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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Government of Japan, the Government of Zambia, and Hitachi Construction Machinery are collaborating to meet Zambia’s growing demand for skilled equipment operators in the construction and mining industries. With the shift in the Zambian economy towards more capital and skill-intensive sectors such …

On Wednesday, Zambia’s mines minister stated that the government was examining the mining tax structure with key stakeholders to establish a stable, predictable, and competitive regime. “This will also attract both local and foreign investment in mining and ultimately scale up mineral production in the country,” Minister Paul Kabuswe said …

The previous administration’s effort to liquidate Vedanta’s Konkola Copper Mining (KCM) business, which caused years of bickering between the firm and the government, was criticized by Zambia’s mines minister Paul Kabuswe on Monday. Since May 2019, when Zambia, which owns 20% of KCM through state mining investment firm ZCCM-IH, transferred …

2020 was a remarkable year for the global mining industry. The impact of the covid-19 pandemic was felt early and hard by the global mining industry through shutdowns of mines, ports and rail and other transportation infrastructure, with shipments stranded at sea or caught in port and with inconsistent restrictions …

Robert Kamanga, the deputy Chief Executive Officer of China Non-Ferrous Metal Business (CNMCLuanshya )’s Copper Mines ( LCM), said his company is considering shutting down mine operations at its Baluba shaft in 2022. Mr Kamanga claims that the LCM has exhausted all copper reserves at the mine, prompting the decision …