KCM CEO CHRISTOPHER SHEPPARD RETIRES FROM THE COMPANY 1 Mining Companies Mining in Zambia 

KCM CEO CHRISTOPHER SHEPPARD RETIRES FROM THE COMPANY

KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has announced that its chief executive officer Christopher Sheppard has retired and will be leaving the company on November 12, 2021. In a statement, Tuesday, KCM provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu said Enock Mponda had been appointed as acting CEO and would also act as CEO for KCM SmelterCo Limited while Moses Chilambe had been appointed to act as CEO for Konkola Mineral Resources Limited (KMRL). “Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) informs its business partners and stakeholders that the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Christopher Sheppard, has retired. Read More Here
Gemfields finds largest emerald ever at Zambia mine 2 Gemstones Mining in Zambia 

Gemfields finds largest emerald ever at Zambia mine

Africa-focused Gemfields  has found the largest emerald ever mined at its Kagem mine in Zambia — a 7,525-carat (1,505g) gemstone named Chipembele, which means “rhino” in the local dialect of Bemba. While no official record exists, it is extremely unusual to encounter a gemstone weighing more than 1,000 carats and only a couple of dozen unique enough to deserve their own name. The last time a comparable emerald was found was in 2018, when Gemfields unearthed the 5,655-carat Inkalamu, meaning “lion”.  Prior to that, the company had dug up a 6,225-carat emerald in 2010, which… Read More Here
SUPERVISOR, MECHANICAL CRUSHERS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 3 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

SUPERVISOR, MECHANICAL CRUSHERS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4058| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: Fixed Term| Location: Solwezi | Category: Engineering Apply now Purpose To execute maintenance functions according to standards and instructions to ensure maximum availability, reliability and safety of equipment, tools and employees is achieved. Key Responsibilities This position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function. Maintaining and inspecting availability of… Read More Here
SUPERINTENDENT, TRAINING | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 4 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

SUPERINTENDENT, TRAINING | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4067| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose To supervise all training activities, both internal and external, carried out by the KMP Training department, to ensure quality, relevance and efficacy of training. To supervise the management of INX InTuition and +LMS software packages, and to ensure that accurate records are kept of all training conducted. To liaise with the relevant departments and stakeholders to install and maintain effective integrations with the HR and Security databases. To supervise the activities of the Training Administration section. To supervise traineeships for all students… Read More Here
ARTISAN, INSTRUMENTS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 5 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

ARTISAN, INSTRUMENTS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4108| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: Fixed Term| Location: Solwezi | Category: Engineering Apply now The holder of this position will be required to adhere to all relevant requirements, policies, procedures and legal regulations pertaining to health, safety, environment and quality, as well as finance, human resources, and any other regulations as required by the company and relevant to the level of the role and responsibilities of the function. Key Responsibilities Able to work with any Instruments by ensuring both company and vendor safety and quality standards are adhered to, while ensuring minimum disruption to the processing… Read More Here
Zambia’s Chief Investment Officer, Hichilema Courts Dollar Bond Holders in London 6 Copper Mining in Zambia 

Zambia’s Chief Investment Officer, Hichilema Courts Dollar Bond Holders in London

Exactly 6 days after MinFin Head Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane presented a $10 billion (K173 billion) budget that would steer Zambia to economic rebound, Zambia’s Chief Investment Officer, the Head of State Hakainde Hichilema courted dollar bond holders in London, on the sidelines of the Glasgow COP26 climate change conference. This is yet another testament of Hichilema’s usage of foreign policy intelligently to market the copper producing nation which is currently in the labyrinth of a debt restructure whose success is linked to a bailout deal with the Washington based lender,… Read More Here
ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST- COMPLIANCE | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 7 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST- COMPLIANCE | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR3972| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Environmental Apply now Overall Job Purpose: The role involves advising the environmental management team, advise middle management and employees on environmental management requirements, develop and implement procedures and management plans and liaison with government on environmental management performance and compliance requirements. Specific Job Responsibilities: Schedule and conduct internal inspections and audits of facilities coordinating closure of identified non compliances in line with the companies set objectives and targets. Schedule and conduct compliance audits of contractors and suppliers. Carry out environmental incident investigations and where potential pollution… Read More Here
COORDINATOR, PLANNING | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 8 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

COORDINATOR, PLANNING | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR3875| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Engineering Apply now Purpose of the role: This role exists to manage the activities of the planning section in order to provide planning and scheduling to the Sentinel Fixed Plant sections. This service is to be a consultative approach with the various sectional superintendents such that agreed plans and schedules to maintain sustainable, agreed levels of reliability and availability from the Sentinel Fixed plant are produced. Key Responsibilities: Review and approve work requests from various sections ensuring they are planned accordingly by maintenance planners. Do a… Read More Here
STORE KEEPER, HARDWARE | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 9 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

STORE KEEPER, HARDWARE | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

Requisition Number: JR4067| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-going| Location: Solwezi | Category: Mining Apply now Purpose of the role: The role will be responsible for attending to tool store management and parts staging management and organisation. The role will also manage both inward and outward stock movement whilst maintaining accuracy and integrity of the store/s inventory records under your direction including all associated documentation and recording keeping for accounting purposes. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Receives delivery orders and withdraws from stock, checking for required commodity, size and lot through the use of a computerized inventory system; Posts, issues… Read More Here
Zambian emeralds to go on auction on Nov 23 10 Emeralds Mining in Zambia 

Zambian emeralds to go on auction on Nov 23

International auction house Phillips will, this month, put on sale the largest collection of Zambian emeralds ever to be offered on auction. Part of the proceeds will go to the Gemfields Foundation, which supports community and conservation projects in Africa. The Treasures of Zambia: An Exceptional Emerald Collection comprises about 45 lots, including 993 ct of fine Zambian emeralds. The gemstones were mined by Gemfields, which owns the Kagem emerald mine together with the Zambian government. Phillips features some of the world’s most important twentieth-century and contemporary works of art, design jewels, watches, photographs and editions. The auction house is… Read More Here

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