African countries want to standardize policies in the mining sectors to make real returns for their respective citizens, the Zambia Daily Mail reported. Plans are underway by African countries, blessed with mineral wealth, to harmonized and standardise policies that will attract investors and enable affected countries to maximize profits from …

Zambia, Africa’s top copper producer, in its quest to diversify from traditional production of the red metal, has mapped and identified over 50 percent of the mineral potential areas, local media reported. The exploration undertaken since last year has seen 52 potential mineral rich areas mapped after explorations by the …

The increasing demand for African mineral and natural resources has continued to attract various multinational companies seeking to venture on the continent, Zambia, inclusive in search of ‘reliable crushing infrastructure’. The increasing mineralization by many African countries, led by Zambia, Africa’s top copper producer, has spurred the demand for mining …

First Quantum Minerals Limited, owners of Zambia’s key producer of copper and gold seeks to acquire more than 1,000 hectares of land to build various infrastructure including houses for sale to its employees as part of the empowerment policy, a report says. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report submitted to …

Other than Kansanshi Copper Mines Plc which has sought to dual list its shares in Zambia and abroad, most of the multinational companies with operations in the country are undecided whether to partially list shares in Africa’s leading copper producer to defray costs of raising capital for projects. Recently, Commerce …

COPPERBELT and Northern Western provinces have for long been known to be Zambia’s mineral lifelines, but, recent discovery of similar and vast reserves in two of the country’s provinces, has cheered the Government. Recently, Copperbelt was renowned to be Zambia’s mineral belt-chiefly reputed for various copper deposit, but, with concerted …

Zambia has generated over US$222 million direct foreign investment since 2012 as investment by mining companies in various various community programmes as part of their social responsibility with the mining sector contributing ttaking a lion’s share of over 51 percent, says a report. The total investment in the social sector …

CONCERNS by players in the precious and gemstone industry over the relocation of the auction floor to Zambia unlike the foreign markets are now seemingly been overcome. Early in 2013 President Michael Sata directed that all auctions of the precious metal should be done in Zambia and not outside, a …

The Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings will soon appoint an evaluator to determine the value of Collum Coal Mine in Sinazongwe in Southern Zambia to assist resolve the stand off, sources close to the deal have said. This follows a directive by mines energy and water development minister Christopher …

Logistics play a vital role in mining profitability. A unique bulk haulage fleet is supplying reliable, cost-effective materials-handling solutions to the Zambian and DRC copper industry, using trailers that enable return loads – even if they are bulk liquids. Road haulage is the backbone of supply chain logistics in African mining. While …