KoBold Metals closed a $537 million Series C round on Wednesday to help build a multi-billion-dollar mine to exploit a copper deposit it found using AI. The new funding round, which was led by ...

KoBold Metals, the mining company backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is expanding its search for lithium and nickel to Namibia.

KoBold's Mingomba copper mine in Zambia is particularly earmarked for development, with the company announcing a huge copper deposit at the site in February 2024. Estimated to cost $2bn ...

Howard Lutnick, who has agreed to divest his financial interests if he is confirmed, is one of several allies of President Trump who have held or explored potential mining investments on the island.

KoBold is part of something called the Disko-Nuussuaq project, a mining effort to drill for minerals along Greenland’s western coast. It has also secured a Mineral Exploration License for Disko Island ...

iR previously acquired The Drone Racing League for $250 M. AI-powered mineral exploration company KoBold Metals raises $527M. The Berkeley, CA-based startup specializes in AI-driven mineral ...

KoBold seeks to upend China's advantage by putting ... companies to spend tens of millions of dollars to get an active mine up and running and much of that work is done without a full picture ...

Mfikeyi Makayi, CEO of KoBold Metals Africa, the African arm of KoBold Metals, is making major contributions to Zambia’s ...

Canadian miners Barrick and First Quantum Minerals are also boosting output at their mines in Zambia while KoBold Metals, backed by US investors, has said it plans a $2 billion copper mine in the ...