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Zambia, Africa’s top copper producer, in its quest to diversify from traditional production of the red metal, has mapped and identified over 50 percent of the mineral potential areas, local media reported. The exploration undertaken since last year has seen 52 potential mineral rich areas mapped after explorations by the …

The increasing demand for African mineral and natural resources has continued to attract various multinational companies seeking to venture on the continent, Zambia, inclusive in search of ‘reliable crushing infrastructure’. The increasing mineralization by many African countries, led by Zambia, Africa’s top copper producer, has spurred the demand for mining …

First Quantum Minerals Limited, owners of Zambia’s key producer of copper and gold seeks to acquire more than 1,000 hectares of land to build various infrastructure including houses for sale to its employees as part of the empowerment policy, a report says. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report submitted to …

Other than Kansanshi Copper Mines Plc which has sought to dual list its shares in Zambia and abroad, most of the multinational companies with operations in the country are undecided whether to partially list shares in Africa’s leading copper producer to defray costs of raising capital for projects. Recently, Commerce …

COPPERBELT and Northern Western provinces have for long been known to be Zambia’s mineral lifelines, but, recent discovery of similar and vast reserves in two of the country’s provinces, has cheered the Government. Recently, Copperbelt was renowned to be Zambia’s mineral belt-chiefly reputed for various copper deposit, but, with concerted …