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While the mining sector may lag behind many other industries in its inclusion of women, there are plenty of examples of highly skilled professional women making their mark in the technical consulting field. This is according to Vassie Maharaj, a director, partner and principal consultant in social risk management and …

The strategic partnership between Ivanhoe Mines and China Nonferrous Metal Mining (CNMC ) would see the two companies being active in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), exploring the production, smelting, and logistics opportunities. Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines has signed an agreement with CNMC, to jointly explore, develop or …

As a child, Clement used to live in Chingola, a city located near Nchanga, the country’s largest and world’s second-largest copper mine. The boy’s elder brother worked at that mine and used to mention the difficulties he was facing or what he would like to learn. Clement also visited the …

Natural resource-based sectors, including agriculture and mining, still account for, on average, 25% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the southern African region (SADC). This means that SADC member states’ continued economic dependency on natural resources and unprocessed commodities hampers the realisation of the region’s market integration goals and industrialisation. …

After the Zambia Revenue Authority Commissioner-General Kingsley Chanda said the Chamber of Mines should not alarm the nation by issuing false statements on Mineral Royalty Tax. The Chamber of Mines says it will stand by what it earlier stated that the Mineral Royalty Tax dropped by 12 per cent and …

Jubilee Metals Group has announced that it has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with a private Zambian company securing the rights to process 2 Mt copper Run-Of-Mine material containing in excess of 2% copper. This in line with the company’s stated strategy to expand operations in Zambia. Under the JV …

Zambia’s largest taxpayer, First Quantum Minerals, has called upon non-corporate actors to better acquaint themselves with the mining sector’s contribution to community development. The mining company said that inaccurate reports from some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have been misleading and constitute the spreading of ‘fake news’. Such reports have the potential …

GV Gold, also known as Vysochaishy, one of the fastest-growing Russian gold mining companies, has rolled out the Zyfra OpenMine fleet management system (FMS) at its Ugakhan Mine in Russia’s Irkutsk Region in Siberia. The implementation of the project has resulted in a year-on-year ore production volume increase of 11%. …

Covid-19 lockdown restrictions around Southern Africa have put the spotlight on mines’ supply chain security, especially with regard to key inputs like explosives and specialised blasting services. According to blasting specialist BME GM Albie Visser, mines have relied heavily on the flexibility and ingenuity of service providers to keep the supply …

CEC Africa is being sued for US15 million debt, this is according to media reports that originated from Zambia. According to a cautionary statement made available to this publication by Lusaka Securities Exchange-LuSE, CECA confirmed receiving a letter of demand from Energy Corporation of Ireland on 3 July 2020 for …