比尔·盖茨和杰夫·贝佐斯支持的矿业初创公司筹集了5.37亿美元，目标是在几年内上市-动脉网

Bill Gates And Jeff Bezos Backed Mining Startup Raises $537 Million, Targets Going Public In Few Years

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KoBold Metals

科博尔德金属公司

, the AI-driven mining startup backed by

，由人工智能驱动的采矿初创公司

Bill Gates

比尔·盖茨

and

和

Jeff Bezos

杰夫·贝佐斯

, has secured $537 million in its Series C funding round. The latest funding round gives the Berkeley-based company a valuation of $2.96 billion and fresh capital to pursue ambitious goals in the

，在其C轮融资中获得了5.37亿美元。最新一轮融资为这家总部位于伯克利的公司提供了29.6亿美元的估值和新的资本，以实现其在

critical minerals sector

关键矿产部门

Durable Capital Partners LP

Durable Capital Partners有限公司

and

和

T. Rowe Price

T、 Rowe价格

funds led the round, alongside contributions from existing investors such as

基金领跑了这一轮，还有现有投资者的捐款，例如

Andreessen Horowitz Growth

Andreessen-Horowitz增长

Breakthrough Energy Ventures

突破性能源投资

, and

，以及

Mitsubishi Corporation

三菱公司

, as well as new players like

，以及像

StepStone Group

行健资本

and

和

WCM Investment Management

WCM投资管理

This latest injection brings KoBold's total fundraising to $1 billion. The funds will accelerate exploration, develop high-potential projects, and enhance its R&D capabilities.

这一最新注资使科博尔德的筹资总额达到10亿美元。这些资金将加速勘探，开发高潜力项目，并增强其研发能力。

KoBold's innovative approach relies on artificial intelligence to locate deposits of vital minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium, and nickel. The company's proprietary technology aggregates data from sources like satellite imagery and historical drilling reports to create a detailed 'Google Maps' of the Earth's crust, pinpointing untapped resources that traditional methods might miss..

科博尔德的创新方法依靠人工智能来定位铜、钴、锂和镍等重要矿物的矿床。该公司的专有技术汇总了卫星图像和历史钻探报告等来源的数据，以创建地壳的详细“谷歌地图”，精确定位传统方法可能遗漏的未开发资源。。

Using this technology, KoBold discovered a

利用这项技术，科博尔德发现了一种

substantial copper deposit

大量铜矿

in Zambia's Copperbelt. The

在赞比亚的铜带。The

Dumbwa

邓波

target, part of the

目标，部分

Solwezi

单人纸牌

project, exhibited promising results, including drilling highlights of 16 meters at 1.24% copper. KoBold's $2 billion

该项目取得了可喜的成果，包括在铜含量为1.24%的情况下钻探了16米的高光。科博尔德的20亿美元

Mingomba

蘑菇

site is set to produce at least 300,000 tons annually by 2030, making it Zambia's largest copper operation.

该厂预计到2030年，年产量至少为30万吨，成为赞比亚最大的铜矿厂。

'About 40% of the new capital will go toward advancing existing projects into production, with Zambia receiving the lion's share,' KoBold's CEO and co-founder

科博尔德的首席执行官兼联合创始人说，大约40%的新资本将用于推动现有项目投产，赞比亚将获得最大份额

Kurt House

库尔特·豪斯

said

赛义德

to the Financial Times.

致英国《金融时报》。

With 60 active projects across continents, including partnerships with mining giants like

在各大洲有60个活跃的项目，包括与矿业巨头的合作

BHP

必和必拓

and

和

Rio Tinto

力拓集团

, the firm is ready to reshuffle the industry. House noted they plan to aggressively expand the team, particularly seeking data scientists, while expanding into new jurisdictions such as Finland and Botswana. The company also aims to go public within three to five years.

，该公司准备改组该行业。豪斯指出，他们计划积极扩大团队，特别是寻找数据科学家，同时扩大到芬兰和博茨瓦纳等新的司法管辖区。该公司还计划在三到五年内上市。

Despite changes in U.S. political leadership, House expressed confidence in bipartisan support for critical mineral initiatives. 'There is very broad bipartisan support for diversifying [the] supply of critical minerals because this is a national security priority,' he said.

尽管美国政治领导层发生了变化，众议院仍对两党支持关键矿产项目表示信心他说，两党都非常支持关键矿产供应的多样化，因为这是国家安全的优先事项。

U.S. foreign policy is aiding companies like KoBold. President

U、。总裁

Joe Biden's

乔·拜登的

last official trip

上次公务旅行

to Angola discussed revitalizing the

与安哥拉讨论振兴

Lobito

洛比托

railway line to facilitate mineral transport across Angola, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thus, firms like KoBold would benefit from better infrastructure while bolstering Western access to strategic resources and reducing reliance on China-dominated supply chains.

为安哥拉、赞比亚和刚果民主共和国的矿产运输提供便利的铁路线。因此，像KoBold这样的公司将受益于更好的基础设施，同时支持西方获得战略资源，减少对中国主导的供应链的依赖。

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