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FQM DRIVES ZAMBIA TO FOREFRONT OF GLOBAL MINING EFFICIENCIES 1 Mining in Zambia Corporate News Press Release 

FQM DRIVES ZAMBIA TO FOREFRONT OF GLOBAL MINING EFFICIENCIES

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 Zambia has become a model for global mining innovation thanks to the recent patenting of an industry-leading electric trolley-assist system by First Quantum Minerals Ltd that improves efficiency and reduces the carbon footprint of operations. The pioneering mechanism reduces the consumption of diesel at the company’s Kansanshi and Sentinel mines, in Solwezi and Kalumbila respectively, by hooking trucks to overhead powerlines that haul them out of the pit using electricity.  The company’s proprietary trolley-assist solution, Quantum Electra-Haul, has now been granted a patent and trademark, by the UK Intellectual Property Office, with further patents pending for additional aspects of the invention.  First Quantum is moving towards the true decarbonisation of its mining fleet through the… Read More Here
VEGA brings measurement expertise beyond mining to Electra Mining Africa 2026 2 Corporate News Events & Expos Sponsored Content 

VEGA brings measurement expertise beyond mining to Electra Mining Africa 2026

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From 7 to 11 September 2026, VEGA exhibited at Electra Mining Africa, held at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec. Alongside its long-standing presence in mining, VEGA is used the event to show visitors the full breadth of what its level and pressure measurement instruments do across the industries that keep Africa running: water, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and oil and gas. VEGA has spent more than 60 years developing instruments that measure level, pressure, and related process variables in conditions most sensors cannot tolerate: extreme temperatures, high dust… Read More Here
Zambia’s Nationwide Mineral Survey Reaches 93.6% Completion 3 Mining in Zambia Exploration New Mining Projects 

Zambia’s Nationwide Mineral Survey Reaches 93.6% Completion

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Zambia Nears Completion of First Major Mineral Survey Since 1972 Zambia’s countrywide high-resolution geophysical survey has reached 93.6% completion, with the Government targeting December 2026 for the completion of the country’s first major mineral mapping exercise in more than five decades. Acting Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development Anthony Chilengi said the survey would provide modern geological data to improve understanding of Zambia’s mineral potential and support new exploration and investment. The last major geological mapping exercise was conducted in 1972, leaving large parts of the… Read More Here
Metso Launches Sampo Cell to Improve Coarse Particle Recovery 4 International Corporate News 

Metso Launches Sampo Cell to Improve Coarse Particle Recovery

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Metso’s Sampo Cell Targets Higher Mineral Recovery With Coarse Particle Flotation Metso has launched the Sampo Cell, a new coarse particle flotation technology designed to improve the recovery of valuable minerals without compromising the recovery of finer particles. The technology aims to address a key limitation of conventional flotation circuits, which typically require extensive grinding to bring ore particles into a size range suitable for efficient recovery. Sampo Cell expands flotation performance to coarser and less-liberated particles, potentially reducing mineral losses. The system uses a froth-feeding principle that introduces slurry… Read More Here
US Approves US$414 Million Financing for Niger Uranium Project 5 International Investment News New Mining Projects Uranium 

US Approves US$414 Million Financing for Niger Uranium Project

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US Approves US$414M Dasa Uranium Financing as Niger Seeks to Revive Mining Investment The United States has approved up to US$414.2 million in debt financing for Global Atomic’s Dasa uranium project in Niger, marking a major financing milestone for the Canadian miner and renewed US commercial engagement with the West African country. The financing was approved by the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and comprises a term loan facility of up to US$397.4 million and a US$16.8 million cost-overrun facility. The Dasa project, located in Niger’s uranium-rich Tim Mersoï… Read More Here
Koryx Copper to Begin 2,500m Drill Programme at Zambia’s Luanshya West 6 Mining in Zambia Copper Drilling New Mining Projects 

Koryx Copper to Begin 2,500m Drill Programme at Zambia’s Luanshya West

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Koryx Copper Targets Four Prospects in 2,500m Zambia Drilling Campaign Koryx Copper is set to begin a maiden 2,500-metre diamond drilling programme at its Luanshya West project in Zambia, targeting up to four priority prospects as the company accelerates exploration across its Zambian portfolio. Drilling is scheduled to begin before the end of September and is expected to be completed by mid-December. The programme will test targets identified through surface geochemistry, induced polarisation (IP) chargeability and resistivity surveys, as well as structural interpretation. The inclined drill holes will target mineralisation… Read More Here
Tertiary Minerals Defines Higher-Grade Silver-Copper-Zinc Zone in Zambia 7 Mining in Zambia Copper New Mining Projects Zinc 

Tertiary Minerals Defines Higher-Grade Silver-Copper-Zinc Zone in Zambia

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Tertiary Minerals Expands High-Grade Copper-Silver Zone at Mushima North in Zambia Tertiary Minerals has delineated a higher-grade, shallow silver-copper-zinc mineralised zone at its Target A1 prospect within the Mushima North project in Zambia, following results from its Phase 4 drilling programme. The company has received assay results from 29 of 39 holes drilled during the 3,639-metre programme, with results from a further eight holes still pending. Two additional holes are yet to be submitted for analysis. The higher-grade zone extends about 400 metres along strike and 150 metres in width… Read More Here
Aterian’s Eastinco Begins Tungsten Trading Trial in Rwanda 8 International 

Aterian’s Eastinco Begins Tungsten Trading Trial in Rwanda

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Aterian Launches Rwanda Tungsten Trading Trial as Eastinco Expands Critical Minerals Platform Aterian’s wholly owned Rwandan subsidiary, Eastinco, has launched a trial programme to trade tungsten ore and concentrates as the company expands its critical-minerals trading activities in Rwanda. Eastinco has historically focused on tantalum-bearing concentrates but is now using its established procurement network, local infrastructure and responsible-sourcing systems to enter the tungsten market. The company will initially conduct smaller, lot-by-lot transactions with approved Rwandan suppliers. The trial will allow Eastinco to assess supplier reliability, material grades, pricing mechanisms and… Read More Here
DRC Germanium Exports Fall 41.8% in Second Quarter of 2026 9 Mining in DRC News in Brief 

DRC Germanium Exports Fall 41.8% in Second Quarter of 2026

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DRC Germanium Hydroxide Exports Drop to 248 Tonnes in Q2 2026 The Democratic Republic of Congo’s exports of germanium hydroxide fell by 41.78% in the second quarter of 2026, according to statistics from the Technical Coordination and Planning Unit of the Ministry of Mines (CTCPM). Exports declined from 426.77 tonnes in the first quarter to 248.46 tonnes in the second quarter, bringing total exports for the first half of 2026 to 675.23 tonnes at a reported grade of 1.25%. Germanium hydroxide is an intermediate product recovered during the processing of… Read More Here
Kibali Drives DRC Industrial Gold Production to 13,581kg in H1 2026 10 Gold Corporate News Mining in DRC News in Brief 

Kibali Drives DRC Industrial Gold Production to 13,581kg in H1 2026

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Kibali Gold Produces 11.9 Tonnes as DRC Industrial Gold Output Rises 12% in H1 2026 Kibali Gold continued to dominate the Democratic Republic of Congo’s industrial gold sector, producing 11,894.30 kg of gold in the first half of 2026 and accounting for 87.6% of the country’s total industrial output. The mine’s production helped lift the DRC’s industrial gold output to 13,581.11 kg during the first six months of 2026, a 12.1% increase from 12,112.50 kg recorded in the same period last year. Kibali’s strong contribution was reflected in the significant… Read More Here

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