You can see, and hear a mining operation from far away. Everything about them is monumental: from the vast tipper trucks and shovels of...
For most people, “copper” calls to mind an important and increasingly rare commodity that’s found in a certain part of Zambia. Here, these mineral...
The classic scenario, played out in countless books and movies, is that of the small-town girl who escapes to find her fortune in the...
Mining is not an industry that is known for its abundance of female staff. Globally, the industry has a female workforce of just 5-10%...
A major criticism of the extractive industries in developing countries is that they leave a hole in the ground and not much else. In...
The hunger for metals and minerals, driven by a growing global economy and the digital and renewable energy sectors, is insatiable. Meeting the surging...
To bring the best out of a rural school, building classrooms and providing textbooks are not enough; leadership training for teachers and headmasters is...
Zambia’s finance minister, Honourable Margaret Mwanakatwe, opened her maiden budget speech on 28 September 2018 by recognising that Zambia has a major poverty challenge....
Albert Einstein is remembered for his mastery of complex scientific theory, but in many ways, it was his passion for simplicity that set him...
Chris Vermuelen is a mining veteran of the old school: an amiable, straight-talking leader with more than 30 years of global experience and a...
