Watch out, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – we’re catching up and will soon regain our top spot as Africa’s leading copper producer.
That was the sentiment expressed by Mines and Minerals Minister, Chris Yaluma, during an exclusive interview with...
A new analysis of mining in Zambia for the past 100 years shows a clear historical link between levels of mining investment and wider economic development.
This is the key conclusion of a paper, Copper Mining in Zambia – history...
With Zambia’s mining sector routinely accused of tax avoidance, Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) and outright corporate theft, the latest report released by the Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (ZEITI) is a breath of fresh air in a post-truth world...
C opper is one of Zambia’s most important exports and, in many ways, the lifeblood of our economy. Zambia is not alone in this, however. There are many countries in the world where copper is an important export and contributes...
Copper accounts for most of Zambia’s exports, most of its foreign exchange, most of its foreign direct investment and a significant slice of government tax revenue.
Entire towns on the Copperbelt and North-Western province owe their existence to the presence...
In his speech delivered last week at the opening of the current sitting of Parliament, Zambia’s President, His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu, set out very clearly that delivering an economic recovery “is the number one goal of my Government”....
Mopani Copper Mines has been in the news a fair bit recently. If you look beyond the headlines, you’ll discover that the Copperbelt-based miner joined the fight against COVID-19 early on, and is among the most proactive companies in...
Following Zambia’s 29 April 2021 mining indaba, at which the promise of a review of mining tax policies renewed hopes that the country may be back in the running as a viable investment destination, an online conference on 26...
‘Value addition’ is a longstanding aspiration within Zambia’s mining sector that isn’t always straightforward to implement. Kansanshi Mining Plc’s Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Bruce Lewis, came up with an idea for adding value to Zambia’s copper several years ago...
With His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema’s drive for a New Dawn for Mining in Zambia, ZCCM-IH – which holds stakes in many of the country’s mining operations – appears to have entered a new and dynamic phase. Mining For Zambia...
