{
  "id": 9734215,
  "title": "US miner KoBold bets on AI to gain edge in DR Congo mineral hunt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/us-miner-kobold-bets-on-ai-to-gain-edge-in-dr-congo-mineral-hunt-9734215",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T07:11:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-miner-kobold-bets-on-ai-to-gain-edge-in-dr-congo-mineral-hunt/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US mining company KoBold Metals is using AI to gain an edge in the race for critical minerals like lithium in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-miner-kobold-bets-on-ai-to-gain-edge-in-dr-congo-mineral-hunt/",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "US miner KoBold bets on AI to gain edge in DR Congo mineral hunt",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/us-miner-kobold-bets-on-ai-to-gain-edge-in-dr-congo-mineral-hunt",
        "published": "2026-09-25T07:11:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Billionaire-backed US mining company uses AI to hunt critical minerals in DR Congo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/billionaire-backed-us-mining-company-uses-ai-to-hunt-critical",
        "published": "2026-09-25T09:03:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}