CKM Newsletter 02-03-2026

• DRC Mining Week 2026 Set to Spotlight Critical Minerals and Investment Opportunities
• Panama Eyes Cobre Panama Restart to Accelerate Economic Growth
• Barrick Mining Expands Executive Committee with Two Senior Appointments
• Kazungula Bridge Authority Commissioned to Drive Regional Integration
• Artificial Intelligence Could Reduce Drilling by a Factor of Five – Jef Caers, Stanford University Expert
• DRC Mineral Export Prices Decline, Tin Records Steepest Weekly Drop
• DRC Launches National Airborne Geophysical Mapping Programme to Modernise Mining Sector
• Govt Praises Kansanshi for Driving Local Supplier Development in North-Western Province
• Kibali Breaks Revenue Record as Gold Prices Surge Despite Lower Output
• DRC President Reshuffles Gecamines Leadership Amid US Minerals Talks
• Botswana Advances Copper Beneficiation with Planned Khoemacau Refinery Study
• KCM Charts a New Era of Investment, Modernisation and Growth
• Zambia Strengthens Energy Security with Approval of Two Strategic Cross-Border Pipelines
• Glencore Secures $115 Million Cobalt Supply for U.S. Stockpile Amid Global Shortages
• DRC and Angola Partner with Somagec on $1.2B Energy Transmission Projects

• DRC Launches DRC Gold Trading SA Branch in Lubumbashi to Formalise Artisanal Gold Sector
• China Lithium Prices Surge as Zimbabwe Suspends Raw Mineral Exports
• Rwanda Opens New Mining Blocks to Boost Investment in Strategic Minerals
• FQM and ZICA Partner to Strengthen Accountant Training and Professional Standards in Zambia
• Gold Boom Narrows Senegal’s Trade Deficit in 2025, but Structural Imbalances Persist
• West African Resources and Burkina Faso: Negotiating Ownership in a New Era of Resource Nationalism
• U.S. DFC Approves New Africa Investments to Secure Critical Minerals and Strengthen Energy Security
• Zimbabwe Advances Lithium Value Addition with Third Sulphate Plant Under Construction
• Haut-Uele Governor Backs Cancellation of Kibali Subcontracting Agreements
• Serval Resources Launches 2026 Exploration Programme in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt
• DRC and Republic of Congo Sign MoU to Develop Hydroelectric Projects on the Congo River
• Ghana to Channel Artisanal Gold into Formal Trade to Boost Revenue
• Zambia and France Deepen Mining Sector Cooperation

Zambia to Create “Rainy Day” Fund as Copper Revenues Surge Amid Record Production…

Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, will channel higher-than-expected mining revenues into a stabilization fund this year, creating a fiscal buffer to protect the economy when copper prices retreat. Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa described the mechanism as a “rainy day” fund designed to capture excess mineral revenues as production climbs to record levels while prices remain…  Read full details

DR Congo Seeks ITC Support to Boost Battery Mineral Processing and Integrate into Global EV Supply Chain…

The DRC Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka convened a high-level working session with representatives of the Congolese Battery Council (CCB) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) to structure a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capacity to process minerals used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The initiative signaled Kinshasa’s determination to…  Read full details

Jubilee Metals Sells South African Chrome and PGM Assets, Repositions Board and Capital Strategy Around Zambia…

Aim- and AltX-listed Jubilee Metals Group has completed the sale of its chrome and platinum group metals (PGM) operations in South Africa, marking a decisive shift in strategic focus toward its copper portfolio in Zambia. The disposal enables the company to concentrate capital and management resources on its expanding Zambian operations, which are increasingly central to its growth strategy… Read full details

• DRC Launches DRC Gold Trading SA Branch in Lubumbashi to Formalise Artisanal Gold Sector
• China Lithium Prices Surge as Zimbabwe Suspends Raw Mineral Exports
• Rwanda Opens New Mining Blocks to Boost Investment in Strategic Minerals
• FQM and ZICA Partner to Strengthen Accountant Training and Professional Standards in Zambia
• Gold Boom Narrows Senegal’s Trade Deficit in 2025, but Structural Imbalances Persist
• West African Resources and Burkina Faso: Negotiating Ownership in a New Era of Resource Nationalism
• U.S. DFC Approves New Africa Investments to Secure Critical Minerals and Strengthen Energy Security
• Zimbabwe Advances Lithium Value Addition with Third Sulphate Plant Under Construction
• Panama Eyes Cobre Panama Restart to Accelerate Economic Growth
• Haut-Uele Governor Backs Cancellation of Kibali Subcontracting Agreements
• Serval Resources Launches 2026 Exploration Programme in Botswana’s Kalahari Copper Belt
• DRC and Republic of Congo Sign MoU to Develop Hydroelectric Projects on the Congo River
• Ghana to Channel Artisanal Gold into Formal Trade to Boost Revenue

• DRC Mining Week 2026 Set to Spotlight Critical Minerals and Investment Opportunities
• Barrick Mining Expands Executive Committee with Two Senior Appointments
• Zambia and France Deepen Mining Sector Cooperation
• Kazungula Bridge Authority Commissioned to Drive Regional Integration
• Artificial Intelligence Could Reduce Drilling by a Factor of Five – Jef Caers, Stanford University Expert
• DRC Mineral Export Prices Decline, Tin Records Steepest Weekly Drop
• DRC Launches National Airborne Geophysical Mapping Programme to Modernise Mining Sector

• Govt Praises Kansanshi for Driving Local Supplier Development in North-Western Province
• Kibali Breaks Revenue Record as Gold Prices Surge Despite Lower Output
• DRC President Reshuffles Gecamines Leadership Amid US Minerals Talks
• Botswana Advances Copper Beneficiation with Planned Khoemacau Refinery Study
• KCM Charts a New Era of Investment, Modernisation and Growth
• Zambia Strengthens Energy Security with Approval of Two Strategic Cross-Border Pipelines
• Glencore Secures $115 Million Cobalt Supply for U.S. Stockpile Amid Global Shortages
• DRC and Angola Partner with Somagec on $1.2B Energy Transmission Projects

Mining Indaba 2026: Robert Friedland Warns of Global Copper Shortage as DRC’s Kamoa-Kakula Emerges as Strategic Linchpin…

At the 2026 edition of Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Canadian mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland delivered a stark assessment: the world is heading toward a structural copper deficit and “the answer is Africa.” As Founder and Co-Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, Friedland is not a distant commentator. He is a central actor in one of the most significant copper developments of the decade: the Kamoa-Kakula… Read full details