Zambia Chamber of Mines

Zambia achieves record high copper production in 2020, minister says

Zambia produced 882,061 tonnes of copper in 2020, up 10.8% from 796,430 tonnes produced in 2019, Mines Minister Richard Musukwa…

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Mercuria Energy falls victim to fraud after painted stones delivered instead of $36m in copper

MERCURIA Energy Group, a commodities trading company, claimed it was the victim of fraud after containers full of painted rocks were…

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Meet the Zambian at the helm of Namibia’s mining sector

In a two-part interview, Copperbelt-raised Veston Malango shares Namibia’s experience for putting Zambia’s mining industry back on an upward trajectory…

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Zambia is done for now with taking over mining companies

5TH FEBRUARY 2021 BY: BLOOMBERG Zambia isn’t looking to take over more mining companies, nor is the government planning to…

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KoBold Metals grows global exploration footprint

KoBold Metals, a start-up with a team of mostly phds backed by a coalition of billionaires is on a global search for…

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Zambia copper miners bank on electric vehicles

Zambia projects to mine more than one million tonnes of copper in 2021 on the back of rising prices and…

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Chasm between copper, cobalt and nickel exploration success and future demand

The switch to green energy and electric vehicles will see demand for battery metals and copper boom over the coming…

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STAKEHOLDERS DEMAND REMOVAL OF MINES’ DOUBLE TAXATION

By Natasha Sakala   STAKEHOLDERS have reiterated calls that government removes the non-deductibility of Mineral Royalty Tax (MRT) payments, which…

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No ‘green light’ for mining investment in the 2021 Budget-ZCM

MEDIA STATEMENT 28TH September, 2020 Issued by Chamber of Mines                                                     For immediate release No ‘green light’ for mining investment…

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Budget 2021: Low hanging fruit for a mining-led economic recovery

Namibia’s recent experience shows that Government could introduce one key measure to unblock the mining investment pipeline, enabling a post-COVID…

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