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Copper plays a pivotal role in Zambia’s economy yet in recent years, this soft and malleable metal’s value has shown a decrease.   During the launch of the latest World Bank Economic Brief on Zambia titled Wealth Beyond Mining: Leveraging Renewable Natural Capital, it was mentioned that Zambia needs to …

About nine companies are expected to submit bids for Konkola Copper Mines within weeks.   During a media briefing, Richard Musukwa, the Mines Minister made mention that companies from as far as Australia, Canada, China, Russia and Turkey were doing due diligence.   “The bidding process will start once all …

According to the World Wide Fund (WWF), government has cancelled a pre-feasibility study for the Ndevu Gorge Power Project on Luangwa river, proposed by MDH South Africa (Pty) Limited, which would have cost $1.26 billion and generated between 235 and 240 megawatts of power if completed.   The 1,100-kilometer Luangwa …

Vedanta Resources recently obtained an ex parte order in the High Court of South Africa permitting the company leave to institute an urgent interim interdict application against Zambia Consolidated Copper Mine-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH). The urgent application served ZCCM-IH and provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu for Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) of which …

Zambia’s mining giant, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is currently holding discussions with the government regarding import duty as plans to step up production are in the pipeline. KCM corporate affairs manager Eugene Chungu earlier alluded that the Nchanga smelter had been idle pending availability of concentrates stocks. Operations at Nchanga …