The global copper industry presents growth opportunities in regions like Zambia, Chile, Mongolia, the DRC, and Peru due to increased production forecasts. Despite declines in Australia and Indonesia, ...

The cost estimate for the US-backed rail project is significantly higher than previous ones for the 800-kilometer project.

The funding will develop multiple facilities to extract copper from secondary waste, capitalizing on KCM's deposits and ...

Exclusive: Vedanta weighs US listing to raise $1 billion for Zambian copper assets Vedanta Resources, is considering a U.S. public listing for its Zambian unit Konkola Copper Mines as one of its ...

In February 2025, a waste pit at a copper mine operated by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia collapsed, releasing millions of gallons of highly acidic toxic sludge laced with heavy metals into nearby rivers ...

Farmers in Zambia have filed an $80bn (£58.5bn) lawsuit against two Chinese-linked firms, blaming them for an "ecological catastrophe" caused by the collapse of a dam that stored waste from copper ...

An appeal hearing opened Monday in South Africa on whether a subsidiary of British-based mining company Anglo American PLC ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) -- The United States Embassy in Zambia ordered all U.S. government personnel Wednesday to leave a region in the north of the country affected by a toxic spill from a Chinese-owned ...

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A Chinese-owned mining company has been accused of covering up the extent of a disastrous toxic spill in Zambia that polluted a major river that millions rely on with cyanide and ...

Toxic waste from a Chinese mine in Zambia washed through homes and fields. Compensation offers are tied to nondisclosure.

KITWE, Zambia (AP) — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that contaminated a major river and could potentially affect ...