Development of Zambian cobalt reserves exciting …
While copper is still the main commodity driving reagent demand in Zambia, mining reagent manufacturer and supplier Axis House MD Justine Stubbs is also excited by the prospects...
KoBold Metals Aims to Revolutionize Copper Mining in Zambia
KoBold Metals, backed by a group of influential billionaires, including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has unveiled ambitious plans to establish a copper-cobalt mine in …
Congo and Zambia win fight with copper miners but at a …
Right now, however, the push for a greater share of the wealth lying beneath the African Copperbelt is causing supply-chain disruption for both copper and cobalt.
South African metals group awarded joint venture copper/cobalt …
A diversified South African metals processing business that has expanded into Africa, on Tuesday announced that it had been awarded a copper slag project that will be executed in joint venture (JV ...
Tripling Zambia's copper production: A way out of the debt …
Other resource-rich African countries have much to learn from Zambia—it's a good example that it's never too late to leverage the mining sector for growth and fiscal sustainability. Authors
5 Biggest Copper, Cobalt Mines in Africa by Potential …
Boasting substantial quantities of copper and cobalt, Africa is expected to play a much larger role in global supply chains as the demand for critical minerals increases. ... (39.6%), Zijin Mining Group (39.6%), Crystal River Global (0.8%) and the DRC Government (20%). ... Several other mining projects currently underway across …
JCHX Mining Nears Acquisition of Zambia's Lubambe Copper …
JCHX Mining is in the final stages of acquiring an 80% stake in Zambia's Lubambe copper mine from EMR Capital, sources informed Reuters. This move marks another significant acquisition by Chinese firms expanding their …
Prospect Resources acquires copper-cobalt project in Zambia
Prospect Resources continues to grow its battery minerals presence in sub-Saharan Africa by executing two separate SPAs to acquire the Mumbezhi Copper …
Copper Cobalt Africa-Upcoming Events
Please also join the LinkedIn Copper Cobalt Africa 2023 group to receive regular updates. LinkedIn: Copper Cobalt Africa 2023; ... Hosted by the Metallurgy Technical Programme Committee of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), this conference aims to: ... Kansanshi Copper Mine, Solwezi, Zambia, 16 June 2023 …
KoBold says Zambia copper find largest in a century
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said on Monday its Mingomba asset in Zambia is the country's largest …
Zambia's Mopani plans to resume cobalt production as …
Zambia's Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) plans to resume cobalt production that was halted more than a decade ago after international prices collapsed, an executive at state-owned ZCCM-IH said on Tuesday.
A Closer Look at Copper Mining in Zambia | INN
According to Pete Major, director of mining at South African Mergence Corporate Solutions, Zambia also has considerable potential in coal, emeralds, gold and manganese.
The Lobito Corridor: A U.S. Bet on Africa's Critical Mineral
Demand for critical minerals is expected to skyrocket in the decades ahead. These minerals — such as copper, cobalt and lithium, among others — power the electronics we use every day and are essential for transitioning to greener energy technologies. The U.S. is increasingly working with African partners to develop the …
Acquisition of advanced copper-cobalt project in Zambia
9 April 2024. Acquisition of advanced copper-cobalt project in Zambia. HIGHLIGHTS: Two concurrent agreements executed over the large-scale Mumbezhi Copper Project …
Jubilee commissions cobalt refining circuit in …
Jubilee Metals Group PLC, a leader in metals processing with operations in Africa (AIM: JLP/Altx: JBL), is pleased to announce an update at its Zambian operations where the integration of the Sable …
Anglo American explores for copper, cobalt in Zambia
Anglo American is in the early stages of exploring for copper and cobalt in Zambia's North-Western province, its Chief Executive Officer Duncan Wanblad said on Monday.
'Cobalt Red' describes the 'horror show' of mining the …
Phone and electric car batteries are made with cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Cobalt Red author Siddharth Kara describes the conditions for workers as a "horror show."
KoBold Metals Aims to Revolutionize Copper Mining in Zambia
The Mingomba copper project, situated in Zambia, the second-largest copper producer in Africa, contains a staggering 247 million tonnes of ore with an average copper grade of 3.64%. This figure represents grades approximately six times higher than those typically found in Chile, the world's foremost copper-producing nation, according …
Investors pile into Caledonia Mining after new copper-cobalt find in Zambia
Caledonia Mining rallied 9.5% after results from its 2011 exploration program at its Nama copper-cobalt project in Zambia pleased investors.
