critical minerals

US mining company Kobold Metals, backed by tech billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, is seeking access to historical geological data housed in Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa to advance exploration activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Zimbabwe has unveiled Zimbabwe Mining Week as part of a strategic shift from price-taker to price-setter in lithium, gold, platinum, and chrome markets, leveraging the Victoria Falls Exchange to establish local pricing benchmarks.

Zimbabwe will commission Africa's first lithium sulphate processing plant within a month, while state-owned Mutapa Gold Resources plans US$150 million investment to more than double production to 250,000 ounces annually.