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Moxico Resources (IPO-MOXI.L), a British company, proposes to invest $100 million in Zambia’s Mimbula copper mine, according to UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford. Ford stated in a statement released by the British High Commission in Zambia while on a visit to the country that the investment will result in …

Castillo Copper, a base metal explorer with stock exchange listings in London and Sydney, has uncovered multiple copper-potential drill-testing targets at its Mkushi project in Zambia, the continent’s second-largest copper producer. Castillo claimed in a statement to Mining Weekly on Tuesday that the next phase in developing Mkushi, one of …

On 4 April 2022, the copper price rose despite lingering demand concerns in top consumer China. Copper for delivery in May rose 2.3% from 1 April 2022’s settlement price, touching $4.790 per pound ($10,538 per tonne). Trading was sluggish as Chinese financial markets were closed for a public holiday, but …

Chilanga Cement’s Chief Executive Officer Jianping Chai said the company will continue to focus on market development both locally and within the SADC region. Chilanga Cement (formerly Lafarge Zambia) has successfully held its 30th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 29th March 2022 via Zoom chaired by Chilanga Cement board …

Zambia has explained that it moves to reduce speculative activity and encourage investment in the mining sector by putting a cap on the number of mining licences issued to single firms. Africa’s second-largest copper producer, has announced plans to limit the number of mining licenses a company can hold at …