEO Roundtable – Innovation; Electric vehicles and Energy Minerals Roundtable…

A seven-month Boss Life of Mine Study is under way, conducted by managing consultant AMEC Foster Wheeler. Sub-consultants will also contribute to the final study report. ERGA’s in-house teams have already found that through a number of step-wise interventions, there is potential to generate a tenfold increase in cobalt production and a doubling of copper…

8th March is International Women’s Day (IWD). ERG Africa is sharing an inspiring series of narratives on our Women in Mining to celebrate their tenacious achievements. We kick off the series with a focus on Gracia Kapisha Change. We will continue our stories up until National Women’s Day happening in South Africa on 9 August.…

Publication: International Investment Date: 19 February 2018 Author: Dr Alexander Machkevitch, Chairman of Eurasian Resources Group Global trade has done wonders for investors and consumers by reducing prices and increasing returns. By shifting production to low labour cost areas it has helped lift the poorest out of poverty. But in the headlong pursuit of lower…

Publication: Metal Bulletin Date: 6 February 2018 Author: Janie Davies The cobalt market needs to find a way to price intermediate products while their share of the overall market grows, Eurasian Resource Group’s Head of Strategic Cobalt Marketing Tony Southgate told Metal Bulletin. Intermediates production will continue to outpace metal production, driven by battery sector…

Publication: Metal Bulletin Date: 6 February 2018 Author: Janie Davies Cobalt’s boom days will continue for the next seven to 10 years amid strong demand from the electric vehicles sector as well as traditional cobalt consumers, according to Eurasian Resources Group’s (ERG) Tony Southgate. “Our view is that the cobalt boom is guaranteed for the…

Publication: China Daily Africa Date: 26 January 2018 Author: Alexander Machkevitch, Chairman of Eurasian Resources Group As economic integration continues, we must strive to find new forms of international cooperation. Last year, President Xi Jinping impressed listeners in Davos with his outspoken support for free trade, international cooperation and open markets. Since then, he has…

Media: CNBC Africa Topic: Africa is still under-represented at WEF – Eurasian Resources Group CEO Date: 23 January 2018 At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of ERG, said in an interview with CNBC Africa’s Chris Bishop that the representation from Africa at the WEF is still very small. A few…