Zambian Mining News

Artificial intelligence (AI) in mineral exploration is set to take centre stage at African Mining Week (AMW) in Cape Town as KoBold Metals Africa Chief Executive Officer Mfikeyi Makayi prepares to outline how data-driven tools are reshaping discovery and development across the continent. KoBold Metals, a California-based exploration company backed by investors including Jeff ...

Australian mining firm Atomic Eagle is accelerating its uranium growth strategy in Zambia, reporting a significant expansion of mineralisation at its wholly owned Muntanga Uranium Project, strengthening the project’s potential to support a future large-scale mining operation. The latest drilling campaign at the Chisebuka deposit has extended both the scale and continuity of h...

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a Vedanta Resources’ Zambian subsidiary, is moving to secure its energy supply with plans to develop a 300 megawatt coal-fired power plant, underscoring the growing strain on the country’s hydropower dependent electricity system. The proposed $317 million facility, to be built in southern Zambia, will be developed in two phases and …

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…Mwanawasa coopted into the board Strategic advisory and advocacy organization, Critical Minerals Africa Group (CMAG) has appointment of three leaders to its Advisory Board: Ambassador (ret.) Reuben E. Brigety II, President of Busara Advisors; Chipokota Mwanawasa, Policy Advisor to the President of Zambia and Deputy Head of the Presidential Delivery Unit and Henry Finnegan, f...

Commemorating 112 years of innovation, premium quality products, cutting-edge technologies and enduring partnerships, SKF South Africa in 2026 enters a defining chapter, one that underscores its unwavering commitment to shaping the future of industry through strategic rotating asset optimisation. SKF was established in 1914 by Swedish holding company SKF AB as the first subsi...