CKM Newsletter 23-02-2026

• DRC Subcontracting Regulator Cancels Kibali Contracts, Orders Legal Tender Process
• DRC Launches AXIS Programme and Sovereign Gold Reserve Token Framework
• TFM Showcases Economic Impact and Calls for Energy Reform at DRC Breakfast During Mining Indaba
• DRC Signs Five-Year AI Exploration Deal with Atlas Park to Modernise Mining Data
• Kagem Mining Celebrates Four-Year Lost Time Injury-Free Safety Milestone
• Zambia Lifts Suspension on Mopani’s Mufulira Mine After Safety Upgrades
• Zambia’s Copper Industry Expands Amid Rising Global Demand and Investment
• Ivanhoe Mines Calls 2025 a “Decisive Turning Point” Amid Strong Financial and Operational Momentum

• Tshisekedi Pushes to Secure Funding for Congolese Battery Council
• Zambia to Open Talks on New IMF Programme After August Elections
• DRC, Belgium, and KoBold Metals in Dispute Over Colonial Mineral Archives
• Kolwezi to Host DRC Critical Minerals & Industrialization Forum in October 2026
• Jubilee Metals Reports Strong Half-Year Copper Performance in Zambia
• Rio Tinto Reaffirms Organic Copper Growth Strategy After Glencore Talks Collapse
• Zambia and Angola Deepen Economic Cooperation Through High-Level Engagements in Luanda
• FQM’s Taca Taca Project Doubles in Value on Higher Reserves and Stronger Copper, Gold Prices

Glencore and G camines Sign Strategic KCC Mining Agreement to Boost DRC Copper Output to 300,000 Tonnes per Year…

A significant new phase is unfolding for copper production in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On Wednesday, 18 February 2026, Swiss mining major Glencore signed a landmark agreement with state-owned G camines concerning Kamoto Copper Company (KCC), one of the country’s most strategic mining operations. Long-Term Security for a Strategic Asset At the core of the agreement is a comprehensive…  Read full details

Zambia Enforces Employment Laws Requiring Mining Companies to Prioritise Zambian Workers…

The Zambian Government has intensified enforcement of legal provisions requiring employers particularly in the mining sector to prioritise Zambian citizens when filling job vacancies. Minister of Labour and Social Security Brenda Mwika Tambatamba told Parliament that the requirement is firmly grounded in the Employment Code Act No. 3 of 2019. The law obliges employers to recruit qualified Zambians…  Read full details

DRC Offers Rubaya Coltan Mine and Key Critical Mineral Assets to US Under Strategic Partnership Framework…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has added the rebel-held Rubaya coltan mine one of the world’s richest tantalum deposits to a shortlist of strategic assets proposed to the United States under a bilateral minerals cooperation framework. The inclusion of Rubaya was confirmed by Congolese and US officials following a DRC–US meeting in Washington on 5 February aimed at advancing a strategic min… Read full details

• Tshisekedi Pushes to Secure Funding for Congolese Battery Council
• Zambia to Open Talks on New IMF Programme After August Elections
• DRC, Belgium, and KoBold Metals in Dispute Over Colonial Mineral Archives
• Kolwezi to Host DRC Critical Minerals & Industrialization Forum in October 2026
• Jubilee Metals Reports Strong Half-Year Copper Performance in Zambia
• Rio Tinto Reaffirms Organic Copper Growth Strategy After Glencore Talks Collapse
• Zambia and Angola Deepen Economic Cooperation Through High-Level Engagements in Luanda
• FQM’s Taca Taca Project Doubles in Value on Higher Reserves and Stronger Copper, Gold Prices
• Ivanhoe Mines Calls 2025 a “Decisive Turning Point” Amid Strong Financial and Operational Momentum

• TFM Showcases Economic Impact and Calls for Energy Reform at DRC Breakfast During Mining Indaba
• DRC Signs Five-Year AI Exploration Deal with Atlas Park to Modernise Mining Data
• Kagem Mining Celebrates Four-Year Lost Time Injury-Free Safety Milestone
• Zambia Lifts Suspension on Mopani’s Mufulira Mine After Safety Upgrades
• Zambia’s Copper Industry Expands Amid Rising Global Demand and Investment

• DRC Subcontracting Regulator Cancels Kibali Contracts, Orders Legal Tender Process
• DRC Launches AXIS Programme and Sovereign Gold Reserve Token Framework

ZCCM-IH Begins Kikonge Mine Access Roads in Mufumbwe as Zambia Cracks Down on Illegal Mining and Strengthens Artisanal Sector…

ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) is set to commence construction of access roads at Kikonge Mine in Mufumbwe District, marking a significant step in the Government’s efforts to formalise artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and restore order in the area. Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, Paul Kabuswe, said the development underscores the Government’s commitment to structured, transparent… Read full details