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CAMI officially presents seven digital research certificates to the American company Kobold Metals 1 Mining in DRC Corporate News Lithium New Mining Projects 

CAMI officially presents seven digital research certificates to the American company Kobold Metals

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CAMI Officially Issues Seven Digital Research Certificates to Kobold Metals in DRC The Mining Registry of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has officially granted seven digitalized research certificates to U.S.-based Kobold Metals, marking a new milestone in the strategic partnership between the two nations. The certificates were presented on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in Kinshasa during a ceremony attended by Minister of Mines Louis Watum Kabamba. The initiative reflects the shared ambition of the DRC and the United States to strengthen economic ties through responsible and innovative development of… Read More Here
Katamba Mining Seeks Concession for Mpiana-Mwanga III Hydropower Plant to Support Lithium Project in DRC 2 Hydro power plant Lithium Mining in DRC New Mining Projects 

Katamba Mining Seeks Concession for Mpiana-Mwanga III Hydropower Plant to Support Lithium Project in DRC

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Katamba Mining Expands Mpiana-Mwanga Hydroelectric Project to 148 MW to Power Manono Lithium Mine and Local Communities Katamba Mining has submitted an application to the Electricity Sector Regulation Authority (ARE) for a production concession to develop the third phase of the Mpiana-Mwanga hydroelectric plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The company, owned 70% by China’s Zijin Mining and 30% by state-owned Cominière, plans to install an additional 108 MW of capacity at the plant, located in the Manono territory of Tanganyika province. This application follows Katamba Mining’s April… Read More Here
Prospect Resources Confirms Copper Mineralisation at Mumbezhi Project in Zambia 3 Mining in Zambia Copper Corporate News New Mining Projects 

Prospect Resources Confirms Copper Mineralisation at Mumbezhi Project in Zambia

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Prospect Resources Identifies Major Copper Target at West Mwombezhi, Zambia, as Diamond Drilling Commences Prospect Resources Limited (ASX:PSC) has announced that its recent aircore drilling program at the West Mwombezhi prospect in north-west Zambia has returned highly anomalous copper mineralisation at shallow depths, covering over 1 km of strike. The results highlight a new, high-potential target within the company’s Mumbezhi Copper Project, where Prospect holds an 85% interest. The newly identified target aligns with a well-defined 1.5 km north-northeast trending copper anomaly, originally detected through regional termite mound geochemical sampling.… Read More Here
KoBold Metals Expands Lithium Exploration in DRC with Seven New Permits 4 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Corporate News Lithium New Mining Projects 

KoBold Metals Expands Lithium Exploration in DRC with Seven New Permits

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KoBold Metals Secures Seven Lithium and Critical Mineral Permits in DRC Amid U.S. Investment Push KoBold Metals, the mineral exploration company backed by U.S. billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has secured seven new permits to explore lithium and other critical minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The licenses were awarded weeks after the Berkeley, California-based company signed an exploration agreement with the Congolese government, part of a broader strategy to attract American investment into the country’s mining sector. The DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt,… Read More Here
Uganda Launches First Industrial Gold Mine as Wagagai Project Goes Live 5 Mining in Uganda Gold New Mining Projects 

Uganda Launches First Industrial Gold Mine as Wagagai Project Goes Live

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Uganda Inaugurates Wagagai Gold Mine, Marks Entry into Large-Scale Mining Uganda has officially launched its first industrial gold mine with the inauguration of the Wagagai project, marking a major milestone for the country’s mining sector. Until now, Uganda had no large-scale mining operations, despite gold being a key export. Wagagai Mining (U) Limited, a wholly owned Chinese subsidiary of China Liaoning Hongda, invested $250 million to develop the mine. The Presidency confirmed the launch on August 16, signaling Uganda’s entry into large-scale gold production. The timing coincides with a sharp… Read More Here
President Hichilema Inaugurates $1.25 Billion Kansanshi Mine Expansion, Securing Zambia’s Copper Growth 6 Mining in Zambia Copper Corporate News Economy New Mining Projects 

