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By Hicks  Sikazwe Kagem   Emerald mine has remitted a higher amount in taxes than what the country raised at the gemstone auctioning exhibition last year. Acting president Guy Scott, who also hailed the firm for its excellent social responsibility programme said Kagem in 2014 paid $36 million. Calling on the …

Mabiza Resources Limited(MRL) which operates Munali Nickel Mine has appointed Mr. Matthew Banda as General Manager of the company. This comes after Consolidated Nickel Mines Plc (CNM) the holding company partnered with Jinchuan to restart mining operations at the nickel mine, located 75 km south of Lusaka in Mazabuka, Southern …

The 2015 Investing in African Mining Indaba scheduled for February 9 – 12 in Cape Town South Africa will feature an array of globally recognised economic visionaries, mining thought leaders and some of Africa’s largest deal-makers. About 7000 delegates from more than 110 countries will attend the Indaba and listen …

By Potipher Tembo THE Zambian government has reiterated that no mine will easily close down and result in job losses for miners. Faced with various challenges, many mines in the country have been threatening to cut down on the workforce for them to continue operating profitably. Some of the mining …

President Joseph Kabila says despite Katanga Province boasting huge investments amounting to US$10 billion, people in the area are still wallowing in abject poverty. President Kabila said that while a chain of trucks carrying minerals were continuously leaving Kolwezi for Kasumbalesa, the population in the area was languishing in abject …