Category: CKM Newsletter

                    The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Recharge Your Week         For the past two years, Barrick has held exploration permits in the mineral-rich Haut-Katanga…   Barrick Mining, best known for its gold operations through its Kibali subsidiary in Doko, has begun copper exploration efforts in Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), signaling a potential expansion into the country’s critical copper sector. For the past two years, Barrick has held exploration permits in… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week         85% of the country’s cobalt exports were handled by just three companies: CMOC, Glencore, and ERG…   According to the latest report from the Cobalt Institute, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reinforced its position as the cornerstone of the global cobalt supply chain in 2024, accounting for over 70% of global mined output. Remarkably, 85% of the country’s cobalt exports were handled by just… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       2024 estimate suggests Manono holds 669 million tonnes of resources with an average grade of 1.61% lithium…   KoBold Metals, a U.S.-based mining company backed by prominent investors including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is intensifying efforts to secure rights to the Manono lithium deposit in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—a site widely regarded as a potential world-class lithium mine. A January 2024 estimate suggests… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       Hon. Kabuswe attributed the increase to improved production at two major operations—Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and Mopani Copper Mines…   Zambia’s copper production surged by approximately 30% in the first quarter of 2025, reaching around 224,000 metric tonnes compared to 173,000 metric tonnes during the same period in 2024, according to Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Kabuswe attributed the increase to… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week   As part of efforts to raise approximately $1 billion to fund mine development Vedanta Resources is exploring a potential U.S. public listing for its Zambian subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM)…   Vedanta Resources is exploring a potential U.S. public listing for its Zambian subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), as part of efforts to raise approximately $1 billion to fund mine development. The company has appointed Barclays and Citigroup to… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       First Quantum Minerals announced a strategic investment of A$15.2 million Prospect Resources…   Copper producer First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has announced a strategic investment of A$15.2 million in Australia-based battery and electrification metals developer Prospect Resources, acquiring a 15% pro-forma stake and the right to appoint a representative to Prospect’s board. Prospect’s primary focus is the advancement of the Mumbezhi copper project in north-western Zambia,… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       CMOC, the world’s largest cobalt producer, has forecast its 2025 cobalt output between 100,000 and 120,000 metric tons….   CMOC Group significantly increased cobalt production at its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the first quarter of 2025, even as local authorities enforced a temporary export ban on the battery metal. According to the company’s latest statement, cobalt output rose by 20.7% to 30,414… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     Ivanhoe’s geological team will commence exploration activities for new copper mineralization associated with Basement Domes, Katangan-age sediment-hosted copper systems, and iron-oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) systems…   Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President & Chief Executive Officer Marna Cloete have announced that the company has been granted by the Government of the Republic of Zambia a vast, 7,757-square-kilometre package of new exploration licences in the highly-prospective North-Western Province of Zambia.… Read More Here

                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