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LUSAKA – Zambia has resumed the issuance of new mining licences, renewal and transfer of rights which it suspended in August last year, its mines minister said on Thursday. Mines minister Christopher Yaluma said the government had since the suspension established new licensing regulations to improve the administration of mining …

AIM-listed company Ncondezi Energy has entered into a binding joint development agreement (JDA) with China’s Shanghai Electric Power Company (SEP) to develop the Ncondezi coal mine and thermal power station project in Mozambique, in the province of Tete. The deal results in SEP becoming a strategic investor in the Mozambique …

Providing an update on power supply to its Zambian operations, dual-listed base metals miner First Quantum Minerals noted on Tuesday that its Kansanshi mine and smelter, as well as its Sentinel project, in the North-Western province, were being consistently provided with a total of about 285 MW, despite the country’s …

LUSAKA – Zambia’s copper production inched higher to 711 515 t in 2015 from 708 000 t the previous year mainly due to a new mine owned by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, the Chamber of Mines said last week. An electricity shortage and weaker copper prices due to slower growth …

The construction of the US$260 million Mokambo Copper Mines (MCM) in Mufulira has delayed due to the late issuance of a land title by the local authority. Changfa Mineral Resources Limited was scheduled to commence construction works at the multi million dollar copper project site next month in Mokambo area. …