Company
Trafigura
A global commodity trading company that is arranging much of the debt for the Kalumbila-Kolwezi power line.
Covered in 3 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 12, 2026.
Coverage
Lithium
EnergyX Signs a $2 Billion, 10-Year Lithium Supply Deal With Trafigura
It locks in 10 years of lithium supply.
Gold
World Gold Council Asks Gold Miners to Publish Which Refiners Get Their Gold
The World Gold Council has asked gold miners to publish, every year, which refiner receives the gold from each of their mines. The voluntary guidance aims to make legitimate gold easier to trace and dubious supply harder to hide.
Copper
A $300 Million Power Line From Zambia Aims to Cut Congo Copper Miners' Diesel Bill
Trafigura and three partners have agreed to back a $300 million power line linking Zambia's grid to Congo's Copperbelt. Trafigura says miners there could save about $1 billion a year by importing electricity instead of burning diesel.
