Zambia 2023 Mining Report

Investment in Zambia's mining sector tripled in 2022 thanks largely to the introduction of various tax incentives in the new Government's first budget and the apparent commitment to maintaining a stable mining tax policy. In the first edition of our mining report, we focused on how Zambia's mining sector can rebuild trust among stakeholders.

All About Zambia

Zambia. Zambia is a landlocked Southern African country bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. Lusaka is the capital. The estimated 2019 population of Zambia is 18.14 million, which ranks 66th in the world. Hunter-gatherers inhabited the area for …

Rescuers Recover 11 Bodies After Zambia Mine Landslides, …

Rescuers Recover 11 Bodies After Zambia Mine Landslides, 26 Missing. FILE - Zambian Army special forces officers follow the rescue operation of miners on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 in Chingola, around 400 kilometres (248 miles) north of the capital Lusaka, Zambia. LUSAKA — Eleven informal miners have been confirmed dead and …

Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development – MMMD

Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development – MMMD. THE 2024 MINING INSAKA. Theme: Mining Beyond Copper - Celebrating 100 years of mining in Zambia 7th October, 2024. …

Five Things You Didn't Know about Gold

Read on to discover five things that you might not know about gold. 1. Zambia's 'mini gold rush' represents exciting potential for gold mining. ... Mining for Zambia is an industry website aimed at promoting a better understanding of the Zambian mining industry. It highlights key industry issues, and shares information about mining …

Women in mining

June 8, 2017. Women are playing an increasingly important role in the Zambian mining industry, occupying positions of power and authority at all levels. Whether it's at major mines in North-Western province or the Copperbelt, women can be found working as lawyers, engineers, department heads, managers, laboratory technicians, truck drivers ...

Zambia Unearths a Gem: Key Trends Driving Mining …

Zambian Mining News - The Premium Source of Information on The Zambian Mining Industry. Vedanta oppose winding up. Zambia Unearths a Gem: Key Trends Driving Mining Boom. Zambia is …

KoBold says Zambia copper find largest in a century

KoBold still plans to have the $2 billion underground copper mine in Zambia built within the decade, with first production in the early 2030s, but it needs to update resource estimate and complete ...

Stronger Value Chains Are Vital for Artisanal Small …

15 April 2024, Lusaka, Zambia — An international event is taking place in Lusaka, Zambia this week, which is aimed at improving practices in the artisanal and …

A new business hub in North-Western Province

Kalumbila Town was designated a Multi-Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ) on 16 September 2022, in order to fast-track economic development in North-Western Province. Naturally, Zambians will want …

Did You Know Improves Your Mining & Zambian Knowledge

Mining for Zambia is an industry website aimed at promoting a better understanding of the Zambian mining industry. It highlights key industry issues, and shares information about mining and its contribution to the economy and society. All the content, except for external news items, is free for use.

Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom: how Zambia

In 2012, the costs of goods and services consumed "upstream" by the Zambian mining sector was valued at US$2.5 billion annually. Spending more of that domestically would have a much wider ...

Zambia's mining industry in 2023

December 18, 2023. It's been a very promising year for mining in Zambia, with the sector attracting US$3.4 billion in investment commitments, doubling the pledges made in 2022. As we reflect on 2023, Mr Sokwani Chilembo, CEO of the Zambia Chamber of Mines, …

Nurturing Nickel

Mining For Zambia sums up what we ought to know about the critical mineral right now. 1. Nurturing the mining of a variety of minerals – including nickel – is an important step in Zambia's economic diversification. Zambia's fortunes have always been inextricably linked to the health of the copper mining industry, and that remains as ...

Rescuer raises hope of survivors at a Zambian mine where …

Mine workers are seen during a rescue mission in Chingola, around 400 kilometres (248 miles) north of the capital Lusaka, Zambia, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Seven miners were confirmed dead and more than 20 others were missing and presumed dead after heavy rains caused landslides that buried them inside tunnels they had been …

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Mining For Zambia is an industry website aimed at promoting a better understanding of the Zambian mining industry. It is educational and extensive in scope and content, and complements the Zambia ...

Government will not forgo mining-generated revenues again

The mining sector contributed 41.8% of all Government revenue between January and August 2022, he revealed. Gross tax contributions from Zambia's top five sectors in 2021 and 2022 (Table via ZRA) Mr Banda also communicated the fact that just five out of the country's 22 sectors account for 75% of revenues collected by ZRA, which …

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Five reasons Zambia's emeralds are in the …

But celebrity stardom is only one reason that Zambian emeralds have found themselves in the global spotlight. Read on to discover five more. 1. Zambian emeralds are extremely high quality. …

AI-powered Zambian copper mine may become world's …

Escondida in Chile, the world's biggest copper mine, produced more than a million metric tons of the metal last year and Grasberg, in Indonesia, the next largest about 770,000 metric tons in 2022.

Downloadable Brochure

For companies interested in mining operations, or the opening of mining companies, in Zambia, the Zambian Ministry of Mines, under which the Chamber of Mines is located, is the first port of call. It is important that mining companies in Zambia know and understand the basic law governing the Zambia mining sector.

UK and Zambia announce renewables and mining investments

The British Government has agreed a partnership with Zambia covering clean energy and critical mineral supply worth more than $3.7bn (£2.91bn). Under the clean energy and green investment partnership, the UK will aim to generate $3.1bn of private sector investment for the Zambian mining and renewable energy industries.

Zambia at the 2024 Mining Indaba

February 17, 2024. Zambia wasted no time in making a splash at last week's Investing in African Mining Indaba, the annual four-day event at Cape Town's International Convention Centre that brings together investors, political leaders, commodity traders, and companies across the mining value chain to network and, above all, to identify ...

Zambia, Mining, and Neoliberalism

About this book. This book paints a vivid picture of Zambia's experience riding the copper price rollercoaster. It brings together the best of recent research on Zambia's mining industry from eminent scholars in history, geography, anthropology, politics, sociology and economics. The authors discuss how aid donors pressed Zambia to privatize ...

Zambia is a significant player in copper mining in Africa, …

Zambia is a significant player in copper mining in Africa, second only to the DRC. The country relies heavily on copper exports, which constitute more than US$6 …

Mapping the minerals of the future

April 25, 2022. Zambia's new Government has big plans for the mining sector, with President Hichilema hoping to see the country add some 1.2 million tonnes to annual copper production within a matter of years. While current operations have potential to increase production by around 400,000 extra tonnes a year – subject to investments in …

A review of the Zambian mining sector

Andrew Chibuye. Country Senior Partner, PwC Zambia. Tel: +260 (0) 211 334 000. The report presents a broad range of Zambian mining analysis, from key statistics to why …

Zambian Mining News

Dubai's International Holding Company (IHC), the emirate's reigning corporate titan, has set its sights on Zambia's prized Lubambe Copper Mine, throwing a wrench into a deal already clinched by China's …

Economic Geology

For companies interested in mining operations, or the opening of mining companies, in Zambia, the Zambian Ministry of Mines, under which the Chamber of Mines is located, is the first port of call. It is important that mining companies in Zambia know and understand the basic law governing the Zambia mining sector.

Five More Things You Didn't Know About Uranium

Rich deposits of uranium are also found right here in Zambia. Read on to discover five (more) things that you might not know about uranium. 1. Uranium isn't as radioactive as you might think. Uranium often gets bad press because of the role it plays in the creation of atomic bombs, and its perceived radioactiveness.