Silicon Valley start-up KoBold Metals, which uses artificial intelligence to identify battery metal deposits, has appointed a woman as CEO of its copper unit in Zambia, making her the country's first female head in a mining exploration company.
Top female executives at global metals and mining companies held just over 11% of C-suite positions in 2022, data from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows.
"I am the first Zambian woman running an exploration or even a mining company in the country... is something that will drive our economy into the future if we get this right," Makayi told Reuters in an interview. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema aims to boost the country's copper production to 3 million tonnes a year by 2032, from around 850,000 tonnes last year.
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