Cobalt & Copper Division
In the DRC, ERGA mines cobalt and copper, processing the ore at Boss Mining, Frontier Mine and Comide. We have a number of development projects and near-production assets in the DRC including Metalkol RTR, which is a comprehensive hydro-metallurgical facility. Chambishi Metals, located in Zambia, is ERGA's central cobalt and copper refinery.
Monitoring African copper and cobalt mining …
Mining for copper and cobalt in Africa has rapidly increased, the latter ... Africa's Copperbelt straddles Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which produced 73% of the world's supply of ...
KoBold Metals to build Zambia copper mine within decade
KoBold Metals, backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, said on Monday that aims at opening a new copper-cobalt mine in Zambia within 10 years.
Jubilee commissions cobalt refining circuit in Zambia
Dual-listed Jubilee Metals Group expects its Sable copper and cobalt refinery, in Zambia, to start commercial production in August. The cobalt refining circuit entered the commissioning phase in ...
The United States Releases Signed Memorandum of …
Zambia is the world's sixth-largest copper producer, and the second largest cobalt producer in Africa. These resources, and this commitment to cooperation, are crucial components of the urgently needed global energy transition. The plan to develop an electric battery supply chain opens the door for open and transparent investment to build ...
ZCCM-IH and Kobold Mingomba JV Unveils Zambia's Biggest Copper …
"This success would not be possible without the incredible partnership of ZCCM-IH," said Mfikeyi Makayi, CEO of KoBold Metals Africa. "We look forward to working with them as we build what will be one of Africa's most important copper mines." "Mingomba is like Kakula in scale and grade," Makayi continued.
Chambishi Metals
It is also unique as it is the only operation in the world which produces both LME registered cobalt and copper metal. Chambishi Metals operations include treatment of cobalt/copper sulphide/oxide concentrates, and cobalt carbonate/hydroxide materials. The facility has a nominal capacity of 6.8ktpa of cobalt metal and 55ktpa of copper metal.
Operations & Assets
ERG operates on the African continent as ERG Africa with operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. ERG Africa mines copper and cobalt under the following assets: Boss Mining. Acquired in 2009. Boss Mining, a copper cathode & cobalt concentrate producer, is one of the Group's core assets. Its operations include open …
Zambia
Mfikeyi is an engineer and seasoned mining professional with over 15 years experience in industry. She worked on one of Zambia & Africa's largest copper mines, First Quantum's Kansanshi Copper-Gold mine in mining operations and the global internal audit division covering Australia, Finland, Mauritania and Panama's operations.
KoBold Metals Unveils Monumental Copper Discovery in …
KoBold Metals, a pioneering exploration company, has revealed the discovery of the largest copper deposits ever recorded in the history of mining in Zambia.
Cobalt mining for Big Tech is driving child labor, deaths in …
Child labor, sexual assault, birth defects, abject poverty, workers buried alive: A new exposé on artisanal cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo lifts the curtain on a ...
UPDATE 1-Anglo American explores for copper, cobalt in Zambia
Anglo American is in the early stages of exploring for copper and cobalt in Zambia's North-Western province, its Chief Executive Officer Duncan Wanblad said on Monday. "Zambia's mining sector ...
Electric cars need cobalt and copper, and …
Hichilema's plan is to ramp up mining in particular to jump-start Zambia's economy – and provide the rapidly growing electric vehicle battery industry with crucial cobalt and copper. Cobalt ...
Key Trends Driving Zambia's Mining Sector Expansion
British multinational mining company Anglo American announced the progression of an exploration campaign for copper and cobalt in Zambia's mineral-rich North Western province in February 2024. The exploration campaign is one of the projects being undertaken by a joint venture company – with an initial capital of $88.5 million ...
Anglo American to return to Zambia with Arc Minerals copper …
Arc Minerals shares jumped 6.7% on Thursday after it announced an agreement under which Anglo American would take majority control of the junior exploration firm's Zambia copper-cobalt licences.
Top 5 copper and cobalt mines in Africa by potential …
Zambia: Sentinel Mine: 280,000. The Sentinel open-pit copper mine has measured and indicated resources of 828.2 million tons at 0.45% and reserves of 721.7 million tons at 0.46% of copper, and represents the biggest infrastructure investment in the country since the Kariba Dam was built in 1959.