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  • ZAMBIA-COPPERBELT PROVINCE-CHINESE COMPANY-MINING-TBM-COMMISSIONING
  • Africa’s Copper Belt Holds the Key to the World’s Energy Future
  • BHP eyes large-scale copper exploration in Zambia, mines ministry says

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zambianews.net /3 weeks ago

ZAMBIA-COPPERBELT PROVINCE-CHINESE COMPANY-MINING-TBM-COMMISSIONING

(260509) -- COPPERBELT PROVINCE, May 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Zambian Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Paul Kabuswe speaks at the commissioning of a mining tunnel boring machi...

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miningnewszambia.com /1 month ago

Africa’s Copper Belt Holds the Key to the World’s Energy Future

As the global race for copper intensifies, two African nations are emerging as indispensable players and the implications stretch well beyond the continent’s mining sector. The Dem...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

BHP eyes large-scale copper exploration in Zambia, mines ministry says

Global miner BHP is keen to pursue large-scale copper exploration in Zambia, the country's mines ministry said on Monday, highlighting growing international interest in the central...

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miningnewszambia.com /1 month ago

Mingomba Mine Signals Zambia’s Strategic Phase of Copper Growth

Zambia is stepping into a new phase of its copper expansion strategy, with the US$300 million Mingomba Mine set to break ground on 29 April  2026. The project, led by KoBold Metals...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

AI-assisted exploration analysis identifies copper targets in Botswana

Aim- and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that an AI-assisted exploration study across two of its eight norther...

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miningnewszambia.com /3 weeks ago

Precision Engineering: The New Frontier for Zambia’s Copper Renaissance

Zambia’s mining sector remains the undisputed anchor of the national economy, with copper continuing to serve as the country’s most valuable export and a fundamental driver of indu...

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miningnewszambia.com /1 month ago

Smelter Shutdowns Threaten Zambia’s Copper Momentum and Regional Supply Chains – Update

Zambia’s push to scale up copper production is facing fresh pressure as planned shutdowns at key smelters threaten to ripple across both output and critical chemical supplies. Two...

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miningweekly.com /2 weeks ago

Barrick’s Zambia copper expansion highlighted, more high gold price captured

Construction at the Lumwana super pit copper expansion in Zambia continued to advance on time and on budget during first quarter of 2026, gold and copper mining company Barrick rep...

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miningnewszambia.com /2 days ago

Zambia Chases 3-Million-Ton Copper Goal, Spurring Mining Advisory Boom

Zambia’s ambitious plan to more than triple its annual copper production to three million tonnes by 2031 is setting off an exploration rush, drawing global engineering firms keen t...

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miningnewszambia.com /1 month ago

BHP returns to Zambia with focus on deep copper discovery

A renewed push by BHP into Zambia’s copper sector is signalling a shift toward the next frontier of mineral discovery, with the company targeting large, deeply buried deposits as g...

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miningnewszambia.com /1 week ago

KoBold Metals breaks ground on $2.3 billion Mingomba mine – Updated

In a bold move that underscores the intensifying global race for critical minerals, KoBold Metals has officially broken ground on the Mingomba copper mine. The mine is set to becom...

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miningnewszambia.com /2 weeks ago

Copper Conundrum: Zambia Navigates Mixed Production Results in Q1 2026

The Zambian mining landscape faced a complex opening to the year as overall copper production registered a 4.27% decline during the first quarter of 2026. According to data release...

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diggers.news /1 week ago

Copper Princesses thrash Congo

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zambianews.net /2 weeks ago

Zambia's copper output down 4.27 pct in Q1 2026

LUSAKA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's copper output totaled around 208,992 metric tonnes during the first quarter of 2026, down 4.27 percent from the same period last year, the Minis...

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zambianews.net /3 weeks ago

Zambia and the Hidden Architecture of Global Power

Copper, China, and the New Geography of DependencyThe dominant language of our time speaks of energy transition, electrification, decarbonization and sustainability. It sounds clea...

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theloadstar.com /4 weeks ago

Widebody freighter boost could reshape cargo flows across Africa’s Copperbelt

New widebody capacity into Ndola could be the jolt Zambia’s cargo sector has been waiting for, with industry players saying it may at last propel Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Internationa...

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miningnewszambia.com /1 month ago

Zambia’s Mining Sector Faces Critical Talent Shortage Amidst Rapid Expansion

The mining landscape in Zambia is undergoing a period of extraordinary transformation and growth. While copper remains the primary driver of this surge, there is a burgeoning inter...

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miningnewszambia.com /2 days ago

FQM’s $3.46bn Impact Underscores Zambia’s Copper Backbone

In its latest report, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has reinforced its central role in Zambia’s copper economy, reporting a $3.46 billion contribution in 2025, highlighting how mini...

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miningweekly.com /1 week ago

Zambia's Konkola reopens Chingola copper mine after 18-year shutdown

Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines resumed mining at its Chingola "B" Mine on Thursday, 18 years after operations ceased, as Africa's second-largest copper producing nation pushes to mo...

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miningnewszambia.com /1 month ago

Zambia’s Green Energy Ambition Haunted by Toxic Mining Legacy

Zambia’s aggressive push to position itself as a global linchpin for the green energy transition is facing a sobering reckoning. As the southern African nation seeks to capitalise...

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diggers.news /1 month ago

BB11 calls for proper management of Copper Queens

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zambianews.net /3 weeks ago

Zambia and the Hidden Architecture of Global Power

"The world does not electrify where copper is produced. It electrifies where its destination is decided."The dominant language of our time speaks of energy transition, electrificat...

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dailynationzambia.com /1 month ago

Zambia advances mapping, hosts mine rescue event

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU ZAMBIA’S ongoing high-resolution geophysical mapping is laying the groundwork for a new wave of mining investment, as government pushes to unlock the country’s v...

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news.mongabay.com /4 weeks ago

DRC copper exports to US set to surge amid warnings of corruption risk

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is planning to export 500,000 metric tons of copper to the United States, a fivefold increase in the export commitment made in January by...

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