Identifying supply risks by mapping the cobalt supply chain
We conclude that the risks for supply chain disruptions are high. Firstly, the cobalt market is highly concentrated, with more than half of the cobalt mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and almost half of the cobalt refined in China. Secondly, almost all cobalt is mined as a by-product of copper and nickel.
KoBold Metals commits $150m investment in Zambia copper …
US-based artificial intelligence exploration firm KoBold Metals has reportedly pledged a $150m investment to own, explore, and develop the Mingomba copper-cobalt mine in Zambia. Free Whitepaper Water considerations for copper mining in the Americas
(PDF) Geometallurgy of cobalt ores: A review
Cobalt (Co) is a transition metal featuring unique physical properties which makes its use critical for many high-tech applications such as high strength materials, magnets and most importantly,...
Investors pile into Caledonia Mining after new copper …
Caledonia Mining rallied 9.5% after results from its 2011 exploration program at its Nama copper-cobalt project in Zambia pleased investors. Caledonia, worth $57 million on the TSX, is up 35% so...
KoBold Metals grows global exploration footprint
KoBold Metals, a start-up with a team of mostly PhDs backed by a coalition of billionaires is on a global search for key battery metals cobalt, lithium and nickel, as well as copper, which is key...
The Konkola Mine | Konkola Copper Mines Plc
The Konkola mine is situated in Chililabombwe, approximately 26 kilometres north of Chingola, and is the most northerly of the KCM's Zambian Copperbelt mines. These mining operations currently exploit the Chililabombwe ore body by underground methods and have historically been focused on two existing shaft systems, No. 1 shaft and the No. 3 shaft.
Mining Process | Konkola Copper Mines Plc
KCM is Zambia's largest integrated copper producer Home » Our Operations » Mining Process Mining Process The company has three concentrators, two at Nchanga and one at Konkola. The two Nchanga concentrators (East mill and West mill) were recently modernized. A new concentrator was commissioned at Konkola in 2008.
Genesis of sediment-hosted stratiform copper–cobalt deposits…
Copper and cobalt are associated with iron, and sometimes with anomalous concentrations of other metals (e.g. Ni, U, Ag, Au, PGM, Se, Mo, V, Te, As, Th). The ore is mainly made of disseminated sulphides forming stratiform orebodies hosted in fine-grained siliciclastic or dolomitic sedimentary rocks.
The Central African Copper Belt | Geology for Investors
Konkola is not a mine but a company operating three mines and is Zambia's largest integrated copper producer. Their Nchanga mine has been operating since 1927, and current mining activities are both underground and open pit.
Zambian copper and cobalt Project
In the North-Western province in Zambia, Arc's licenses in which it has controlling interests are located in the Domes region of the Zambian copperbelt near world-class mines such as First Quantum Minerals' Sentinel and Kansanshi copper mines and Barrick's Lumwana mine .