Category: CKM Newsletter

                    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

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform CKM’s Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     Lualaba Governor Fifi Masuka Urges DRC–Zambia Cooperation for Responsible Mining, Value Addition, & Africa’s Energy Transition…   The Governor of Lualaba Province, Her Excellency Fifi Masuka Saini, has called for closer cooperation between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to promote value addition, local processing, and sustainable mining governance across the region. Delivering her keynote address at the Zambia Mining and Investment Insaka in… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week     DRC Copper Prices Surge Above $10,000 in September 2025 — Implications for Mining Revenues and Chinese Contract Talks…   Copper prices reached US$10,215 per tonne at the end of September 2025, marking a 2.3% increase from the previous week, according to the Central Bank of Congo (BCC). This rise is largely attributed to disruptions at Indonesia’s Grasberg mine, one of the world’s largest copper operations. Compared to… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week       Democratic Republic of Congo Stands Firm on Cobalt Export Quotas to Control Prices and Promote Local Processing… The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will maintain its newly announced cobalt export quota system, with potential revisions only possible in the long term if deemed necessary, the country’s mining minister confirmed. Mining Minister Louis Watum Kabamba emphasized that Congo is focused on attracting investments that include more local… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Updates to Recharge Your Week       Glencore in Talks to Sell Stake in DRC’s Kamoto Copper and Cobalt Mine Amid US Interest Glencore Plc has entered talks to sell a stake in its largest African copper operation, the Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), marking the clearest signal yet that the Swiss commodities giant may relinquish control of one of its flagship assets. KCC oversees a major… Read More Here