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The best time to measure the overall contribution of a mine to society is when it is about to close, and Chibuluma Mine on the Copperbelt is an ideal case-study. Chibuluma was one of the first Zambian mines privatised in 1997, and after more than 18 years of operation, it …

Few would disagree that Zambia needs to find sustainable, innovative ways of generating more electricity for both domestic and industrial users, and that this is arguably the most urgent task facing the country. However, what is often less understood is that this energy crunch has a positive side to it, …

Billions of litres of diesel are consumed annually by the global mining industry, which is under severe pressure from weak commodity prices. Up to 80% of this costly fuel consumption comes from haulage trucks moving uphill on ramps. A Namibian uranium mine is overcoming this challenge with six 11 MW …

  Universal Mining and Chemical Industries Limited is investing K70 billion into mining iron ore west of Kafue, says Dr Julius Kaoma. In a recent interview, Dr Kaoma, who is UMCIL Kafue Steel Plant executive technical director, said the mine would help reduce importation of steel into Zambia. In the same …

Marthinusen & Coutts has completed the rebuild of a 6 550 kW 2 pole 11 000 Volt squirrel cage induction blower motor for Zambian copper mine. Rob Melaia, engineering and technical executive at Marthinusen & Coutts, a local repairer of rotating electrical equipment, says that the motor had suffered a …

A Chinese firm, Ruida Investment Limited, is expected to invest US$20 million to revamp operations at Jifumpa old mine in Kasempa to start copper production. About 300 jobs are expected to be created by the end of this year at the Jifumpa mine, formerly Kalengwa, which is located about 96 …

Chibuluma Mines Plc says the company has allocated US$ 4.4 million under the rehabilitation programme aimed at restoring the landscape to its original state after the projected closure of the mines in 2022. Although, the mines accounts for less than two percent (13, 300 tonnes of copper in 2015 out …

China has ordered to buy about 1,000 tonnes of copper following the agreement which was signed between the two countries, Small Scale Industries Association of Zambia (SSIAZ) has said. Recently, SSIAZ and the China WTO Africa Affairs Trade Promotion Centre (CWTO) signed an agreement to promote trade and investment between …

LUSAKA – Zambia’s copper production rose by 8% to 368 371 t in the first six months of this year from 340 510 t in the same period last year, the country’s chamber of mines said on Tuesday. Full-year copper production in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer was expected to rise …

Glencore’s Zambian Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) has halted production at all its operations after four miners were killed in separate accidents, a company official said on Friday. MCM on Thursday suspended production at its Mufulira underground mine after three miners were electrocuted, the official, who declined to be named, told …