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Coal production at Zambia’s sole producer, Maamba Collieries Limited in Southern Province, more than doubled last year as the company ramps output up to meet demand from various end-users, the company says.  In 2012 production of the heating substance at Maamba Collieries in Sinazongwe, about 350 kilometres south of Lusaka,  …

FQM says it wants the government to quickly grant title for its controversial 5,100-hectare land in Solwezi, claiming further delay will affect development of an investment economic zone and the town by the mining giant. Tristan Pascall, an assistant general manager at Kalumbila Mining Limited, a unit of the First …

Zambia plans to review the mining policy before the end of this year to trigger increased economic growth that will culminate into the country attaining a middle income status by the year 2030, says mines energy and water development minister, Christopher Yaluma. Yaluma says plans are underway to revise the …

Zambezi Resources has received official confirmation from the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) of the go-ahead for its Kangaluwi Copper Project. The company received a formal approval letter this week reiterating approval of the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for its 100 percent-owned project in Luangwa District. This follows approval from …

Construction of the US$1 billion joint venture North West Rail venture planned to take off next March and will be cardinal in resolving the transportation hurdles faced by mining companies in north western Zambia. North Western Rail Limited and Grindrod Limited have signed a joint venture agreement to construct the …