Exploration - Copperbelt Katanga Mining

Successful Exploration Continues to Extend Tongon’s Life of Mine

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 Constance

Originally scheduled for closure in 2020, the life of Barrick’s Tongon gold mine continues to be extended through successful exploration campaigns. Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday July 5th general manager Hilaire Diarra said that since Tongon poured its first gold in 2010, the mine has contributed $2.2 billion to the Ivorian economy in the form of taxes, infrastructure development, salaries and payments to local suppliers. “Extending its life will help ensure that Tongon is still able to share the value it creates with all its Ivorian stakeholders continuing… Read More Here

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KoBold Metals’ Strategic Investment in Zambia Paves the Way for Sustainable Critical-Mineral Supply Chains

July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 Constance

In a significant move towards building transparent, secure, and sustainable critical-mineral supply chains, KoBold Metals has emerged as a key player in catalyzing investments in strategic projects. The United States Ambassador to Zambia, His Excellency Michael Gonzales, commended KoBold’s efforts and emphasized the pivotal role such initiatives play in driving the energy transition and fostering a sustainable, climate-smart economy for the 21st century. With a commitment to leveraging the world’s best artificial intelligence and human intelligence, KoBold President Josh Goldman expressed enthusiasm about the company’s ability to accelerate progress in… Read More Here

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BEMETALS commences 2023 Copper Exploration program in Zambia

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 Constance

The “Company” or “BeMetals” is pleased to announce commencement of its 2023 exploration program at the Pangeni Copper Project (“Pangeni” or the “Project”) in the Zambian Copperbelt. Results from core and aircore drilling during the previous program have been integrated into our geological interpretations to generate new and refined existing targets for testing this year. This year’s planned US$2 million exploration program will be pro rata funded by both BeMetals and the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (“JOGMEC”). Highlights of recent PANGENI COPPER PROJECT CORE DRILLING RESULTS: G-Target:… Read More Here

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First stone laid in Angola to commence the Tetelo Mine project

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023 Constance

Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, officially laid the first stone for the construction of the Tetelo mine, for copper and gold exploration, in the town of Mavoio, municipality of Maquela do Zombo, in Uíge province on Thursday. The mine will be constructed in an area of 4 square kilometers over a period of 27 months, with a total cost of 205 million US dollars to the State. The first phase of production is expected to begin by the end of next year, with an… Read More Here

Mining in Zambia Copper Exploration

Northwest Zambia’s Domes region highly prospective for Copper mining

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 Constance

According to Nick von Schirnding, Executive Chairman of junior explorer Arc Minerals, the Domes region in northwest Zambia is highly prospective for copper mining, making it one of the most promising areas in the world for the commodity. The region is attracting attention from several mining majors due to the fact that First Quantum Minerals’ Sentinel mine produced 816,435 tonnes of copper in 2021, making it Africa’s biggest copper mine. Arc Minerals has an area of 870 km² of land in the Domes region, where it is exploring for copper.… Read More Here

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On the ground with Kobold Metals at Mingomba in Zambia

March 22, 2023March 26, 2023 Constance

Since minerals exploration and development company KoBold Metals announced it was investing $150 million in developing a copper deposit in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province, the media has been abuzz about the role that “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning” played in discovering what is estimated to be a reserve containing 247 million tonnes of copper with an average grade of 3.6%. Mining For Zambia sat down with the company’s co-founder and President, Josh Goldman, to get an update on the project and find out how this mystical technology works. KoBold’s innovative approach to mineral… Read More Here

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Ivanhoe exploration updates in DRC’s Western Foreland licenses

March 22, 2023March 23, 2023 Constance

Ivanhoe’s DRC exploration group is targeting Kamoa-Kakula-style copper mineralization on its Western Foreland exploration licences. The 17 licences in the Western Foreland cover a combined area of approximately 2,407 square kilometres to the north, south and west of the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex. The exploration group is using models that successfully led to the discoveries of Kakula, Kakula West, and the Kamoa North Bonanza Zone on the Kamoa-Kakula mining licence. The group is composed of a mixture of the same exploration geologists responsible for these previous discoveries as well as others… Read More Here

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36 Diamonds Recovered at Lulo kimberlite L164 and kimberlite L056 samples

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023 Constance

Lucapa Diamond Company and its project Lulo partners, Endiama and Rosas & Petalas, have recovered 23 diamonds from a second sample from kimberlite L164 and 13 diamonds from kimberlite L056. Lulo kimberlite bulk sample KBS/164/02, totalling 365 m3 of kimberlite material was processed through the Lulo Kimberlite Bulk Sample Plant, yielding 16.32 carats at a recovered grade of 4.47 cphm3, with the largest diamond recovered weighing 2.38 carats. This is the highest grade yet recovered from a Lulo kimberlite bulk sample and is very encouraging for an early stage, small sample.… Read More Here

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Ivanhoe Electric stock surges on Santa Cruz resource update

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 Constance

Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE) has provided an updated mineral resource estimate for the Santa Cruz copper project located west of Casa Grande, Arizona, which now includes the first resource for the East Ridge deposit directly adjacent to the Santa Cruz deposit and for the Texaco deposit approximately 1.6 km to the northeast. This resource update is based on much higher cut-off grades than the 0.39% used in the December 2021 resource statement to account for the consistency and thickness of the higher-grade exotic, oxide and enriched copper domains. The resource… Read More Here

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Quantum Battery Metals further Gears Up for Copper Demand

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Constance

Quantum Battery Metals Corp., a battery metals mining company, has announced plans to review property acquisition for battery metal projects and expand its focus towards copper opportunities. A projected chronic gap between worldwide copper supply and demand, beginning in the middle of this decade, is expected to have severe consequences on the global economy and impact the timing of achieving Net-Zero Emissions by 2050. Copper is crucial for all energy transition plans, but the potential supply-demand gap is anticipated to be significant as the transition progresses. Quantum is actively engaging… Read More Here