KCM EXPECTED TO PAY ITS CREDITORS THIS MONTH – HH
Republican President Hakainde Hichilema says Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is expected to pay debt owed to its creditors by this Monthend. According to the President, officials from the mining firm…
$1.3 BILLION S3 EXPANSION PROJECT TO ACTUALIZE 1800 JOBS
Kansanshi Mining Plc (KMP) $1.2 billion S3 Expansion project has registered progress. KMP General Manager Anthony Mukutuma says an estimated 1800 jobs will be actualized following the assembling of earth-moving…
GOVT REINSTATES VEDANTA TO RUN KCM
The government has reinstated Vedanta Resources Limited to run Konkola Copper Mines after protracted negotiations. Some of the conditions that Vedanta has agreed to include, investing 1 billion dollars in…
TRADITIONAL NORMS HINDER WOMEN IN GOLD MINING
Traditional norms and beliefs continue to hinder the progress of women in modern Zambia with one classic example being the mining of gold in some parts of rural Zambia. Women…
MINES MINISTER CONFIRMS SHORTLISTED FIRMS INTERESTED IN MOPANI
The Zambian government has confirmed the shortlisting of four firms in the race to invest in the troubled Mopani Copper Mines on the Copperbelt Province. Mines and Minerals Development Minister…
RUMORED SHORTLISTING OF COMPANIES FOR MOPANI TAKEOVER, CHEER STAKEHOLDERS
Stakeholders in the mining sector have expressed excitement over the unconfirmed shortlisting of investors to take over the troubled Mopani Copper Mines. On Monday June 19th 2023 Reuters reported that…
NDOLA RESIDENTS REJECT UNSAFE MANGANESE MINING
Residents of Hilltop in Ndola’s Zee World area have maintained their stance against illegal manganese mining near their homes, because of alleged unsafe methods being used. The unhappy residents reveal…
MORE GROUND CRACKS AROUND COLLUM COAL MINE COMMUNITY
Panic has gripped several families of Kandabwe that live near Collum Coal Mine in Sinazongwe District after the ground developed more cracks. The aggrieved community that has lived under constant…
MORE GROUND CRACKS AROUND COMMUNITY ADJACENT TO COLLUM COAL MINE
Panic has gripped several families of Kandabwe that live near Collum Coal Mine in Sinazongwe District after the ground developed more cracks. The aggrieved community that has lives under constant…
GOVT UNDERESTIMATED MOPANI, KCM WOES – EXPERT
Stakeholders in the mining sector have charged that the UPND government underestimated the problems facing Mopani and Konkola Copper Mines hence the delay to resolve the issues affecting the mines.…