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Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) has confirmed that it has no plans to introduce electric trains in the railway transport sub-sector at this time. Even though the company is using a system that is currently slow and needs to be redesigned, this is the case. Caristo Chitamfya, ZRL Public Relations Manager, …

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia will appoint an adviser to assist it in finding an equity investor willing to fund the mine’s expansion, its provisional liquidator announced on Tuesday. In May 2019, Zambia’s previous government placed KCM in the hands of a liquidator, sparking an ongoing legal dispute with …

The Hexagon’s Mining division has strengthened its leadership in production material monitoring and measurement by introducing HxGN MineMeasure Detect, a 3D camera hardware, software and data solution. MineMeasure Detect enables real-time optimization for plant production with automated digital-image analysis offering continuous, accurate and rapid measurement of oversize, volume, rock fragmentation …

Instrotech is now offering OPTRIS PI 1M IR camera, especially suited to measuring the temperature of metals, as these exhibit a distinctly higher emissivity at the short measurement wavelength of 1μm than at measurements in the previously conventional wavelength range of 8 – 14 μm. According to the manufacturer, the …

Electra Mining Africa, the continent’s biggest exhibition, is back after a two year hiatus due to restrictions. As exhibitions and events are now re-opening globally, Electra Mining Africa will be going ahead as a live in-person event this year. This comes on the backdrop of several other exhibitions, having taken …

Zambia, which is rich in copper, reported an increase in electricity exports in March 2022. However, it’s unclear whether ZESCO, the world’s largest power company, has forecasted a surplus that would prevent local load shedding as water levels fall. According to Zamstats data, power exports, which were not among the …

Welcome return of flagship mining event as DRC booms It’s official, DRC Mining Week is back in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June, and to say that the industry is excited about its homecoming is an understatement. This long-running, award-winning and flagship expo and conference returns to the heart of the Copperbelt and the …

As the transport industry is currently experiencing great change, which is being driven by several global trends, stakeholders will gather this week to dialogue on the industry’s latest trends. Some of these trends include technology and automation and Environment Social Governance (ESG). Scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, in Maputo, the …

President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia has urged African countries to “properly, strategically, and cleverly” exploit their natural resources. On Monday, he delivered the opening keynote address at the African Mining Indaba 2022 conference in Cape Town. “This calls for deliberate efforts on the part of us, the African leaders, to …

Renewed confidence in Zambia’s investment climate has prompted the nation’s largest copper miner to unveil a trailblazing US$1.35 billion package of new projects. First Quantum Minerals this week approved plans to invest US$1.25 billion in its long-awaited expansion of Kansanshi’s operations in Solwezi – known as the ‘S3’ project – …