What does a mining investor look like? Is it a powerful, cigar-chomping businessman in a power suit sitting in a corner office in New York? Or is it more likely to be an ordinary working or retired person; somebody...
Which is hardest – swimming in shark-infested waters, climbing Mount Everest or trying to get international investors to fund your new mining project?
The latter, without a doubt. Just ask Segun Lawson, African mining entrepreneur and CEO of Thor Exploration....
Zambia has some pretty big copper mines, and is Africa’s second-largest copper producer. But how do our mines compare on a global scale? And which country has the biggest mines? Prepare to be amazed as we go through the...
'To my grandmother it was a miracle.’ This is what the late Swedish academic, Hans Rosling, said when he gave a talk on one of the 20th century’s greatest inventions. What was he talking about, do you think? A...
Zambia is currently ranked as the world’s 30th most attractive mining destination in the world. This is according to the latest rankings from the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank, which looks at various aspect of economic freedom. One...
Measures of democracy and governance are becoming increasingly popular, and a number of indices are now published annually, showing how countries around the world fare on different indicators.
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance examines governance trends in Africa. It...
The recent call by Mines Minister, Honourable Christopher Yaluma, for Zambia to start manufacturing finished copper products locally instead of importing them is a timely opportunity for the country to ask itself some pertinent questions on this vital issue.
What...
A two-man team from Chile’s mining industry visited Zambia recently and met with the Chamber of Mines, the Presidency, the Zambia Revenue Authority’s Mineral Value Chain Monitoring Project, and ZCCM-IH. What lessons can Zambia learn from Chile, the world’s...
African governments and their mining industries can achieve their respective objectives if they work together in a spirit of partnership that emphasises long-term growth over short-term gains.
That was the message delivered by Mark Bristow, CEO of Randgold Resources, at...
In September 2017, the Economics Association of Zambia called on the Zambian government to create a mineral stabilisation fund to help the country weather economic downturns.
When copper prices are high, a portion of Zambia’s mining revenues would be invested...
