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The Zambia Chamber of Mines welcomes the changes to the new 2015 Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) Act which was passed by parliament last Friday. The Chamber maintains its position that the question of having an equitable fiscal regime that promotes the competitiveness of Zambia’s mining sector is not a …

While commodity prices on the international market have not fared well this year, Zambia has continued to record high grade copper on an annual basis. Coupled with falling commodity prices, the country has been grappling with power outages which to some extent have led to challenges in the mining sector. …

The ZRW mobile solar-powered floodlighting system was supplied to Namibian iron-ore mine which requires electricity to run 24/7 Tailor-made energy solutions provider ZRW Mechanika’s supply of solar-powered masts last year to chrome mining company Samancor Western Chrome, which operates an opencast mine in Marikana, in the North West, has sparked …

LUSAKA – Zambia’s largest mining company, First Quantum Minerals (FQM), has welcomed Government’s move to revamp mining royalties as a “step in the right direction” but has called for more to be done to ensure long-term competitiveness and renewed investment in the sector. The new Mines and Minerals Development (Amendment) …

With the third edition of the Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo and Conference (CBM-TEC) now just weeks away, conference speakers and delegates will be tackling head-on the real issues facing Zambian mining. From fiscal policy to power generation for mining, to local content development and value addition, the CBM-TEC conference will …