President Hichilema Inaugurates $1.25 Billion Kansanshi Mine Expansion, Securing Zambia’s Copper Growth

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Zambia Secures $1.25 Billion Mining Boost as President Hichilema Commissions Kansanshi S3 Expansion President Hakainde Hichilema officially commissioned the $1.25 billion Kansanshi S3 Expansion by First Quantum Minerals (FQM), a landmark investment set to transform Zambia’s mining sector, extend the life of Africa’s largest copper mine, and power economic growth for decades to come this week. The S3 Expansion will prolong the operation of Kansanshi Mine into the 2040s while significantly boosting copper output. The project features the opening of a new mining pit known as the South East Dome,… Read More Here
Hercules Metals Secures Major Expansion of Leviathan Copper Belt with Barrick Gold Deal in Idaho 7 International Copper New Mining Projects 

Hercules Metals Secures Major Expansion of Leviathan Copper Belt with Barrick Gold Deal in Idaho

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Hercules Metals Expands Control Over Idaho’s Leviathan Copper Belt Through Strategic Deal with Barrick Gold Canadian exploration company Hercules Metals has entered a strategic agreement with Barrick Gold to consolidate control over a 73-kilometer copper belt surrounding its flagship Leviathan discovery in Idaho. Announced Monday, the deal grants Hercules the option to acquire the “Olympus” claims — over 29,950 hectares of unpatented mining ground — from Barrick’s U.S. subsidiary. The acquisition would be made through staged payments totaling C$8 million over three years. Hercules may fulfill these payments in cash… Read More Here
Fluor Finalizes Role in Barrick’s Multibillion-Dollar Reko Diq Copper Project in Pakistan 8 International Copper New Mining Projects 

Fluor Finalizes Role in Barrick’s Multibillion-Dollar Reko Diq Copper Project in Pakistan

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Fluor Secures Final Approval for Major Reko Diq Copper Project in Pakistan with Barrick Mining U.S.-based engineering firm Fluor has received the final notice to proceed from Barrick Gold Corporation for the development of the Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, a multibillion-dollar venture expected to significantly boost the country’s mining sector. Fluor was appointed as the lead engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) partner by Barrick in April. The company confirmed that it booked its portion of the contract in the second quarter of 2025. While the total contract… Read More Here
Kavango Resources Identifies Key Structural Controls on Gold Mineralisation at Hillside Project in Zimbabwe 9 International Gold New Mining Projects 

Kavango Resources Identifies Key Structural Controls on Gold Mineralisation at Hillside Project in Zimbabwe

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Kavango Confirms Shear Zone Gold Targets at Hillside Project in Zimbabwe’s Filabusi Greenstone Belt London-listed Kavango Resources has released its first technical update on the structural geology of its Hillside gold project, located in Zimbabwe’s Filabusi Greenstone Belt. The analysis, conducted in collaboration with Murgana Structural Consulting of Sofia, Bulgaria, provides valuable insight into the geological setting of three priority prospects: Nightshift, Bill’s Luck, and Steenbok. At all three sites, gold-bearing quartz veins have been confirmed within well-developed shear zones. These findings represent significant structural controls on mineralisation. Preliminary interpretations… Read More Here
KoBold Metals Files for Exploration Permits with CAMI in the DRC 10 Mining in DRC Battery Metals Corporate News New Mining Projects 

KoBold Metals Files for Exploration Permits with CAMI in the DRC

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KoBold Metals Seeks Over $1 Billion Lithium Investment in DRC Amid Legal Dispute Over Manono Mine Benjamin Katabuka, CEO of KoBold Metals in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officially submitted exploration permit applications to the DRC’s Mining Registry last Wednesday. Following the submission, Katabuka held a high-level meeting with Popol Mabolia Yenga, CEO of the Mining Cadastre. This development comes on the heels of a strategic agreement signed on July 17, 2025, between the Congolese government and KoBold Metals, an American start-up leveraging artificial intelligence to locate and extract critical… Read More Here

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