Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos-backed KoBold Metals breaks ground on a $2.5 billion Zambia copper mine and bets $50 million on Congo lithium
Billionaires Africa | 30.04.2026 20:36
KoBold Metals, the American exploration company backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman, has broken ground at the Mingomba copper project in Zambia, committing to a mine that will require more than $2.5 billion to build and is expected to produce more than 300,000 tonnes of copper per year at full capacity.
