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KoBold Moves Fast (Paris Olympics 2024)

KoBold is proud to support Muzala Samukonga and #TeamZambia #Paris2024!!! [embed]https://youtu.be/JQI-79FK2U0[/embed]

How Long Will A.I.’s ‘Slop’ Era Last?

New York Times Opinion writer David Wallace-Wells penned a piece questioning the value of many AI applications while highlighting KoBold as one of the more promising: “This month, KoBold Metals announced the largest discovery of new copper deposits in a decade — a green-energy gold mine, so t...

NYT: A.I. Needs Copper. It Just Helped to Find Millions of Tons of It

From the front page of The New York Times International Edition: "The deposit, in Zambia, could make billions for Silicon Valley, provide minerals for the energy transition and help the United States in its rivalry with China."

KoBold Investors Visit Zambia

In June of 2024, Kurt, Josh, Mfikeyi, and KoBolders from Zambia and around the world hosted the company's Board of Directors and representatives from each of our major investors for a week-long trip to Zambia, which included visits to: National Mining Records Digitization Project Community ...

Bill Gates on His Climate Investments: The Early Winners and Long Shots

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal on his climate-related investments, Bill Gates “predicted success for KoBold Metals."

KoBold Metals Zambian Presidential Briefing (June 2024)

In June of 2024, KoBold Global CEO Kurt House, President Josh Goldman, KoBold Africa CEO Mfikeyi Makayi, members of the company’s board of directors, and key investors met to brief Zambia’s President, Ministers of Mining, Finance, and Key Leaders on the company’s progress developing the Ming...

Zambia Sees KoBold Spending $2.3 Billion on Giant Copper Mine

"KoBold Metals, the Bill Gates-backed mining exploration company, could spend $2.3 billion to build a major new copper mine in Zambia, President Hakainde Hichilema said, citing figures from the company. The firm aims to produce more than 300,000 metric tons per year at Mingomba — making it the co...

Mingomba Deposit H1 2024 Update

We released a new video update on Mingomba for the first two quarters of 2024, detailing the initiatives and contributions we've made to the communities surrounding our exploration projects. We couldn't have done it without the help of the talented Zambian leaders that run KoBold Metals Zambia! ...

KoBold CEO Kurt House @ Elemental Interactive

KoBold CEO Kurt House sat down with Kal Penn at Elemental Interactive to talk about the company’s role in the green energy transition.

Bloomberg: US Bets on $2.3 Billion African Railway to Help Deliver EV Revolution

Bloomberg's Matt Hill traveled to the Mingomba deposit to report on KoBold's pioneering use of AI to explore for copper and other critical minerals for the green energy transition. Read here about our travels to an AI-fueled copper project in Zambia, and a train from Congo to Angola, showing why ...