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Mining in Zambia
Tripling Zambia’s copper output ambitious but attainable best-case scenario
By: Tracy Hancock 16th September 2022 Key prerequisites need to be in place if Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema is to tap into the potential developmental benefits of the “oil of Zambia” by tripling the country’s yearly copper output in the next ten years, says Zambia Chamber of Mines CEO Sokwani Chilembo. “Tripling the country’s... →
Distribution deal favouring pumps supplier
By: Tracy Hancock 16th September 2022 Engineering products supplier Integrated Engineering Services (IES) has been responsible for servicing pumps specialist Integrated Pump Technology’s growing customer base in the Zambian mining sector since January this year. Accounting for about 30% of the submersible pumps market in the country,... →
Drilling starts at Solwezi licence
16th September 2022 TSX-V-listed exploration company Midnight Sun has started drilling at its Solwezi licences in Zambia. Drill meterage has been allocated to four exploration targets, which include the known Mitu and Dumbwa prospects and two new targets at North 22 zone and Crunch zone. Zambian-owned company ATL... →
Integrated Pump Technology
16th September 2022 Established in 2014 as the sole importer and principal distributor of the Grindex range of submersible pumps for sub-Saharan Africa, Integrated Pump Technology rapidly expanded its market offering and today its product portfolio includes submersible dewatering and drainage pumps, slurry pumps,... →
Valve demand up amid mining uptick
By: Tracy Hancock 16th September 2022 Demand from the Zambian mining industry for valves, and actuator technology manufacturer AR Controls’ product offering, is stable and increasing since Hakainde Hichilema became the seventh President of the country in August last year, says AR Controls CEO Julien van Niekerk. “Demand is relatively... →
Drilling results confirm historical data
16th September 2022 The first drill programme undertaken at the Jacks copper project in Zambia has intersected significant copper mineralisation in all four diamond drill holes, says AIM-traded mineral exploration and development company Tertiary Minerals, whose strategic focus is on energy transition metals. The... →
NEXT STEPS Planning is now under way to further evaluate the historical copper soil anomaly at the Jacks prospect
MMDA review expected to be extensive
By: Tracy Hancock 16th September 2022 Law firm Webber Wentzel expects the review of Zambia’s Mines and Minerals Development Act (MMDA), No 11 of 2015, to take a considerable amount of time to complete, as the current government addresses the challenges hindering the mining industry’s already significant contribution to the country’s... →
Aircore drilling under way at Pangeni
16th September 2022 TSX-V-listed precious and base metals exploration and development company BeMetals has started its 2022 exploration campaign at the Pangeni copper project on the western extension of the Central African Copperbelt in Zambia. Initial aircore results will be used to help determine targets for core... →
Zambia’s amethysts, emeralds still tops, but mining could be better
By: Tracy Hancock 20th May 2022 The state of Zambia’s amethyst and emerald mining sectors has improved after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in poor demand. However, the sectors continue to battle systemic undercapitalisation, while the chamber continues to advocate for amendments to the tax regime to encourage... →
Copper miner ranked sixth-largest producer globally
20th May 2022 TSE-listed global metals and mining company First Quantum Mineral (FQM), which operates the Kansanshi mine and smelter, in Solwezi, and the Sentinel mine, in Kalumbila, in Zambia’s North-Western province, has been ranked the sixth-largest copper producer in the world. Mining commodities data... →
CURTAILED COPPER CROP Sentinel’s copper production of 52 475 t for the first quarter of this year was 7 722 t lower than the fourth quarter of 2021, while Kansanshi’s copper production of 41 899 t was about 10 000 t lower
Cobalt development an exciting prospect
By: Tracy Hancock 20th May 2022 While copper is still the main commodity driving reagent demand in Zambia, mining reagent manufacturer and supplier Axis House MD Justine Stubbs is also excited by the prospects presented by the country’s largely unexplored and unexploited cobalt reserves. Along with copper, of which Zambia is... →
OEM supporting sustainable Zambian mining
By: Tracy Hancock 20th May 2022 As Zambian mines move to adopt more sustainable mining practices, the reduction of energy use, water consumption and carbon emissions – as per global mining trends – is a significant priority, says original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Weir Minerals Africa Rest of Africa sales director Pieter van... →
Significant infrastructure agreement signed
20th May 2022 Project management firm GED Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ministry of Infrastructure, and DRC building firm Agence Congolaise des Grands Travaux finalised the 25-year concession agreement (CA) outlining the infrastructure development requirements of the DRC segment of the GED... →
Partnership to shape future of coloured gemstone sector
20th May 2022 Technology gateway GemCloud, which has the potential to play a central role in shaping the future of the coloured gemstone sector, has gained a new, non-controlling anchor investor through coloured gemstone miner Gemfields’ establishment of Gemdustry. “Gemfields is delighted to support GemCloud,... →
Refinery project makes headway in Zambia
By: Tracy Hancock 20th May 2022 The ramp-up of the copper oxide and copper sulphide circuit at the Project Roan copper concentrator near Kitwe, in Zambia, was scheduled to start this month, according to diversified metal recovery business Jubilee Metals’ interim results for the six months ended December 31, 2021. Project Roan –... →
Sarens Siba introduces decentralized depot structure
