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A renewed push by BHP into Zambia’s copper sector is signalling a shift toward the next frontier of mineral discovery, with the company targeting large, deeply buried deposits as global demand accelerates. The move reflects growing international interest in Zambia’s underexplored potential, as the country works to expand output and …

The Zambian government has taken its most significant single step yet towards energy diversification, with President Hakainde Hichilema officiating at the launch of the Leopards Hill Solar and Battery Storage Project, a development that combines the country’s largest solar plant with its first utility-scale battery storage system. The project, developed …

“We should never forget that in the majority of African applications, the generator remains the backbone of the system, with renewables and storage acting as possible optimising layers,” states Ignacio Gonzalez, executive director for Cummins power generation markets across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa. The African energy landscape …

First Quantum Minerals (FQM), through its subsidiary Kansanshi Mining has commenced the upgrading of the Mitech-Boom Gate Road to a dual carriageway in Solwezi District. The project is being funded on a 50:50 basis, with K52 million in construction costs provided by Kansanshi Mining and K52 million by the government, …

The mining landscape in Zambia is undergoing a period of extraordinary transformation and growth. While copper remains the primary driver of this surge, there is a burgeoning interest in minerals essential for the global energy transition, such as cobalt, nickel, and lithium. This industrial acceleration is evidenced by the issuance …

A mining resurgence is gathering pace in Zambia, driven by copper and surging global demand for energy transition minerals. Beneath the optimism lies a structural fault line of a widening skills gap that could either stall the boom or redefine it. “Zambia is experiencing rapid growth in mining, driven predominantly …

Zambia’s aggressive push to position itself as a global linchpin for the green energy transition is facing a sobering reckoning. As the southern African nation seeks to capitalise on its vast reserves of copper, cobalt, and nickel, essential components for the electric vehicle revolution, a series of environmental disasters and …

Gemfiields, the London-listed gemstone miner, has signalled a period of transition and recovery following a challenging financial year defined by operational interruptions at its primary assets in Mozambique and Zambia. In a trading update ahead of its full-year results, the group revealed that delays at the Montepuez Ruby Mining (MRM) …

The AI-driven mining company backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, KoBold Metals,has commenced development of its Mingomba copper project in Zambia, with production targeted for the early 2030s. “We have started mine development. We’re now full swing into our permitting process for us to get approvals to start building …

Independent global consultancy SRK Consulting is strengthening its connections, as one of the sponsors of the 13th edition of the Zambian International Mining and Energy Conference (ZIMEC). The presence at ZIMEC will be preceded by a workshop on 24 March to be held in host town, Kitwe, in conjunction with …