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Zambia denies report it shuttered Konkola Copper Mines 1 Copper Mining in Zambia 

Zambia denies report it shuttered Konkola Copper Mines

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Zambia’s Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has not been temporarily or permanently shuttered, a mines ministry official said on Thursday, denying a Bloomberg report about the copper mine previously owned by India’s Vedanta Resources. Bloomberg cited mines ministry permanent secretary Barnaby Mulenga saying on Wednesday that Zambia halted production at the Konkola Deep underground pit and other KCM operations because of a lack of funds to develop new mining areas. “The operations of Konkola Copper Mines have continued,” Mulenga told Reuters on Thursday. “There is no point at which production has… Read More Here
CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR - FLOTATION | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 2 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR – FLOTATION | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR2890| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-Going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Process Apply now Overall Job Purpose As a key member of the Flotation team and reporting into the Shift Supervisor Flotation, the Control Room Operator Flotation is accountable to oversee the process control of all flotation operations utilizing a PCS 7/Siemens plant management system focusing on achieving consistent and maximized production.; Span of control includes all tanks, flotation cells, pumps and reagent dosing systems; The role has a focus on minute-hourly basis. Specific Job Responsibility The role has process control accountability from the flotation feed surge… Read More Here
TECHANICAL ADVISOR - TRUCKS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 3 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

TECHANICAL ADVISOR – TRUCKS | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA

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Requisition Number: JR413| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-Going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Engineering Apply now Reporting to the Superintendent, CAT trucks, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise to the Mechanical and Auto Electrical teams by building, assessing and continuously improving the equipment availability by Identifying, developing and implementing improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and effectiveness of all mobile equipment. The Kansanshi copper-gold mine near Solwezi, in the North Western Province of Zambia, has been our flagship operation since 2005. From its two open pits, the Kansanshi copper-gold mine near Solwezi, in the North Western Province of… Read More Here
ARTISAN, BOILERMAKER | MINING CAREER AT FQM, KALUMBILA, SOLWEZI, ZAMBIA 4 Mining Careers Mining in Zambia 

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

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Requisition Number: JR2833| Country: Zambia | Contract Type: On-Going| Location: Solwezi | Categories: Services Apply now Overall Job Purpose To install and maintain planned and unplanned plant equipment. The incumbent will perform maintenance activities in a safe and effective manner with the aim of delivering results that meet quality standards and company expectations. Specific Job Responsibility The specific tasks to be performed by the position holder will include; Study blueprints to determine locations, relationships, or dimensions of parts. Straighten or reshape bent vessel plates or structural parts, using hammers, jacks, or torches. Inspect assembled vessels or individual components such… Read More Here
KANSANSHI MINE MANAGEMENT IMPLORES WORKERS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINATION 5 Covid-19 Mining in Zambia 

KANSANSHI MINE MANAGEMENT IMPLORES WORKERS TO GET COVID-19 VACCINATION

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Kansanshi Mining Assistant General Manager John Gladston has appealed to employees to accept the COVID-19 vaccination when offered. Mr Gladston encouraged employees at Kansanshi Mine to be ready for the vaccine, which would likely be available to them in the coming weeks. Speaking during the World Day for Safety and Health at Work at Kansanshi Safety Centre, Mr Gladston encouraged all employees, when offered, to volunteer to receive the vaccination against COVID-19 and to follow the science on its efficacy. “When the time comes please volunteer yourselves to receive the… Read More Here
Zambia shutters seized copper mine as prices soar toward record 6 Copper Mining in Zambia 

Zambia shutters seized copper mine as prices soar toward record

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Zambia said a lack of capital halted production at a copper mine it seized from Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources, just as the metal surges toward a record. The standstill at Konkola Deep, a high-grade underground pit that also contains cobalt, was triggered by a shortage of funds to develop new mining areas, said Barnaby Mulenga, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Mines. The lack of capital is also curbing output at other operations of Konkola Copper Mines, which was placed under provisional liquidation in 2019 after the government alleged Vedanta… Read More Here
Mine safe key to higher copper production 7 Copper Mining in Zambia 

Mine safe key to higher copper production

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Comprehensive skills development can help boost workforce productivity while minimising accidents. Strong safety guidelines and training at mines across the country must be implemented with the seriousness they deserve to avoid workplace accidents, says First Quantum Minerals Government Relations Specialist Dr Godwin Beene. Speaking ahead of World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28, the industry leader noted that poor safety standards were not only a leading cause of serious injuries but also threatened the industry and the wider economy by depressing productivity. “A company’s productivity boils… Read More Here
Covid-19 deals a blow to Zambia-Zimbabwe border hydro project 8 Hydro power plant Energy Mining in Zambia 

Covid-19 deals a blow to Zambia-Zimbabwe border hydro project

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Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the developers of a $4 billion hydropower plant on the Zambia-Zimbabwe border have postponed the project until next year. Pre-construction work on the Batoka Gorge project has been halted for several months, and funding is still being secured, according to Zambezi River Authority spokesman Fitzgerald Muchindu. Construction on the 2,400-megawatt facility was set to begin in 2020. “The authority and the developer are doing everything possible to expedite the outstanding pre-construction activities to commence construction works at the earliest possible time,” Muchindu said in emailed… Read More Here
Zambia’s irrational bet on copper can end up working in China’s favour after the country defaults 9 Copper Mining in Zambia 

Zambia’s irrational bet on copper can end up working in China’s favour after the country defaults

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Zambia, a country once thought to be one of the most investment-friendly in the region, is now one of the most extreme examples of a surge of authoritarian governments in mining-dependent countries that are struggling to pay their bills after borrowing for infrastructure in recent years. The landlocked nation in Southern Africa, which defaulted on bondholders in November, is doubling down on debt, betting that nationalizing one of its largest copper mines would help the country’s ailing economy. Zambia was the primary nation on the continent to register a pandemic-era… Read More Here
Zambia’s president provides assurances to mining investors 10 Mining in Zambia Taxes 

Zambia’s president provides assurances to mining investors

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Zambia’s president, Edgar Lungu, promised mining investors on Thursday that his country would create a more streamlined tax administration system to make it easier for them to do business. Zambia’s mining tax regime has been a thorny problem since the privatization of mines in the early 1990s, said Edgar Lungu in a speech read on his behalf by his deputy Inonge Wina. Speaking in the capital Lusaka during the opening of a mining sector indaba (conference), the president said: “My government is determined to take significant steps to resolve policy… Read More Here

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