Kalumbila Town was designated a Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) on 16 September 2022, in order to fast-track economic development in North-Western Province. Naturally, Zambians will want to understand who will benefit from this decision. Mining For Zambia asked the...
As is tradition, ahead of the annual Budget announcement by the Minister of Finance, Mining For Zambia spoke to celebrated Zambian economist, Professor Oliver Saasa, to ask him about the measures we might expect to see introduced in order...
Picture a mine in Zambia, and you might imagine conveyor belts high in the sky above ore bodies below, or truckloads of ore chugging back and forth, or people in hard hats making their way into pits where mineral...
The global shutdowns following the outbreak of Covid-19 threw a spanner in the works for companies in virtually every industry. But, when a company’s only means of selling their products is getting 150 people into an auction room for...
The findings of a May 2022 report – which takes a deep dive into First Quantum Minerals' US$1.36 billion dual expansion of Kansanshi’s operations and the bringing online of Enterprise Nickel Mine – have laid bare the potential for...
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...
In a wide-reaching and much-anticipated new report, due to be released on 27 May 2022 by Premier Consult, renowned economist Prof. Oliver Saasa has joined forces with economic statistician Mr. Shebo Nalishebo to delve into an under-researched subject of...
The ‘Investing in African Mining Indaba’ has long been an event that brings together investors, political leaders, commodity traders, and companies across the mining value chain to network and, crucially, to identify investment opportunities during four busy days at...
Zambia’s new Government has big plans for the mining sector, with President Hichilema hoping to see the country add some 1.2 million tonnes to annual copper production within a matter of years.
While current operations have potential to increase...
Disruptions to trading in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have put nickel in the spotlight this month. Mining For Zambia sums up what we ought to know about the critical mineral right now.
1. Nurturing the mining of...
