Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia restarted mining operations at its Chingola B mine, which had been shut down for 18 years. As part of the Nchanga ...

Zambia's copper reserves, boosted by AI-driven exploration, are set to play a crucial role in meeting the surging global demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy. The country has the ...

Copper demand has exploded in recent years - Copyright AFP/File DENIS CHARLET Copper demand has exploded in recent years - Copyright AFP/File DENIS CHARLET Five years ...

At the recent African Mining Indaba, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema stated that Zambia seeks to ramp up copper production from 830,000 tons per year to 3 million tons. A recent mineral ...

Zambia plans to triple copper output by 2031, driving demand for skilled workers. TVET and universities face challenges in meeting mining sector’s skills needs. Urgent reforms in training and ...

India has acquired land in Zambia to explore copper and cobalt, signaling a significant move to secure its mineral supply chains in Africa. China currently leads in copper smelting and refining ...

With a well-established copper mining sector and much of the country’s mineral wealth unexplored, the Zambian mining industry is poised for a potential period of substantial growth and expansion.

Backed by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, a California-based metals exploration company says it has discovered a vast copper deposit in Zambia. A spokesperson for ...

A common mineral hiding in plain sight could hold the key to making copper production cleaner, faster and more efficient, just as global demand for the metal surges to power the energy transition. In ...

Zambia's state-operated investment company, ZCCM Investments Holdings, has initiated a new gold-focused joint venture with ...

In 2021, Zambia became the first country to default on its external debt after the Covid-19 pandemic. The mining sector is a bedrock of the country’s economy. Since 2010, mining has played an ...