CKM Newsletter 23-06-2025

This issue was discussed at the provincial security council chaired by the head of state. Measures are being developed, and we are considering alternative solutions for these artisanal miners…

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced a series of measures aimed at halting the persistent infiltration of artisanal miners into industrial mining concessions, particularly at the Kamoto-Ol ivera-Virgule (KOV) and Mashamba sites operated by Kamoto Copper Company (KCC). During a visit to KCC’s facilities in Kolwezi on Thursday, June 12, 2025, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa…  Read full details

• First Quantum Minerals’ Zambian Country Manager Joins African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
• Celsius Exits Opuwo Cobalt Project in Namibia to Prioritize Philippine Flagship
• Andrada Mining Boosts Tin Production with High-Grade Goantagab Orebody in Namibia

• Morocco Launches $100 Million Uranium Extraction Project to Strengthen Energy Sovereignty
• U.S. Signals Strategic Shift in Africa at DRC Mining Week

• CAMI Chief Urges Cross-Border Geological Collaboration
• Zambia’s Refined Copper Exports Rise 17.6% in Q1 as Output Expansion Accelerates
• Zambia Saves 56MW with EU-Backed Energy Efficiency Programme
• Kansanshi Mining Plc Commissions K1.7 Million Solar Power System at Kwambula
• Zambia’s Economic Momentum Strengthens as Kwacha Gains Ground
• Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa Lead Charge in Africa’s Electricity Market Reforms
• Niger to nationalize French-Operated Somair Uranium Mine Amid Regional Shift
• Signs of Progress Emerge for FQM’s Panama Mine Restart

• Mali Begins Construction of Russia-Backed Gold Refinery to Assert Resource Sovereignty
• Pascal Agboyibor Appointed to Lead Legal Oversight in DRC–US Critical Minerals Partnership
• Mali Takes Control of Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto Gold Mine Amid Tax Dispute
• CEC Urges New Financing Models and Partnerships to Power Africa’s Energy Future
• ZEMA Approves $834 Million in Projects to Drive Green Economic Transformation

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) contributed over $2.6 billion to Zambia’s economy in 2024 through its operations at the Trident and Kansanshi mines…

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) contributed over $2.6 billion to Zambia’s economy in 2024 through its operations at the Trident and Kansanshi mines in North-Western Province, according to the company’s latest Global Tax Transparency and Economic Contributions Report. The report reveals that FQM paid $650 million in taxes, spent $1.75 billion on local procurement, disbursed $236 million in wages to…  Read full details

“Blocks of ore, earmarked for secondary extraction, began to collapse in a cascading fashion, which triggered stress redistribution onto surrounding regional pillars,” according to Ivanhoe’s initial geotechnical assessment…

Seismic activity that recently disrupted production at the massive Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to have been self-induced, according to preliminary findings released by the mine’s operator, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. The incident, which occurred last month and resulted in flooding in parts of the mine, originated in an area where a significant portion of the ore had…  Read full details

ZCCM IH expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended December 31, 2024, to rise by approximately 1,077% year-on-year…

Diversified mining investments and operations company ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) expects its earnings per share (EPS) for the year ended December 31, 2024, to rise by approximately 1,077% year-on-year. This substantial increase is primarily attributed to the successful completion of the Mopani Copper Mines strategic equity partner (SEP) transaction, which transformed Mopani into a… Read full details

• CAMI Chief Urges Cross-Border Geological Collaboration
• Zambia’s Refined Copper Exports Rise 17.6% in Q1 as Output Expansion Accelerates
• Zambia Saves 56MW with EU-Backed Energy Efficiency Programme
• Kansanshi Mining Plc Commissions K1.7 Million Solar Power System at Kwambula
• Zambia’s Economic Momentum Strengthens as Kwacha Gains Ground
• Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa Lead Charge in Africa’s Electricity Market Reforms
• Niger to nationalize French-Operated Somair Uranium Mine Amid Regional Shift
• Signs of Progress Emerge for FQM’s Panama Mine Restart

• CEC Urges New Financing Models and Partnerships to Power Africa’s Energy Future
• ZEMA Approves $834 Million in Projects to Drive Green Economic Transformation
• Pascal Agboyibor Appointed to Lead Legal Oversight in DRC–US Critical Minerals Partnership
• U.S. Signals Strategic Shift in Africa at DRC Mining Week

• First Quantum Minerals’ Zambian Country Manager Joins African Mining Week (AMW) 2025
• Celsius Exits Opuwo Cobalt Project in Namibia to Prioritize Philippine Flagship
• Andrada Mining Boosts Tin Production with High-Grade Goantagab Orebody in Namibia
• Morocco Launches $100 Million Uranium Extraction Project to Strengthen Energy Sovereignty
• Mali Begins Construction of Russia-Backed Gold Refinery to Assert Resource Sovereignty
• Pascal Agboyibor Appointed to Lead Legal Oversight in DRC–US Critical Minerals Partnership
• Mali Takes Control of Barrick’s Loulo-Gounkoto Gold Mine Amid Tax Dispute

Bisie tin mine in Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, eastern DRC, accounted for the majority of the country’s industrial cassiterite production in the first quarter of 2025…

Alphamin Resources, operator of the Bisie tin mine in Walikale Territory, North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), accounted for the majority of the country’s industrial cassiterite production in the first quarter of 2025. According to data from the Mining Coordination and Planning Unit (CTCPM), Alphamin produced 4,104 tonnes of cassiterite, representing approximately 88% o… Read full details