Receive our free daily newsletter:
Central African Copperbelt
Latest Articles in 60 Seconds
Geological consultant Dr Nicolaas Steenkamp says the Central African Copperbelt, spanning the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, continues to draw exploration interest for its stratiform copper-cobalt deposits, among the world's largest and highest-grade, driven by demand linked to battery technologies and the energy transition. Analyst Wambui Nzigo, of Control Risks East Africa and the Great Lakes, notes the DRC supplies more than 70% of global cobalt exports, though security threats, artisanal mining intrusions and rising resource nationalism, including expanded strategic-minerals lists and local-content rules, are reshaping the operating environment.
Processing innovation targets complex Copperbelt oresBME Metallurgy reports that as DRC ore bodies become lower-grade and more complex, reagent optimisation, advanced thickening technologies and membrane-based reagent recovery are improving recovery, cutting water use and reducing tailings risk across operations in Kolwezi and Lualaba.
Explorers expand footprint along Copperbelt extensionsServal Resources has launched fully funded work programmes in Namibia's Kaoko basin and Botswana's Kalahari Copper Belt, both interpreted extensions of the Central African Copperbelt, while Botswana Minerals' AI-assisted study has identified 36 copper anomalies across a corridor linking Namibia's Damara Belt to the Copperbelt, with fieldwork due to begin shortly.
Central African Copperbelt Updates
The Central African Copperbelt (CAC), spanning parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, remains a primary focus for exploration driven by global demand for copper and cobalt,...
The mining industry in Central and East Africa is bracing for an evolving operating environment driven by a complex interplay of security threats, resource nationalism and shifting global supply...
As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to expand copper and cobalt production to meet rising global demand for battery minerals, mining companies are using metallurgical solutions...
Mineral exploration and development company Serval Resources has set out work programmes for its copper exploration projects in Namibia and Botswana. Following a budgeting review, the company has...
Aim- and Botswana Shttps://preditor.creamermedia.co.za/article.view.php?a_id=721951&ct_id=1&op=edit#tock Exchange-listed copper and diamond exploration company Botswana Minerals has announced that...
The NYSE will soon welcome its newest mining company, in integrated copper and cobalt producer CopperTech Metals, with the company having filed a registration statement with the US Securities and...
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 northern Botswana...
The 13th Zambia International Mining & Energy Conference & Exhibition (ZIMEC 2026), to be held on 25-26 March 2026 in Kitwe, Zambia, will zero in on one of the most vital conversations for Zambia’s...
TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines has announced that the first copper anodes were produced by Kamoa-Kakula’s on-site, state-of-the-art 500 000 t/y direct-to-blister copper smelter, in the Democratic...
The 13th Zambia International Mining & Energy Conference & Exhibition (ZIMEC 2026), to be held on 25-26 March 2026 in Kitwe, Zambia, will zero in on one of the most vital conversations for Zambia’s...
 |
 |
1 |
 |
 |
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
