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The Ministry of Mines has awarded Conquest Mining Contractors the mineral trading permit for business undertakings in various minerals.   In a media briefing, Conquest Mining Managing Director Kunda Chani made mention that time for complaints and talk is over but to get involved in the industry.   Kunda is …

A team of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative of Zambia (EITI) recently discovered Gold deposits in Mwinilunga district in the North-Western province of Zambia.   EITI team called on the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the province Douglas Ngimbu in Solwezi to disclose these findings.   Ngimbu says the discovery of this …

All commercial banks have been given an ultimatum to make adjustments on there Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) to enable smooth transactions involving new kwacha notes by this month end. The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Director Lazara Kamanga has urged all profitable banks to finalise this so as to ensure that …

A survey report by the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) competitiveness indicated increased national demand, led by an emerging middle class and greater regional demand through Zambian’s membership in SADC, kept afloat the domestic manufacturing sector.   According to the report, diversifying and upgrading the sector was necessary to achieve the …

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) monthly bulletin report for July has indicated that 76.8 per cent of Zambia’s major export sales in June resulted from intermediate goods such as Copper anodes and cathodes. In accordance to the same report, 23.2 per cent of the nation’s total exports resulted from consumer …

During a media briefing in Lusaka, Barrick Gold Corporation made a clear pronouncement that speculations about the company’s intention to sell Lumwana Copper Mine are false.   The Chief Executive Officer and President of Barrick Gold Corporation, Mark Bristow rather highlighted its eagerness to continue engaging with the government at …

About nine companies are expected to submit bids for Konkola Copper Mines within weeks.   During a media briefing, Richard Musukwa, the Mines Minister made mention that companies from as far as Australia, Canada, China, Russia and Turkey were doing due diligence.   “The bidding process will start once all …

According to the World Wide Fund (WWF), government has cancelled a pre-feasibility study for the Ndevu Gorge Power Project on Luangwa river, proposed by MDH South Africa (Pty) Limited, which would have cost $1.26 billion and generated between 235 and 240 megawatts of power if completed.   The 1,100-kilometer Luangwa …

Zambia’s mining giant, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is currently holding discussions with the government regarding import duty as plans to step up production are in the pipeline. KCM corporate affairs manager Eugene Chungu earlier alluded that the Nchanga smelter had been idle pending availability of concentrates stocks. Operations at Nchanga …

According to the data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO), the inflation rate in June this year has increased to 8.6 percent from 8.1 percent recorded in May this very year. The CSO acting Director of Census and Statistics Iven Sikanyiti made mention that this was mainly ascribed to the …