Democratic Republic of Congo appointed former mining executive Louis Watum Kabamba as mines minister in a cabinet reshuffle, ...

The U.S. only produces about half the copper it uses, ranking fifth in production behind Chile, Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Ivanhoe Mines’ production from its flagship Kamoa-Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo jumped 11% year-on-year to 112,009 metric tons of copper in the second quarter, the company said in a ...

Copper demand is rising faster than the industry anticipated, driven by billions of dollars being invested worldwide to ...

KoBold Metals and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a mineral exploration pact, deepening the company’s activities in the central African nation.

In H1 2025, China imported 1.6461 million mt of copper cathode, with imports from countries mainly producing unregistered ...

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo held the first meeting of a joint oversight committee on Thursday, taking a step ...

Kamoa-Kakula revises 2025 production guidance to between 370,000 and 420,000 tonnes of copper. Smelter start-up expected to commence in September 2025, with first anode anticipated in October 2025.

Congo's export ban and a force majeure declaration in March by Eurasian Resources Group have since helped prices recover by around 35% to trade at $15.80 a pound or $34,832 a ton on Wednesday .

Robert Friedland of Ivanhoe Mines told the BBC the 50% tariffs would help re-establish the US copper mining industry.

China was the largest copper refiner in 2024, pumping out 12 million metric tons of refined copper. Congo was the second-largest copper refiner that year by a wide margin, producing 2.5 million ...