CKM Newsletter 16-02-2026

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• DRC Mining Sector Enters New Era with Worker Ownership Mandate
• DRC Tightens Mining Rules with Mandatory Environmental Rehabilitation Guarantees
• DRC President Inspects Kananga–Kalamba-Mbuji “Road of Hope” as Key Infrastructure Project Advances
• Ghana Hits Record 6 Million Ounces of Gold in 2025 Amid Royalty Reform Debate
• FQM and Anzana to Develop 50 MW Hydropower Projects in Northern Zambia
• DRC Signals Flexibility on US Minerals Deal, Says Alternative Partners Remain an Option
• Okavango Diamond Company Expands Contract Sales to Stabilise Revenues
• Fatal Incident at SimFer Project Halts Operations in Guinea
• Rio Tinto and Glencore Abandon Plans for $232 Billion Mining Mega-Merger

• CEC Urges $12bn Energy Investment to Power Zambia’s 3 Million Tonnes Copper Production Goal
• Puma Energy Partners with Hass Petroleum to Launch Lubricants in DRC
• DRC Positions Itself as a Central Player in Africa’s Mining Transformation at Mining Indaba 2026
• Zijin to Launch DRC’s First Lithium Production at Manono in June
• Zambia Suspends Mopani Copper Mines’ Mufulira Operations Over Safety Lapses
• Mali Renews Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto Gold Mining Permit for 10 Years After Resolving Dispute
• Sandvik to Acquire ThoroughTec Simulation to Expand Mining Training Solutions
• Zimbabwe to Launch Africa’s First Lithium Sulphate Plant at Bikita Mine

• Zambia Showcases Economic Recovery and Reform Agenda at 2026 Mining Indaba
• Africa Urged to Harness $29.5 Trillion in Mineral Wealth for Industrial Growth

Resources Key to Revitalising Africa, Mining Indaba Hears…

Africa’s resource wealth has the potential to drive unprecedented prosperity but only when harnessed through strategic partnerships, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema told delegates at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026. Delivering the keynote speech on the opening day of the continent’s largest mining investment event, President Hichilema emphasized that mining is central to revitalizing…  Read full details

DRC Unveils Gecamines Strategy to Strengthen Governance and Capture More Value from Strategic Minerals…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeking to establish exemplary governance of its strategic minerals, ensuring their exploitation aligns with sustainable development goals and national economic sovereignty. Central to this ambition is the transformation of G camines, the state-owned mining company, from a passive asset holder into an active and influential market player. Speaking at the…  Read full details

The extended contract tenure is intended to enable local suppliers to invest in fleet expansion and upgrades…

Kansanshi Mining PLC has awarded employee transportation service contracts worth a combined US$35.25 million to four Zambian-owned companies, Quattro, Inzu, Temas, and Intertrek, in a move that underlines the mine’s commitment to strengthening local participation in Zambia’s mining value chain and creating sustainable economic opportunities in North-Western Province. The contracts, which will run… Read full details

• CEC Urges $12bn Energy Investment to Power Zambia’s 3 Million Tonnes Copper Production Goal
• Puma Energy Partners with Hass Petroleum to Launch Lubricants in DRC
• DRC Positions Itself as a Central Player in Africa’s Mining Transformation at Mining Indaba 2026
• Zijin to Launch DRC’s First Lithium Production at Manono in June
• Zambia Suspends Mopani Copper Mines’ Mufulira Operations Over Safety Lapses
• Mali Renews Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto Gold Mining Permit for 10 Years After Resolving Dispute
• Sandvik to Acquire ThoroughTec Simulation to Expand Mining Training Solutions
• Zimbabwe to Launch Africa’s First Lithium Sulphate Plant at Bikita Mine
• DRC Mining Sector Enters New Era with Worker Ownership Mandate
• DRC Tightens Mining Rules with Mandatory Environmental Rehabilitation Guarantees
• DRC President Inspects Kananga–Kalamba-Mbuji “Road of Hope” as Key Infrastructure Project Advances

• Zambia Showcases Economic Recovery and Reform Agenda at 2026 Mining Indaba
• Africa Urged to Harness $29.5 Trillion in Mineral Wealth for Industrial Growth
• Fatal Incident at SimFer Project Halts Operations in Guinea
• Rio Tinto and Glencore Abandon Plans for $232 Billion Mining Mega-Merger
• Okavango Diamond Company Expands Contract Sales to Stabilise Revenues

• Ghana Hits Record 6 Million Ounces of Gold in 2025 Amid Royalty Reform Debate
• FQM and Anzana to Develop 50 MW Hydropower Projects in Northern Zambia
• DRC Signals Flexibility on US Minerals Deal, Says Alternative Partners Remain an Option

Lobito Atlantic Railway Facilitates First Copper and Cobalt Shipment from DRC to Global Markets…

In a landmark milestone for the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR), Entreprise G n rale du Cobalt (EGC) and Trafigura announced the first delivery of copper and cobalt along the corridor linking the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to Angola’s deep-water port of Lobito. EGC, a state-owned entity responsible for purchasing cobalt from artisanal producers in the DRC, has partnered with Trafigura, which… Read full details