Copper plates on wagons ready for onward shipping at the Mufulira refinery, operated by Mopani Copper Mines Plc, in Mufulira, Zambia, on Friday, May 6, 2022.
KoBold Metals, a mining startup backed by billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is bullish on the discovery potential of some of the most sought-after energy transition metals.
It comes shortly after the Silicon Valley-based metals exploration company announced the rare discovery of a vast copper deposit in Zambia.
The point of the company is to discover, find and develop mineral resources that we need for the energy transition," Goldman said via videoconference.
KoBold Metals says it uses artificial intelligence to create a "treasure map" to help find new deposits of materials such as copper, lithium, cobalt and nickel.
Persons:
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Josh Goldman, Goldman
Organizations:
Mopani Copper Mines, KoBold Metals, CNBC, KoBold
Locations:
Mufulira, Zambia, videoconference