Zambia: An Overview Of The Mining Sector In Zambia And, In
The mining sector in Zambia continues to play an important national economic role and has in the last two decades experienced tremendous growth and investment, driven mainly by expansion in large-scale mining. ... The passage and signing of the highly anticipated Petroleum Industry Act is a watershed moment in the oil and …
Zambia Unearths a Gem: Key Trends Driving Mining Boom
The Zambian Mining Magazine is a premier source of news on mining developments in Zambia's most important industry. ... the emirate's reigning corporate titan, has set its sights on Zambia's prized Lubambe Copper Mine, throwing a wrench into a deal already clinched by China's JCHX Mining. Industry insiders are abuzz with talk of a …
Driving Corporate Social Responsibility in the Malawian Mining Industry …
The findings suggest that the CSR agenda in the mining industry in Malawi is strongly influenced by externally generated pressures such as civil society organisation activism and community expectations; although it is clear that other drivers such as public and private regulations and pressure from financial markets also played a role in ...
TACKLING THE MINING SKILLS CRISIS – Zambia Chamber …
A recent publication by the Zambia Chamber of Mines, titled " Searching for Talent-Skills and Employment in the Global Mining Sector " explains that it is the exponential growth in global mining production in the last 20 years that has drained the global talent pool; the industry has become the victim of its own success.
Zambia's Mining Industry: A Closer Look at the Corporate …
Mining activities have played a crucial role in Zambia's economic development, contributing to its GDP, job creation, and government revenue through royalties and taxes (Banda, 2022).
KoBold says Zambia copper find largest in a century
Gates, Bezos-backed KoBold Metals says Zambia copper find largest in a century. KoBold Metals is involved in nearly 60 explorations projects across three continents. ( Image courtesy of KoBold ...
The contribution of Mining to Zambia's …
Mining settlements grew into fully developed towns, support industries emerged, and infrastructure such as roads, hospitals and schools were built. "Thus, by 1964, when Zambia was born, it had a strong …
'Sustainable Mining'? Corporate Social Responsibility, …
Corporate Social Responsibility, Migration and Livelihood Choices in Zambia Word count: 9392 Whilst Corporate Social Responsibility is now part and parcel of many multinational mining operations, and a 'sustainable mining' narrative a fundamental part of their public persona, companies still struggle to provide secure, long-term livelihoods ...
Zambia 2023 Mining Report
Investment in Zambia's mining sector tripled in 2022 thanks largely to the introduction of various tax incentives in the new Government's first budget and the apparent commitment to maintaining a stable mining tax policy. In the first edition of our mining report, we focused on how Zambia's mining sector can rebuild trust among ...
EFFECTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES ON …
EFFECTS OF MINING ACTIVITIES ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY A CASE STUDY ATKONKOLA COPPER MINES. BY YORAM CHIKONKOLO (715808254) …
Zambia's Mining Industry: A Closer Look at the Corporate …
The mining industry has been the economic backbone of Zambia since the opening of the first commercial mine in the early 1900s (Mining in Zambia 2020). The industry accounts for over 70% of the country's total export earnings and 12% of gross domestic product (GDP) (IMF 2017; Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative …
(PDF) Impact of Macro Environmental Factors on the …
Zambia is regarded as a mining country because the country's economy has always been largely supported by copper mining. However, the performance of the Zambian copper mining industry is ...
'Sustainable Mining'? Corporate Social …
In this paper we examine these activities in northern Zambia's emerald mines to highlight some of the issues and barriers to sustainable development that exist across mining …
Political settlements, the mining industry and corporate …
Introduction People's mining is a global industry related to the production of minerals and metals from small and medium-sized mines managed by individuals or small groups [1]. As artisanal mining ...
CSR Disclosure Practices in the Zambia Mining Industry
The main objective of this chapter is to examine the corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure practices and the related motivation for (or lack thereof) …
Mining in Zambia: Revitalization and the Challenges of …
The privatization of the mines – helped in no small measure by the surge in global commodity prices since 2003 – heralded a remarkable revitalization of the sector (Figure 9.1).However, the return to profitability has also recast the challenges of securing the returns to the country's natural resource endowment for the citizens of Zambia. With …
Corporate Social Responsibility in the Zambian …
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the extractive industry is a relevant and contentious issue globally Issues pertaining to equality, …
NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN THE ZAMBIAN MINING …
of the economy. The mining sector was among the sectors that the government took ownership of. The government decided to nationalise the copper industry, and this led to the formation of the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM). They did so with the view to maximising returns to the Zambian people. The benefits were used to invest in
Zambia Chamber of Mines (ZCM) : Spotlight on Mining in Zambia
As a result, in 2020, Zambia recorded a historically high level of copper production, with an output of 882,061 tonnes of copper. Whilst seemingly good news for the industry, Zambia's tax regime means that mining stakeholders today face significantly higher royalty bills as a reflection of the heightened prices for copper.
Corporate social responsibility within the mining …
Gay has active mines for copper, gold, pyrite and pyrophyllite and is a purpose built town that grew in the 1950s with the expansion of mining in the region. Gay has a low unemployment rate estimated at 0.4 – 2 % compared to the national unemployment rate in Russia estimated at 8.9 %.
(PDF) Beyond the Mining Sector: Broad-based Corporate …
Beyond the Mining Sector: Broad-based Corporate Social Responsibility in Zambia. September 2021. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68386. In book: Current Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility ...
Mining regulation in Zambia
Legislation that regulates the mining industry. The primary law governing the mining sector in Zambia is the Mines and Minerals Development Act No. 11 of 2015 ( MMDA) as amended by the Mines and …
Strategies to future-proof Zambia's mining industry
Zambia is Africa's second-largest copper producer and the world's seventh largest, producing 800 696 tonnes of copper and 247 tonnes of cobalt in 2021. The price of copper has fluctuated over ...
The Copper Industry in Zambia: Foreign Mining
the changing roles of the state and transnational corporations in the development of mining in zambia: an evaluation of influences on the transition from state to private ownership of the mining sector. r. ahmed
Zambia's Mining Sector
The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development (the "Ministry of Mines") in November 2022 unveiled the National Mineral Resources Development Policy (2022-2027) (the "Policy"), a comprehensive plan which among other things, aims to close regulatory gaps in the mining sector and stimulate domestic and foreign investment in response to …
Initiatives expected to reinvigorate Zambian mining industry
The Zambian government has also set a target to increase copper production from 800 000 t/y to three-million tons a year in the next three years, explains Heath. Zambia has introduced numerous ...
Corporate social responsibility and economic growth …
This research provides insight into the effects of implementing Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in the mining industry in the European context. In …
(PDF) Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Industries …
PDF | On Mar 31, 2016, Hanri Mostert and others published Corporate Social Responsibility in the Mining Industries of Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia: Choices and Consequences | Find, read and ...
Extractive industries and local sustainable development in Zambia…
Mbilima [8] reports that the share of mineral exports in low and middle-income mineral-abundant countries range between 30% and 60% of total exports, while foreign direct investments in the mining ...
(PDF) CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MINING INDUSTRY …
Abstract. This paper focuses on the comparison of corporate social responsibility in mining industry. It compares specifi c territorial areas of two diff erent countries – one of them country ...
