The consolidation of rights and the provision of infrastructure created the conditions where large-scale private capital investment allowed the mining industry to incur the fixed costs necessary to overcome the inefficiencies of artisanal mining and exploit the economies of scale in copper production.
Any person without a mining right, but in possession of minerals extracted from Zambia on which mineral royalty has not been paid by the supplier of the minerals.
13 Has the applicant ever applied for a mining right or licence in Zambia? If yes, please give details
Mining Operations: Small-scale mining in Zambia is done mostly on non-copper-cobalt minerals. Non metalliferous small-scale mining is neglected in terms of policy and partnership by the Government of Zambia despite being licensed.
nt than tax in investment decisions. For instance, according to a recent survey, investors are concerned about the "lack of beneficiation industry, relatively low levels of skills development among Zambians, opaque regulation of mining exploration and infrastructural bottlenecks in road, rail and power" (Brenthurst Foundation 2010).15 The ...
Kula Resources is a new and agile mining company with the aim to transform small-scale mining in Zambia. It currently has a number of sites (both copper and gold) that it has started mining or is planning to mine within the Northwestern province of Zambia. All sites are within 60 km of its base in Kasempa. The company is also …
Short title and commencement. This Act may be cited as the Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2015, and shall come into operation on 1st July, 2015. 2. Interpretation. (2)A reference in this Act to land subject to a mining right or mineral processing licence means a reference to an area of land in respect of which a mining right or mineral ...
Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to villagers in the region. "We have a lot of battles going on over land; people's right to land is being violated by manganese miners, time and again," said Ignatius Musenge of the Zambia Land …
For mineral-rich countries, allocating a fraction of fiscal revenues from large-scale mining to fund artisanal and small-scale mining administration would be a good start.
This licence map describes the process of awarding small-scale and large-scale exploration licences as well as artisanal mining, small-scale mining and large-scale mining rights (licences). This map applies to the …
This paper presents a systematic analysis of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector in Zambia with emphasis on sector characterization, production, marketing, value-addition, and government regulation and support. The main methodological approach consisted of an extensive desk review combined with field visits to government …
In this paper, a cooperatives strategy for artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Zambia is presented.
A mining licence applies to anyone intending to carry on any artisanal, small or large-scale mining. An application for a mining licence is made to the director of the mining cadastre in a prescribed manner and form and upon payment of a prescribed fee. The period for which a mining licence is granted depends on the category or class of mining ...
The processing license is issued based on the area of land over which is represented by complete and contiguous Cadastre units and not exceeding seven thousand, four hundred and eighty-five Cadastre units. Further, holder of a mining license for large-scale mining or small-scale mining may construct and operate a mineral processing plant within the …
The Zambia Gold Company Limited (ZGCL) is charged with a countrywide mandate to drive the formalisation and growth of the gold sub-sector. ZGCL participates in the different stages of the gold value chain, which includes gold exploration, production, mine development, processing, and marketing of gold within and outside Zambia.
The recent spate of gold discoveries in Zambia has necessitated the formulation of a coherent strategy to promote sustainable exploitation of gold for social-economic development. In this paper, a cooperatives strategy for artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Zambia is presented.
It defines small-scale mining and notes that in Zambia it primarily involves the mining of gemstones through both formal and informal operations. It describes the three types of small-scale mining structures that exist worldwide and notes that in Zambia around 500 firms hold gemstone licenses, though many more people are employed informally.
Zambia is well endowed in mineral resources which include: Cooper, Cobalt, Gemstones, Coal, Nickel, Manganese, Industrial minerals (dimension stones, limestone, aggregates, dolomites, sand (and silica sand), Tin and Gold. The mining is done by at least 12 large scale mines (medium scale), more than 400 small scale miners and non-specified …
FEES AND FINES (FEE AND PENALTY UNIT VALUE) REGULATION, 2024. REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA The Mines and Minerals Development Act, 2015 (Act No. 11 of 2015) The Mines and Minerals Development (General) Regulations, 2016 PUBLIC NOTICE.
This Blog-entry is based upon the Knowledge Paper Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Addressing Challenges in Global Supply Chains (written by Akylai Anarbaeva, Theresa Quiachon and Raquel Althoff, 2019). The paper sheds light on the often inhumane working conditions within the artisanal and small-scale mining …
Business. ll businesses: Backbone of the economySmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia play an important ro. e in production, employment and income. They represent 97% of all businesses in the country,1 70% of gross domest. c product (GDP) and 88% of employment.2SMEs also fill a key role in society, as they tend to employ a large ...
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. Getting ahead, the government is focused on building a diversified and export-oriented mining sector …
This paper outlines a framework for facilitating the formalization of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech, labour-intensive mineral processing and extraction – in sub-Saharan ...
Chapter 2: Has the promise of formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) failed? The case of Zambia Co-author: Twivwe Siwale The idea to assess the impact of formalisation on economic outcomes of artisanal and small-scale miners was a joint idea between Agatha and Twivwe Siwale. The bulk of the data
2023 Budget Expectations For The Mining Sector: Small Scale Mines are Being Overtaxed. By Webby Banda Senior Researcher (Extractives) Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) Mining ...
The mines and mineral Development act of 2015 established guidelines for exploration licenses; large- and small-scale mining licenses; import and export permits; mining rights; safety, health and environmental protections; and mineral trading permits. investment in most types of mineral operations are covered by the zambia Development …
Every holder of large-scale mining license, small-scale mining license, gemstone license, or artisan mining right is required to submit a monthly mineral royalty return within fourteen days after the end of the month in which the sale of the minerals is done.
Ownership of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Rights in Zambia
