Category: CKM Newsletter

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     Zambia obtains $15 billion in funding from China to establish a monumental Copper Smelting Plant…   Zambia’s government has successfully obtained $15 billion in funding from China to establish a monumental Copper Smelting Plant in the Kabompo district of the North Western Province. This ambitious project, set to become the largest of its kind in Africa, is a joint venture between the Zambia National Service (ZNS) and a… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     MMG Kinsevere has established a new Cobalt recovery plant as part of the $600 million Expansion Project…   With a production capacity of 5,000 tonnes per year, MMG Kinsevere has established a new Cobalt recovery plant as part of the $600 million Expansion Project. The mining company MMG Kinsevere, based in Upper Katanga, now boasts a new Cobalt recovery plant. This facility was inaugurated on Saturday, October 14,… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     Zambian Govt poised to make a decisive choice this month regarding the sale of Mopani Copper Mines…   The Zambian government is poised to make a decisive choice this month regarding the sale of Mopani Copper Mines, securing new investors for the assets acquired from Glencore in 2021, according to an insider familiar with the situation. The country’s Mines Minister, Paul Kabuswe, had initially set a… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex produced a record 103,947 tonnes of copper concentrate during the third quarter of 2023…   Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete are pleased to announce that the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produced a record 103,947 tonnes of copper in concentrate during the third quarter of 2023. Kamoa-Kakula’s Phase 1 and 2 concentrators have consistently… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       CNMC has unveiled plans to inject an additional $1.3 billion into Zambia over the next five years…   China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Group Company (CNMC) has unveiled plans to inject an additional $1.3 billion into Zambia over the next five years, spanning multiple economic sectors. CNMC Chairman, Xi Zheng Ping, detailed the allocation of these investments, emphasizing their commitment to Zambia’s growth. By the end of 2025,… Read More Here

              The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week       Tantalex and Glencore conclude a memorandum of understanding to partly finance the development of its lithium project in Manono…   The Canadian company Tantalex Lithium Resources operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Glencore concluded a memorandum of understanding at the end of last week according to which Glencore will have to partly finance the development of its lithium residue project in Manono.… Read More Here

          The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     Vedanta Resources reinstated to run Konkola Copper Mines (KCM)…   In a significant development for Zambia’s mining industry, Hon. Paul Kabuswe, the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, announced on September 5, 2023, that Vedanta Resources will be reinstated to run Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). This announcement marks a pivotal moment in Zambia’s economic revival under the New Dawn government’s leadership, signaling the country’s commitment to sustainable… Read… Read More Here

            The DRC & ZMB’s Top Mining News Platform Mining Stories to Kick Start Your Week     Sibanye rates its chances of bidding successfully for Mopani Copper Mines after jointly submitting an offer with a “substantial Chinese copper company”…   SIBANYE-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said he rated his firm’s chances of bidding successfully for Zambia’s Mopani Copper after jointly submitting an offer with a “substantial Chinese copper company”. “I do think we can involve eastern partners and help resolve a conflict Zambia is dealing… Read More Here