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Mining

Every Lobito-relevant mining project and actor across the corridor.

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Mining projects

Construction

Mingomba copper project

KoBold Metals' flagship Zambian development at Chililabombwe — described as the largest private investment in Zambia's history.

$2.20BZambia
Construction

Lumwana Super Pit expansion

Barrick's $2bn expansion doubling throughput to 52 Mt/yr and copper output to a 240,000 t/yr life-of-mine average.

$2.00BZambia
Operational

Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex

The corridor's anchor freight origin near Kolwezi — first contracted rail customer with 120,000–240,000 t/yr reserved capacity.

DR Congo
Operational

Kansanshi S3 expansion

First Quantum's $1.25bn expansion — standalone 25 Mt/yr plant with first concentrate from August 2025.

$1.25BZambia

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Mining actors

Zambia Ministry of Mines and Minerals DevelopmentVerified
Government · Zambia

Mining policy and licensing for Zambia; engaged in corridor-linked expansions at Mingomba and Lumwana.

Aurubis
Supplier · European Union

German refiner; completed the first sale of low-carbon refined copper railed via LAR with Trafigura and Kamoa Copper (February 2026).

Barrick Mining Corporation
Mining Major · Other

Owner of Lumwana, where the $2bn Super Pit expansion targets a life-of-mine average of 240,000 t/yr of copper from 2028.

CMOC Group
Mining Major · China

Operator of Tenke Fungurume and Kisanfu; among the largest DRC cobalt quota holders.

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt
Government · DR Congo

DRC state cobalt company; first copper/cobalt shipments to Trafigura and Mercuria in February 2026, with Trafigura's moving via the Lobito Atlantic Railway.

Eurasian Resources Group
Mining Major · Global

DRC copper-cobalt producer (Metalkol RTR near Kolwezi); potential corridor freight origin.

First Quantum Minerals
Mining Major · Other

Operator of Kansanshi and Sentinel; more than half of Zambia's copper output, with the $1.25bn Kansanshi S3 expansion ramping since August 2025.

Glencore
Mining Major · Global

Kamoto (KCC) operator and one of the two largest 2026 DRC cobalt export quota holders.

Ivanhoe Mines
Mining Major · Other

Operator (with Zijin Mining and the DRC state) of Kamoa-Kakula; first contracted corridor customer with 120,000–240,000 t/yr reserved rail capacity.

KoBold Metals
Mining Major · United States

AI-driven exploration and mining company developing the Mingomba copper deposit at Chililabombwe with ZCCM-IH.

Vedanta / Konkola Copper Mines
Mining Major · Zambia

Operates the Konkola assets at Chingola — the planned eastern terminus of the Zambia–Lobito line.

ZCCM Investments Holdings
Government · Zambia

Zambian state investment company; 20% partner in KoBold's Mingomba project.