Category: CKM Newsletter

            “Wishing you a very prosperous 2026”   The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Gecamines Launches Copper Trading Operations with Landmark Purchase from Tenke Fungurume…   AltX-listed Jubilee Metals Group, now concentrating on copper production in Zambia, has received the second $10-million cash instalment from South African private mining group One Chrome, following the completion of its sale of Jubilee’s South African chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) operations…  Read full details    … Read More Here

              “Wishing you a very prosperous 2026”   The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Jubilee Metals Cashes in on South African Chrome Sale to Boost Copper Operations in Zambia…   AltX-listed Jubilee Metals Group, now concentrating on copper production in Zambia, has received the second $10-million cash instalment from South African private mining group One Chrome, following the completion of its sale of Jubilee’s South African chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) operations…… Read More Here

            “Wishing you a very prosperous 2026”   The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Kamoa-Kakula Produces First Copper Anodes as Africa’s Largest Smelter Enters Ramp-Up Phase…   Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chairman Robert Friedland and President and Chief Executive Officer Marna Cloete have announced the successful production of the first copper anodes at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo. The milestone was achieved on December 29, 2025, at the company’s on-site,… Read More Here

              “Seasonal Greetings from the CKM Team”   The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     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… Read More Here

                    The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Mineral Beneficiation in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Strengthening Value Addition and Industrial Growth…   The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is strengthening its mineral beneficiation agenda as part of a broader effort to reposition its mining sector around domestic value addition and industrial development. By prioritizing local processing through Special Economic Zones (SEZs), smelters, and refineries, the country is moving away from… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Zambia Signs MoU to Formalise Gold Mining in Kikonge, Boost National Revenue and Debt Servicing…   The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ZCCM Investment Holdings PLC and Mining Mineral Resources-SAS to formalise and regulate mining activities in Kikonge, located in Zambia’s North-Western Province. Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe said the agreement is a critical step toward… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Copper Prices Rise as Other Key DRC Minerals Show Mixed Performance in Early December 2025…   International markets displayed contrasting trends for the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) major mineral exports during the week of December 1–6, 2025. According to projections from the National Market Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, copper continued its recent momentum with a notable increase, while several other minerals fluctuated… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Zambia Positioned for Long-Term Gains as Global Copper Demand Accelerates…   Zambia’s copper industry is entering a pivotal period of renewal and expansion. After several years of fluctuating output and wavering investor confidence, the sector is now showing clear signs of recovery. Production is rising, mining operations are stabilizing, and refined copper exports are steadily improving. This momentum is being driven by strong global copper prices,… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     DR Congo Suspends CDM Mining Operations Following Major Environmental Incident in Lubumbashi…   On Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 2 a.m., the Minister of Mines, His Excellency Louis Watum Kabamba, arrived in Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga Province, to assess a major environmental incident at the Congo Dongfang Mining (CDM) site. Initial reports indicated that an overflow of industrial effluent from a discharge basin affected several nearby neighborhoods, raising… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     The improvement was mainly driven by higher mill throughput with the commissioning of the S3 expansion project…   First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has reported increases in copper production at both its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines in North-Western Province, reinforced by the completion of its S3 processing plant at Kansanshi. Its Kansanshi operation in Solwezi reported 47,000 tonnes of copper production in the third quarter of this year,… Read More Here