Category: CKM Newsletter

        The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week     DRC Pushes Greater Kasai Mining Expansion With Major Chinese Copper Project and Energy Infrastructure Plan…   The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is advancing plans to transform Greater Kasai into a new strategic mining production hub, as part of efforts to diversify the country’s extractive industry beyond its traditional mining regions. On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Minister of Mines Louis Watum Kabamba held discussions with officials from China… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week         KoBold Metals Breaks Ground on $2.3 Billion Mingomba Copper Mine in Zambia, Boosting Output Ambitions…   KoBold Metals, a U.S.-based exploration company backed by investors including Bill Gates and Sam Altman, has officially begun construction of the Mingomba copper mine in Zambia, marking one of the largest mining investments in the country’s history. The project, valued at more than $2.3 billion, is expected to become Zambia’s largest… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week         DRC and Zambia Strengthen Global Copper Position as Rising Demand Reshapes Energy and Mining Markets…   The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia are reinforcing Africa’s strategic role in the global copper industry as rising demand for the metal reshapes the minerals and energy economy. According to a report by Visual Capitalist, the DRC ranks among the world’s top four countries in terms of copper reserves,… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week         Zambia Prepares to Host First International Mine Rescue Competition in Africa as Kansanshi and Mopani Finalize Preparations…   Kansanshi Mining Plc has reached an advanced stage of readiness ahead of the International Mine Rescue Competition (IMRC), positioning itself to successfully co-host the prestigious global safety event alongside Mopani Copper Mines Plc. Extensive preparations have been undertaken to ensure compliance with international standards, with key facilities and… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week         Lualaba Generates 67% of DRC Mining Revenue in 2023, Highlighting Economic Dependence on Copper and Cobalt…   The province of Lualaba in the Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a dominant performance in the mining sector in 2023, generating approximately $3.93 billion in revenues, according to a report by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) published in early 2026. These figures account for about 67.2% of the country’s… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week         Zambia Strengthening Investment Climate Through Reforms and Regional Cooperation, Delegates Told…   President Hakainde Hichilema last week addressed delegates at the Zambia International Mining and Energy Conference (ZIMEC), underscoring the country’s improving investment climate, the revival of dormant mining assets, and the growing role of both local and regional investment in driving economic growth. Speaking to industry leaders, investors, and policymakers, the President pointed to the reopened… Read… Read More Here

                The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week         DRC Cancels AVZ Minerals’ Lithium Permit in Manono Extension Project, Highlighting Rising Regulatory Risks for Foreign Miners          …   The Democratic Republic of Congo has revoked a 79-block lithium exploration permit held by the Congolese subsidiary of Australian mining firm AVZ Minerals. The Mining Registry (CAMI) issued the forfeiture order on March 19, 2026, citing non-payment of annual surface fees for permit PR 4029, located… Read More Here

                The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Your top stories this week         Zambia Calls for Global Investment in Mineral Processing to Boost Value Addition and Industrialisation…   Zambia is intensifying efforts to attract international investment into mineral processing and downstream manufacturing as part of a broader strategy to transform its mining sector and strengthen economic growth. Government representatives say the country is moving beyond its traditional role as a raw mineral exporter and is prioritizing value addition… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week                                DRC Cobalt Export Quotas Trigger Global Supply Shock, Expose China’s Strategic Vulnerability… The decision by the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to impose strict export quotas on cobalt beginning at the end of 2025 marks one of the most consequential interventions ever seen in the critical minerals market. What was framed domestically as a sovereignty-driven reform has rapidly evolved into a global supply shock one… Read More Here

                The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week                                Zambia’s ZCCM-IH to Launch Commodities Trading Strategy and Expand Royalty Model in Copper Sector… ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) is developing plans to establish a commodities trading function that would allow it to market its share of mineral production directly on international markets, according to Chief Executive Officer Kakenenwa Muyangwa. The strategy would enable the majority state-owned mining investment company to access physical volumes of… Read More Here