Category: CKM Newsletter

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week       KoBold Metals Secures Seven Lithium and Critical Mineral Permits in DRC Amid U.S. Investment Push…   KoBold Metals, the mineral exploration company backed by U.S. billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has secured seven new permits to explore lithium and other critical minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The licenses were awarded weeks after the Berkeley, California-based company signed an exploration agreement with the Congolese… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Cobalt Prices Surge, Offering Major Opportunities for the Democratic Republic of Congo…   The international cobalt market, a key export of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has seen significant growth in recent months. According to the Central Bank of Congo (BCC) in its latest economic outlook, cobalt prices held steady at USD 32,650 per tonne during the last week of July 2025, remaining unchanged into the first… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Kansanshi Mine Renews Gold Supply Agreement with Bank of Zambia While Honoring $1 Billion Deal with Royal Gold…   Kansanshi Mining Plc, a subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals (FQM), has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Zambia’s gold reserves by renewing its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of Zambia (BOZ) for the continued sale of gold dore. This milestone was marked by a formal signing ceremony… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     DRC President Tshisekedi Names New Congo Ressources SA Leaders to Revitalize Dormant Mining Assets…   President F lix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has appointed new leaders to key public institutions, including the state-owned mining company Congo Ressources SA. The announcements were made by presidential spokesperson Tina Salama during a broadcast on Congolese National Radio and Television (RTNC). New Leadership at Congo Ressources SA. Two executives have been named to… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     U.S.-DRC Critical Minerals Summit to Foster American Investment in Copper, Cobalt, and Coltan…   The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will take center stage at a high-level international summit on critical minerals this Monday, August 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C., United States. Sponsored by the Congolese firm Sokam Holding Sarl, the summit will focus on the responsible exploitation of copper, coltan, and cobalt—minerals in which the DRC… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week       DR Congo Signs Strategic Mining Deal with U.S. based Company Kobold Metals to Boost Lithium Exploration and AI-Driven Geological Mapping…   On Thursday, at the African Union City in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President F lix Tshisekedi presided over the signing of a major agreement between the Congolese government and U.S.-based company Kobold Metals. The agreement marks a significant step toward American investment in… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week         Barrick’s $2 Billion Lumwana Mine Expansion Set to Double Copper Output and Boost Zambia’s Economy…   Construction of the $2-billion expansion at Barrick Gold Corporation’s Lumwana copper mine in Zambia is well underway, marking a pivotal step in its transformation into a world-class Tier 1 copper operation. The project is being spearheaded by the NYSE- and TSX-listed mining giant and is set to significantly increase output… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week         Patriot Resources announced on Monday the commencement of drilling operations at its newly identified Copper Top Hill prospect…   Australian mining company Patriot Resources announced on Monday the commencement of drilling operations at its newly identified Copper Top Hill prospect, located approximately 850 metres northeast of the Sugarloaf copper deposit in Zambia’s Central Copperbelt. The Copper Top Hill prospect was recently delineated following geological mapping… Read More Here

                      The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week         Following the DRC’s ban on cobalt concentrate exports, Cobalt futures in China soared to levels not seen since mid-March…   Cobalt futures in China soared on Monday to levels not seen since mid-March, following the Democratic Republic of Congo’s decision to extend its ban on cobalt concentrate exports. Initially implemented in February, the ban has now been prolonged by another three… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week         This issue was discussed at the provincial security council chaired by the head of state. Measures are being developed, and we are considering alternative solutions for these artisanal miners…   The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced a series of measures aimed at halting the persistent infiltration of artisanal miners into industrial mining concessions, particularly at the Kamoto-Ol ivera-Virgule (KOV) and… Read More Here