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In support of the Zambian government’s efforts to raise vaccination rates in the country, First Quantum Minerals is  urging all citizens to be vaccinated. The TSX-listed copper, gold, and zinc producer based in Zambia, has clarified Covid-19 vaccination practices at its Kansanshi and Sentinel mines in Solwezi and Kalumbila, respectively. …

Hon. Kabuswe noted that now more than ever – and in light of the Covid-19 pandemic – the government was determined to provide the necessary leadership, structures and policies that would see the mining sector thrive. He stressed the need for transparency in the sector, a view that is shared …

According to Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane and the IMF, Zambia’s plan to reduce its global debt mountain will include eliminating unsustainable energy and agriculture subsidies. Zambia and the International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement on a $1.4 billion, three-year extended credit facility on Friday, bringing the heavily indebted country …

The new Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe’s continued suspension of the Kasenseli gold mine operating license, and thus mining activities, from late October 2021 put the central bank’s gold reserve build-up target for 2021 in jeopardy. Since the gold-buying program began in January this year, the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has …

A well-managed manganese mining sector has the potential to turn the country’s economic fortunes around. Even though the country’s manganese mineralisation data does not indicate to what extent mineral-rich Luapula Province, for example, is endowed with the energy mineral, recent mining activities in the area indicate that there is an …