CKM NEWSLETTER 06-03-2023 – Copperbelt Katanga Mining

The three countries have signed an agreement to create a trade corridor known as the Lobito Corridor that links Copperbelt and Katanga provinces to the Atlantic Port of Lobito…

Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed an agreement to create a trade corridor that could potentially revolutionize the transportation of the region’s resources. The corridor, known as the Lobito Corridor, will connect the mining areas of Katanga province in the DRC and the Copperbelt in Zambia to the Atlantic port of Lobito in Angola. According to mining company… Read full details

Hitachi and FQM, have entered a Letter of Intent to advance the development of Sustainable Mining Solutions at FQM mining operations in Zambia…

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. and First Quantum Minerals, on 1st March announced that they have entered into a Letter of Intent to advance the development of sustainable mining solutions at First Quantum’s flagship mining operations in Zambia. A proof of concept (“POC”) will be implemented as part of the LOI; Hitachi Construction Machinery supplying the first of its full battery… Read full details

Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, discussed the issue of the project to extract methane gas from Lake Kivu…

With the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tunisia in the DRC, Bouzekri Rmili, the Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, discussed the issue of the project to extract methane gas from Lake Kivu. According to Bouzekri Rmili, this project only awaits the signing of the presidential order for its implementation. “I had the honor of being received in audience… Read full details

Panama Breakthrough Adds to Good News for Global Copper Supplies

Glencore Sentenced to Pay $700 Million in US After Bribery Guilty Plea

AFC President and CEO Meets with Zambian President to Discuss Infrastructure Partnerships

Uncertainty Over Renewal of Chinese Sicomines Operating Permit

The huge stockpile of metal is owned by China’s CMOC Group Ltd, which is locked in a dispute with its Congolese state partner over royalty payments…

A growing pile of copper and cobalt worth around $1.5 billion is stuck in the Democratic Republic of Congo, caught in a standoff over the future of one of the world’s biggest battery metal mines. world. The huge stockpile of metal is owned by China’s CMOC Group Ltd, which is locked in a dispute with its Congolese state partner over royalty payments. While its exports were stalled in mid-July, CMOC. … Read full details