4th May 2022 Sarens is the global leader and industry reference in crane rental services, heavy lifting and engineered transport. With state-of-the-art equipment and value engineering, Sarens offers its clients creative and intelligent solutions to any heavy lifting and engineered transport challenges. →
Coal-fired plant achieves five years of supply
10th September 2021 Zambia’s largest coal-fired thermal power plant, owned by coal mining company Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL) and located in the Sinazongwe district, in the Southern province, last month celebrated five years since its commissioning and start of supply to the national grid. →
Predicted growth to bolster services demand
By: Claire O'Reilly 10th September 2021 Mining explosives and blasting technology supplier BME, a member of diversified chemicals group Omnia, expects growth opportunities that will run parallel to the predicted growth of the Zambian mining sector. →
Orica
10th September 2021 Orica is the world’s largest provider of commercial explosives and innovative blasting systems to the mining, quarrying, oil and gas and construction markets, a leading supplier of sodium cyanide for gold extraction, and a specialist provider of ground support services in mining and tunnelling.... →
Copper miner celebrates silver jubilee
10th September 2021 Around 25 years ago, the company that would grow to become one of Zambia’s largest copper miners – First Quantum Minerals (FQM) – was born, as it was during the privatisation era of the 1990s that the FQM CEO and chairperson Philip Pascall and local businessman Lamaswala Kwalela decided to... →
Solutions aid decentralisation
10th September 2021 International Internet of Things (IoT) solutions company, Instacom, has increased its international footprint to Zambia, introducing reliable solutions for the mining industry. →
Election result ignites opportunity to participate in supercycle
By: Claire O'Reilly 10th September 2021 With copper in the midst of a supercycle, and the recent ousting of Zambian President Edgar Lungu and the election of President elect Hakainde Hichilema, the potential for rapid reform to increase production and “seize what remains of the super cycle, should not be overlooked”, says law firm... →
Company announces emerald auction results
14th May 2021 Emerald miner Gemfields, which operates the Kagem emerald mine in Lufwanyama, Zambia, last month announced the results of an emerald auction comprising a series of five sequential mini auctions that were held between March 15 and April 17. The proceeds of this auction will be fully repatriated to... →
MAINTAINING CRITICAL OPERATIONS Operations at Kagem mine, suspended for a year until March 2021, were expected to ramp back up to full scale by the end of April
Emulsion delivery system a ‘game changer’
14th May 2021 In an expansion project at its Chambishi mine in Zambia, metal company Non-Ferrous China Africa (NFCA) opted to install explosives company AECI Mining Explosives’ emulsion vertical delivery system (EVDS) to further its aim of developing a cost-effective mining operation. Both the emulsion and... →
Miner provides update on copper operations
14th May 2021 Metals processing company Jubilee Metals last month provided a progress update for its copper operations in Zambia, specifically reporting that the first copper concentrate sent for refining at Jubilee’s Sable Refinery from Project Roan, was delivered on schedule. Last year, Jubilee entered into... →
BOOSTING COPPER PRODUCTION The strong copper price is seeing it at a near ten-year high, with analysts predicting further growth over the next 12 months to 24 months
Refurb programme sustains business during Covid
By: Cameron Mackay 14th May 2021 Machine supplier Bell Equipment’s ReMan repower programme, through which refurbishments of articulated dump trucks (ADTs) are conducted by Bell Equipment, has helped the company to mitigate some of the economic impact of Covid-19 in Zambia. Bell Equipment Zambia MD Mike Quin says the impact of... →
Resolving tax, policy uncertainty could boost majors
By: Cameron Mackay 14th May 2021 If the Zambian government and the mining companies invested in the country can reach consensus on how mines should operate, how they should be taxed, and if they can apply this consistently, then mining majors, and the industry in general, will benefit significantly going forward, states mining... →
Sulphide collectors prospering in Zambian market
By: Cameron Mackay 14th May 2021 Axis House has had the opportunity to enhance and develop its range of copper flotation sulphide collectors in the Zambian mining industry, states Axis House sales manager Gareth Heynes. The company’s TLQ2 sulphide collector – a specialised liquid collector used for copper flotation – is being... →
Company introduces robust luminaire
14th May 2021 Industrial lighting solutions provider BEKA Schréder has introduced “one of the most versatile and reliable” industrial light-emitting diode (LED) bulkhead luminaires: the OPTIWAY. The luminaire can be mounted on any structure, is “highly robust” and offers a high photometric performance. The... →
Zambian mine contributes to record production
14th May 2021 Diversified miner First Quantum Minerals achieved its highest ever yearly copper production last year, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the company’s Sentinel copper mine in Zambia was a significant contributor to the record production. This is according to the company’s fourth... →
PHILIP PASCALL 2020 was a challenging and unprecedented year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite this, the company received its highest ever annual copper production
Pandemic puts strain on Zambian mining sector
By: Mc'Kyla Nortje 11th September 2020 Amid the challenges facing the Zambian mining industry, partially because of Covid-19, government has committed to waiving penalties and interest on the late payment of taxes, explains advisory firm KPMG Zambia tax partner Michael Phiri. The Central Bank has also set aside about R9-million, which... →
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