CKM Newsletter 08-12-2025

Copper Prices Rise as Other Key DRC Minerals Show Mixed Performance in Early December 2025…

International markets displayed contrasting trends for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) major mineral exports during the week of December 1–6, 2025. According to projections from the National Market Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, copper continued its recent momentum with a notable increase, while several other minerals fluctuated between stability and decline. Copper is…  Read full details

• DRC Mineral Markets See Mixed Movements as Copper Continues Upward Trend
• Atomic Eagle Targets 100 Million Pounds of Uranium at Muntanga Project in Zambia
• Glencore Charts Bold Copper Expansion as It Cuts 2026 Output Forecast
• Lucara Awards Key Lateral Development Contract for Botswana’s Karowe Underground Project
• Shuka Minerals Moves Closer to Full Acquisition of Zambia’s Kabwe Zinc Mine
• Zijin Mining Founder Chen Jinghe Steps Down After Decades of Transformative Growth
• Kamoa-Kakula Sets Ambitious 2026–2027 Copper Production Targets as Dewatering Progress Accelerates
• Angola’s First Gold Refinery Nears Completion, Testing Phase Set for December

• Gemfields Earns $25.4m From Year-End Emerald Auction as Market Demand Rebounds
• Kafue Gorge Lower Solar Project Marks Major Step Toward Zambia’s Clean Energy Future
• Mercuria Moves to Withdraw $500 Million in Copper Amid Looming Global Shortages
• FQM Hands Major Mining Operations to Local Contractor Mineral Link in Zambia
• U.S. Considers Over $1 Billion for Critical Minerals and Railway Projects in Central Africa
• Macron Welcomes DRC–Rwanda Peace Agreement Signed in Washington
• ARSP Director Praises Diplomacy Behind New DRC–Rwanda Agreement
• DRC Showcases Strategic Move Behind Manono Lithium Agreement in Washington
• A New Chapter for the Great Lakes? Tshisekedi and Kagame Sign Washington Peace Accord

Here’s your free copy and don’t forget to share with your colleagues who might also benefit immensely from the quality content, industry insights and professional information provided in this special edition…

“BE VISIBLE TO THE RIGHT AUDIENCE” The CKM eMagazine is massively and mostly distributed digitally, reaching top decision makers in all major mining houses in Zambia and the DRC. We have over 161,000 followers on LinkedIn with over 91,000 CKM Newsletter subscribers with over 1,000,000 organic impressions per month. Note that the next edition which is the Jan – Feb 2026 Indaba special edition being prepared…  Download Your Free Copy

Zambia’s Copper Export Earnings Surge 31% in October 2025 as Output Nears Historic Peak…

Zambia’s copper sector posted impressive results in October 2025, with export earnings from refined copper rising by 31.2% to K20.8 billion, up from K15.0 billion in September. The sharp monthly increase reflects sustained growth in national copper output as the country moves closer to surpassing one million tons of annual production—a milestone not reached in recent years. This rebound comes amid…  Read full details

New Mercuria–G camines Joint Venture Aims to Boost Copper and Cobalt Exports from the DRC…

Mercuria Energy Trading has launched a metals-trading joint venture with G camines, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned mining company, to market copper and cobalt acquired through G camines’ equity stakes in local mining projects. According to Kostas Bintas, head of metals at Mercuria Energy Group, the venture could eventually market more than 500,000 tons of copper cathodes per year… Read full details

• Gemfields Earns $25.4m From Year-End Emerald Auction as Market Demand Rebounds
• Kafue Gorge Lower Solar Project Marks Major Step Toward Zambia’s Clean Energy Future
• Mercuria Moves to Withdraw $500 Million in Copper Amid Looming Global Shortages
• FQM Hands Major Mining Operations to Local Contractor Mineral Link in Zambia
• U.S. Considers Over $1 Billion for Critical Minerals and Railway Projects in Central Africa
• Macron Welcomes DRC–Rwanda Peace Agreement Signed in Washington
• ARSP Director Praises Diplomacy Behind New DRC–Rwanda Agreement
• DRC Showcases Strategic Move Behind Manono Lithium Agreement in Washington
• A New Chapter for the Great Lakes? Tshisekedi and Kagame Sign Washington Peace Accord

• Zijin Mining Founder Chen Jinghe Steps Down After Decades of Transformative Growth
• Kamoa-Kakula Sets Ambitious 2026–2027 Copper Production Targets as Dewatering Progress Accelerates
• Angola’s First Gold Refinery Nears Completion, Testing Phase Set for December

• DRC Mineral Markets See Mixed Movements as Copper Continues Upward Trend
• Atomic Eagle Targets 100 Million Pounds of Uranium at Muntanga Project in Zambia
• Glencore Charts Bold Copper Expansion as It Cuts 2026 Output Forecast
• Lucara Awards Key Lateral Development Contract for Botswana’s Karowe Underground Project
• Shuka Minerals Moves Closer to Full Acquisition of Zambia’s Kabwe Zinc Mine

Galileo Resources Begins Drilling at Zambia’s Molefe Copper Project with Jubilee Metals…

IM-listed Galileo Resources has commenced drilling at its Molefe copper project in Zambia following the signing of a conditional cooperation and project development agreement with Jubilee Metals on November 27. The drilling program began with two holes completed out of an anticipated ten-hole campaign, initiated under the terms of the collaboration agreement..  Read full details