Category: CKM Newsletter

                The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       The spill has alarmed Zambian authorities, President Hakainde Hichilema has described the situation as a crisis threatening both people and wildlife along the Kafue…   A massive waste spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia has raised serious environmental and health concerns, with authorities fearing long-term damage to the Kafue River, the country’s most vital waterway. According to an investigation by the Engineering… Read More Here

        The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week         This move aligns with Gecamines’ strategy to independently market its share of output from joint ventures…   Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. and Glencore Plc have renewed their agreement to purchase copper from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s state-owned miner, G camines. This move aligns with G camines’ strategy to independently market its share of output from joint ventures. According to sources familiar with the matter, the two… Read More Here

                    The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       Zijin is ramping up development at the Manono project in southeastern Congo, despite an ongoing legal dispute with Australia’s AVZ Minerals Ltd…   China’s Zijin Mining Group Co. is set to commence lithium production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) early next year, leveraging one of the world’s largest deposits of the battery metal. Zijin is ramping up development at the… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     KoBold Metals, a Berkeley-based mining and artificial intelligence (AI) start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has raised $537 million…   KoBold Metals, a Berkeley-based mining and artificial intelligence (AI) start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has raised $537 million in its latest funding round. This Series C round values the company at $2.96 billion and was co-led by existing investor T. Rowe Price… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week   Midnight Sun announced the renewal of the exploration license for Kazhiba, a key target area within its flagship 506-sq.-km Solwezi copper project in Zambia…   Midnight Sun Mining Corp. (TSXV: MMA) announced Monday the renewal of the exploration license for Kazhiba, a key target area within its flagship 506-sq.-km Solwezi copper project in Zambia. The project is located just 10 km from the Kansanshi mine, Africa’s largest… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     The DRC President held a working session with the Chinese Enterprises Group (GEC) to evaluate the progress of road construction projects under the Minerals for Infrastructure Program…   On Friday, December 20, in Kinshasa, President F lix Tshisekedi held a working session with the Chinese Enterprises Group (GEC) to evaluate the progress of road construction projects under the Minerals for Infrastructure Program. The President urged his partners… Read More Here

                The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     Electric Vehicle (EV) battery plant in Chibombo, operated by the Zambia Jiangxi Multi-Facility Economic Zone, is conducting battery trials…   Commerce, Trade, and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga has announced that the Electric Vehicle (EV) battery plant in Chibombo, operated by the Zambia Jiangxi Multi-Facility Economic Zone, is conducting battery trials. The batteries are expected to enter the market by January 2025. Speaking at the 38th… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     Kico SA operates as a joint venture between G camines and Ivanhoe Mines. Since 2011, Ivanhoe Mines has held a 68% stake, leaving G camines with 32%…   Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President F lix Tshisekedi announced the official relaunch of Kipushi Corporation (Kico SA) last Sunday during a meeting in Lubumbashi. Located in Kipushi, a mining town in Haut-Katanga, the company’s revival is expected to… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       Positive economic outlooks in the United States and China will contribute to upward pressure on copper prices…   Copper prices are anticipated to average around US$10,265 per tonne in the final quarter of 2024, according to estimates from Fastmarkets. Analysts at Reuters, a commodity price intelligence firm, suggest that positive economic outlooks in the United States and China will contribute to upward pressure on copper… Read More Here