CKM Newsletter 29-12-2025

CNMC Luanshya Copper Mine Completes Dewatering, Sets Stage for Production Restart…

CNMC Luanshya Copper Mine has successfully completed the dewatering of the flooded 28 Shaft, removing approximately 170 million cubic metres of water and marking a major milestone toward the resumption of mining activities. Following the completion of the dewatering process, the mine is expected to restart operations on a gradual basis, with full-scale production targeted for August 2026…  Read full details

• Gold Prices Rise as DRC Mineral Exports Show Mixed Market Trends
• DRC Oil Tax Revenues Surge After Subsidy and Exemption Reforms
• DRC Cobalt Prices Rally as Export Controls Reshape Global Supply
• Maamba Energy Hands Over New Immigration Office to Support Local Services and Energy Projects
• Glencore to Acquire Majority Stake in Dutch Fuel Supplier FincoEnergies
• DRC Govt Defines 2026 Strategic Roadmap to Modernize the Mining Sector
• KCM Reinforces Commitment to Integrity at CEO Integrity Forum

• Minister of Mines Prioritizes Congolese Geologists in Strategic Subsoil Exploration
• Rome Resources Explores Copper Potential at Bisie North While Tin Remains Primary Target
• Resource Matters Calls on DRC to Enforce Copper Processing Laws and Ban Concentrate Exports
• China Launches First High-Capacity All-Solid-State Battery Production Line
• TAZARA Railway Revitalization Signals New Chapter in China–Africa Cooperation
• Chile Accelerates 13 Copper Projects Ahead of Bullish 2026 Market
• North Kivu Deputies Advocate for Formal Mining to Curb Armed Group Exploitation

DRC Minister of Mines Suspends Artisanal Copper and Cobalt Processing Amid Traceability Push…

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, has taken decisive action by signing Ministerial Order No. 00964/CAB.MIN/MINES/01/2025 on December 19, 2025, suspending all mining and marketing activities carried out by entities processing minerals from artisanal copper and cobalt mining. The suspension specifically targets processing units, including purchasing offices…  Read full details

ZCCM-IH Partners Ministry of Mines and MMR on Gold Exploration and Mining Project in Zambia…

ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development (MoMMD) and Mining Mineral Resources SAS (MMR) to collaborate on the development of a gold exploration and mining project in the Kikonge area of Mufumbwe District, North-Western Province. In a transaction announcement approved by the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) and the…  Read full details

DRC Cobalt Policy: Resource Matters Calls for Local Processing Rules in Export Quota System…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should use its emerging cobalt export quota system to accelerate local mineral processing and capture more value from the electric vehicle battery supply chain, according to a new white paper published in December 2025 by the NGO Resource Matters. The report, which focuses on the local processing potential of strategic minerals such as cobalt, copper… Read full details

• Minister of Mines Prioritizes Congolese Geologists in Strategic Subsoil Exploration
• Rome Resources Explores Copper Potential at Bisie North While Tin Remains Primary Target
• Resource Matters Calls on DRC to Enforce Copper Processing Laws and Ban Concentrate Exports
• China Launches First High-Capacity All-Solid-State Battery Production Line
• TAZARA Railway Revitalization Signals New Chapter in China–Africa Cooperation
• Chile Accelerates 13 Copper Projects Ahead of Bullish 2026 Market

• North Kivu Deputies Advocate for Formal Mining to Curb Armed Group Exploitation
• Gold Prices Rise as DRC Mineral Exports Show Mixed Market Trends
• DRC Oil Tax Revenues Surge After Subsidy and Exemption Reforms
• DRC Govt Defines 2026 Strategic Roadmap to Modernize the Mining Sector
• KCM Reinforces Commitment to Integrity at CEO Integrity Forum

• DRC Cobalt Prices Rally as Export Controls Reshape Global Supply
• Maamba Energy Hands Over New Immigration Office to Support Local Services and Energy Projects
• Glencore to Acquire Majority Stake in Dutch Fuel Supplier FincoEnergies

Zambia Restricts Cash Disbursements, Shifts to Equipment Support for Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners…

The Zambian Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development has announced that mining cooperatives benefiting from the newly established Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Fund will receive support in the form of equipment rather than direct cash disbursements. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr. Hapenga Kabeta, said the decision follows lessons learned from previous financing programmes in which some… Read full details