Zambian Mining News

Turning mineral abundance into competitive industries will require governments across the region to coordinate investment, pool infrastructure and strengthen cross-border supply chains, Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Joy Kenewendo has said, making the case for regional cooperation to capture greater economic value from the continent’s resources. Kenewendo outlined Bot...

For generations, the children of Kabwe, Zambia, have inherited a landscape poisoned by industrial ambition. They run across soil thick with heavy metals, breathe air laced with invisible dust, and grow up under the shadow of a colossal, toxic waste pile known locally as the “Black Mountain”. Their everyday surroundings represent one of the most …

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New company secretary has been appointed at Atomic Eagle, the uranium explorer advancing the Muntanga Project following the resignation of Abby Macnish Niven after more than six years at the position. The board has appointed Bennett Greenhalgh, new company secretary, effective mid October 2026. Greenhalgh is a corporate lawyer with more than 15 years’ experience …

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Mining companies are increasingly recognising that decisions made upstream can influence performance much further downstream. The challenge is determining whether those impacts are occurring within a particular operation, where they originate and how they can be measured in a technically credible way, says Hendrik Botha, Global Portfolio Manager: Explosives & IS at AECI M...

When Good Oils Go Bad Part 7 By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck Specialist condition monitoring company, WearCheck, continues the discussion around oil condition – the latest topic is additive depletion. Tell me if this sounds familiar – you glance at your phone and see 12% battery remaining. Not ideal, but surely enough to reply …

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