Vedanta earlier this month said it wanted to open a dialogue with ZCCM and was committed to investing $1.5 billion into KCM.

Zonia is a near-surface, copper-oxide resource and a brownfields site mined in the late 1960s and 70s.

Copper prices fell as the prospect of a debt default at China property developer fuelled a sell-off across financial markets.

China is coveting Afghanistan’s mineral endowment, which despite recent headlines, may not be as rich as advertised.

Three gold concessions to Canadian firms are in the advanced exploration stage.

The Canadian Prairies may soon be known as much for their diverse mineral wealth including uranium, nickel and copper, as for their potash endowment and rolling hectares of grain.

The company will acquire assets from Ubica Gold, gaining 77 claims at Tuscarora.

Adamas Intelligence found 4.16 million new units were registered in first half of this year versus 1.99 million units in the first half of 2020.