ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) has entered into a joint venture with mining services firm Array Metals to process production from a gold deposit. According to the company in a statement recently, Zambia’s state mining investment company is trying to diversify the country’s revenue base and aims to produce 40 000 …

ZAMBIA is stepping up attempts to formalize artisanal mining sector by overseeing the construction of 10 milling plants which they hope will produce 40,000 kilograms (about 1.4 million ounces) of gold a year. The milling plants will firstly formalise the artisanal gold sector, from primary and secondary or artisanal and small-scale …

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) handed over 2,000 facemasks donated by employees from the mining giant’s subsidiary, Kalumbila Minerals Limited, to the Ministry of Health for use at Lusaka’s main hospitals. The hospitals in Lusaka set to benefit from the donation are Chilenje, Levy Mwanawasa and the University Teaching Hospital. “FQM …

Despite assuring the Zambian government that all jobs will be secured, Mopani Copper Mines has terminated contracts of some contractors in Kitwe and Mufulira mines, this is according to the National Union for Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW). The developments have prompted the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development to …

As the mining firm reaffirms its desire to keep its employees and their families healthy, through improved access to healthcare First Quantum Minerals’ (FQM) Kansanshi Mining Plc has handed over to government part of the Solwezi School of Nursing which it has converted into a COVID-19 isolation facility at a …

MOPANI Copper Mines is set to resume its mining operation following “constructive discussions” held between the company and the Zambian government. The company will resume operations and provide a 90-day notice period of its intention to place the operations on care and maintenance, the company said in a statement. During this …

COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to communities, industries and the global economy First Quantum Minerals has reduced operating costs and capital spending as it braces itself for the impact of the COVID-19 on the mining sector. The virus has brought unprecedented challenges to communities, industries and the global economy, and …

Emeralds have been a beacon of hope across the world since time immemorial. Now Zambia is taking its place as the leading source of these precious gemstones, thanks to the world’s largest producing emerald mine – Kagem – in Lufwanyama, which is owned by Gemfields in partnership with the Zambian …

Kalumbila Minerals Limited (KML), a subsidiary of mining giant First Quantum Minerals (FQM), has handed over cleaning equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) worth K620,201 towards Kalumbila District’s COVID-19 preparedness response measures. KML’s donation is in recognition of the adverse effects the threat of the virus is having on the …

The Zambian government should repeal or at least suspend the Employment Code Act, according to a report by one of the country’s leading economists and a human resource expert. The report further recommends the establishment of a multi-sector Employment and Labour Legislation Taskforce, which should undertake a comprehensive review of …