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...
Despite thousands of retrenchments in late 2015, employment in the Zambian mining industry actually increased slightly in 2016, absorbing and making good on the...
Electricity and labour are the most important elements in the cost structure of the average Zambian copper mine, and together account for up to...
The most impressive sight when visiting KCM’s Konkola Deep copper mine on the Copperbelt isn’t the sophisticated equipment and machinery, but the vast quantities of...
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Mining once had a reputation for being a dirty business, but not any longer. With the steady advance...
The first indication that Kalumbila is a town with its eye on the future is when you land at the airport: although the airport...
It accounts for less than 2% of annual copper production, yet Chibuluma Mine, situated on the Copperbelt, is one of Zambia’s most successful mines...
It’s early days, and there’s still a lot of hard work to do. But there is finally a sense that one of Zambia’s oldest...
Because of the huge amount of work, heat and processing required to produce metals, mining is one of the most energy-intensive industries in the...
The new $2,1-billion Sentinel mine, in the remotest corner of Zambia’s North-Western province, is the mining industry’s most-ambitious venture ever, and the single-largest upfront...
