Have you ever wondered how mining communities far from the national grid get their electricity? The answer is they benefit from the electrical infrastructure of the mine itself.
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The world's largest rope shovels, the world's largest trucks and more! Watch this amazing video of mining machinery at work in one of Zambia's biggest open-pit mines.
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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 abandoned or deferred, representing a potential investment value of billions of dollars.
That’s according to Michael...
Electricity and labour are the most important elements in the cost structure of the average Zambian copper mine, and together account for up to 50% of total operating costs.
It means that even small increases in these two cost components...
A low metal-price environment such as the current one understandably leads mining companies to be cautious, cut spending and rein in expansion; however, that very behaviour means they run the risk of not being ready when the upswing comes.
Being...
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 world and accounts for an estimated 5% of global electricity consumption.
In all mining countries, the...
The 24-year nationalisation period (1973-1997), during which Zambia’s mining industry was in government hands, has left a noteworthy legacy – a reservoir of high-level mining skills that has served the country well.
One of the crowning achievements of that era...
The first indication that Kalumbila is a town with its eye on the future is when you land at the airport: although the airport is in the very early stages of construction and doesn’t even have a terminal building...
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 in safety, productivity and profitability.
Chibuluma Mine has had “only” one fatality in eight years. Its...
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 infrastructure investment in Zambia since the Kariba dam.
And by virtue of its technological sophistication, it...
