Mining & Energy
Zambia selected for UN critical minerals support mechanism
Zambia has been selected as one of six countries to receive support under a new United Nations mechanism aimed at helping resource-rich developing ...
Mining & Energy
ZCCM-IH seeks faster implementation of local content policy in mining sector
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) has called for faster implementation of local content measures in Zambia’s mining sector to ensure rising mineral production ...
Mining & Energy
Small-scale gemstone miners lament K106,666 ZEMA fees, fear business extinction
Small-scale gemstone miners in Zambia could be forced out of the sector by a sharp increase in environmental assessment fees, the Emerald and ...
Mining & Energy
KCM, China NERIN strike $498 million deal to build copper tailings leach plant
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has awarded China NERIN Engineering Company Ltd a US$498 million contract to build a 70,000-tonne-per-year tailings leach plant in ...
Mining & Energy
Zambia’s energy regulator approves licences, permits tied to K1 billion investment
Zambia’s Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved 33 licence applications, three construction permits and various licence amendments representing an investment commitment of about ...
Mining & Energy
Zambia, UAE firm sign agreement to develop solar projects
Zambia’s Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has signed an agreement with United Arab Emirates-based SGC Investment LLC to facilitate investment in ...
Mining & Energy
Atomic Eagle secures US$10.9 million to advance uranium projects in Zambia, Niger
Atomic Eagle’s largest shareholder, Menel Energy and Resources Limited, has committed about US$10.9 million to support the development of the company’s uranium projects ...
Mining & Energy
ZCCM-IH set to expand business portfolio, targets mining, energy
ZCCM-IH expects to significantly increase its power and copper capacity over the next two years as it advances Maamba Phase II, reopens 28 ...
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The multiplier effect: How KCM’s growth is lifting Zambian businesses
As Konkola Copper Mines expands, the clearest test of whether that growth reaches ordinary Zambians is what happens to the businesses that supply ...
Mining & Energy
GreenCo raises $21.5 million to expand regional power trading
Africa GreenCo says it has raised US$21.5 million in its latest funding round, including US$11.5 million from existing shareholders, strengthening the company’s capacity ...















