CKM Newsletter 19-05-2025

85% of the country’s cobalt exports were handled by just three companies: CMOC, Glencore, and ERG…

According to the latest report from the Cobalt Institute, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reinforced its position as the cornerstone of the global cobalt supply chain in 2024, accounting for over 70% of global mined output. Remarkably, 85% of the country’s cobalt exports were handled by just three companies: CMOC, Glencore, and Eurasian Resources Group (ERG). Production soared to new record…  Read full details

• Cobalt Market Set to Swing into Deficit by Early 2030s Amid Soaring EV Demand
• FEC Challenges DGDA Crackdown on Artisanal Cobalt Exports in Lualaba
• U.S. Partners with Rwanda to Secure Strategic Tin Supply Amid Rising Geopolitical Risks

• U.S. Commits $6 Billion to Boost Southern Africa’s Lobito Corridor

• Kamoa Copper Champions Local Value Creation and Lobito Corridor at Katanga Business Meeting
• DRC Reaffirms Global Cobalt Leadership and Push for Traceability at Cobalt Institute Conference
• FQM Secures Renewable Power Deal to Boost Zambia’s Energy Security
• DRC Takes Center Stage at Cobalt Institute’s 2025 Conference in Singapore
• Artisanal Cobalt Mining in the DRC Shrinks to Record Low Amid Industrial Surge and Price Pressures
• China’s Cobalt Supplies Remain Resilient Despite DRC Export Ban
• Angola and DRC Deepen Strategic Ties Through Oil and Infrastructure Cooperation
• Alphamin Scales Back Tin Output Amid Security Threats in Eastern DRC

• Lualaba Governor Demands People-Centered Development Along Lobito Corridor
• Afrewatch Urges Oversight as $1B Sicomines Projects Face Scrutiny
• Lobito Corridor Investment Opportunities Presented in Huambo
• UK Ambassador Praises Lobito Corridor as a Catalyst for Angola’s Economic and Regional Integration

KCM has reintroduced raise boring technology at No.3 Shaft – Konkola Mine in Chililabombwe for the first time in over a decade…

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has reintroduced raise boring technology at No.3 Shaft – Konkola Mine in Chililabombwe for the first time in 15 years, marking a major milestone in the company’s journey towards safer, more efficient, and future-ready underground mining. Raise boring is a mechanical excavation technique used to create precise vertical or inclined shafts between underground levels, without…  Read full details

The Western Forelands Exploration Project spans 2,393 square kilometres adjacent to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex—an area roughly six times larger than the Kamoa-Kakula footprint…

Ivanhoe Mines has announced an updated and independently verified Mineral Resource estimate for the Makoko District within its Western Forelands Exploration Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Western Forelands Exploration Project spans 2,393 square kilometres adjacent to the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex—an area roughly six times larger than the Kamoa-Kakula footprint. Ivanho…  Read full details

Zambia’s ongoing mining sector reforms are beginning to positively impact the economy…

The Advocates for National Development and Democracy (ANDD) say Zambia’s ongoing mining sector reforms are beginning to positively impact the economy, citing the recent appreciation of the Kwacha against the US dollar. The ANDD Executive Director Samuel Banda attributed the currency’s recent rise to around 26.7 Kwacha per dollar in part to increased copper production. He praised recent progress in… Read full details

• Kamoa Copper Champions Local Value Creation and Lobito Corridor at Katanga Business Meeting
• DRC Reaffirms Global Cobalt Leadership and Push for Traceability at Cobalt Institute Conference
• FQM Secures Renewable Power Deal to Boost Zambia’s Energy Security
• DRC Takes Center Stage at Cobalt Institute’s 2025 Conference in Singapore
• Artisanal Cobalt Mining in the DRC Shrinks to Record Low Amid Industrial Surge and Price Pressures
• China’s Cobalt Supplies Remain Resilient Despite DRC Export Ban
• Angola and DRC Deepen Strategic Ties Through Oil and Infrastructure Cooperation
• Alphamin Scales Back Tin Output Amid Security Threats in Eastern DRC

• Cobalt Market Set to Swing into Deficit by Early 2030s Amid Soaring EV Demand
• FEC Challenges DGDA Crackdown on Artisanal Cobalt Exports in Lualaba
• U.S. Partners with Rwanda to Secure Strategic Tin Supply Amid Rising Geopolitical Risks
• U.S. Commits $6 Billion to Boost Southern Africa’s Lobito Corridor
• UK Ambassador Praises Lobito Corridor as a Catalyst for Angola’s Economic and Regional Integration
• Lobito Corridor Investment Opportunities Presented in Huambo
• Lualaba Governor Demands People-Centered Development Along Lobito Corridor
• Afrewatch Urges Oversight as $1B Sicomines Projects Face Scrutiny

In exchange, the U.S. is expected to support the stabilization of eastern DRC…

The United States is facing a strategic economic and national security challenge: securing critical mineral supplies without relying on geopolitical adversaries, particularly China. As part of this effort, Washington is finalizing a partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to ensure access to key resources such as cobalt, copper, coltan, and lithium. In exchange, the U.S. is expected… Read full details