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A sweeter future for Zambian honey
Since Mining For Zambia first reported on Nature’s Nectar, a mine-supported startup that is empowering Zambian honey farmers, the sustainable honey producer has gone...
Back to basics: How is copper produced?
Producing copper is a fascinating multi-stage process, beginning with blasting – in which holes created during the drilling process are filled with explosives –...
Christmas time means quiz time!
It’s that time of year again! If you’re a regular visitor to Mining for Zambia, your knowledge will shine through in our...
Zambia’s copper conundrum
Copper prices reached a seven-year peak on 1 December 2020, hitting $7,719 per metric tonne amid renewed demand, attributed to factors including China’s economic...
In it for the long haul
When a mining company that is still engaged in the early stages of an exploration venture in Northwestern Province initiates a project to benefit...
How will Zambia’s already weakened economy survive the mounting fiscal pressures of COVID-19?
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The collapsed bridge that left thousands stranded
When the phone rang on the desk of Mopani's Chief Financial Officer, John Chiwele, one rainy afternoon in February this year, little did he...
Exclusive interview with Finance Minister Felix Mutati
It is Monday, 14th November. Midday. The budget speech was three days ago. Zambia’s new Minister of Finance, Hon. Felix Mutati, is clearly a...
A $100m infrastructure boost
It's every town-planner’s dream – the opportunity to start with a clean sheet of paper and build an entire town from scratch. That’s Kabitaka, a...
Learning the lessons of previous tax policies
The long-term effects of constant changes to Zambia's mining tax regime on investment has been “massive”, and has resulted in many mining projects being...
Chile holds valuable lessons for Zambia
Zambia can learn from Chile about how good mining, economic and fiscal policies, implemented consistently over time, bring measurable benefits to all citizens.
Chile, in...
Good governance, great outcomes
Good governance has been the fundamental reason Botswana has realised the potential of its vast mineral resources and turned what was once a poor...
