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First Quantum Minerals has committed US$50 million next year for longer-term repairs on the Chingola-Solwezi road as part of the public-private partnership. In a statement, FQM head of government affairs John Gladston said the mine is spending US$2 million on stabilising the 180 kilometre road before the onset of the …
Read More »The time to invest is now
Will Zambia be ready when the copper price recovers? Being unprepared for the coming upswing in metal prices is the number one risk facing global mining – and copper mining in particular, says Ernst & Young in its annual risk report, Business risks facing mining and metals: 2015-2016. That’s according to …
Read More »How to unlock mining investment in Zambia
What are the main factors Zambia needs to address to make the country an attractive mining destination, unleash billions of dollars of foreign investment and create a stronger economy? The question featured prominently in this year’s Zambia International Energy Conference and Exhibition (Zimec), in Lusaka on 23-24 June. A stable …
Read More »Mbala Power Projects to enhance livelihoods – Zesco
Zesco Limited says completion of its K21 million electricity distribution infrastructure projects in Mbala district will enhance people’s livelihoods since they will now access power to support various developmental projects. In a telephone interview recently, Zesco Mbala area manager, Joseph Kafungu said installation of distribution infrastructure equipment such as sub-stations; …
Read More »Expats – blessing or curse?
ZESCO United’s Jesse Were is a top-quality football player – 6 goals in two games earlier this season is proof enough. Were also happens to be Kenyan; he is one of 6 foreign players in Zesco United’s 30-man squad. Football teams and their management are judged by their successes, and …
Read More »Mineware’s Syncromine System A Must Have
Celebrating twenty years in the mining and related industries, MineWare Africa has been producing software solutions that improve business and production systems since 1996. “Everything on one screen,at your finger tips” MineWare Consulting has a selection of software tailored to the Southern African mining and related industries. All MineWare software …
Read More »Marthinusen & Coutts completes motor rebuild for Zambian copper mine
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 …
Read More »DCD nears completion on winder drums build for Zambian mine
Specialist manufacturer DCD Heavy Engineering is nearing completion on a two-year project to produce winder drums for a copper mine in Zambia. The South African-based specialist manufacturer DCD Heavy Engineering notes that the contract was for two double-drum winders for hoisting rock and two single-drum winders for hoisting personnel, with …
Read More »Chibuluma Mines allocates $4.4m to rehab programme
Chibuluma Mines Plc says the company has allocated US$ 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 …
Read More »China orders Zambian copper
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 …
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