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The uranium being extracted at Lumwana mine in Zambia as a by-product of copper ore, is merely being stockpiled and not processed, says Mines and energy minister Christopher Yaluma.  Yaluma told lawmakers on February 25 that although there were stockpiles of the uranium product at the mine in north western …

Government seeks to enhance the growth of the extractive industry by taking bold decisions that will benefit the Zambian people from the country’s mineral wealth as adopted by the Government when it ascended to power in 2011. President Michael Sata noted that although there have been some pockets of ‘resistance …

First Quantum Minerals Limited has lamented the constrained copper smelting capacity in Zambia which has negatively affected the company’s annual profits recorded at its Kansanshi unit in Solwezi, north western province, a company official says.  Chief executive officer and Chairperson Phillip Pascall said inadequate smelting capacity forced a build-up in …

Munali Nickel Mine -Zambia sole miner of the alloy has been planned to resume operations by June this year since it halted production in 2011. The forecast resumption of production of the metal follows commencement of a preplanning programme by new investors and developers; the Times of Zambia reported citing …

Glencore Xstrata increased its copper outturn by more than 12 percent at its Mopani Copper Mines in Zambia last year compared to a year earlier, as expansion bolstered by investment in the local unit rose; company says. Annual Copper output  rose 12 percent to 111,000 tons last year compared to …