The other notable Chinese‐owned mining operation in Zambia is the Collum Coal Mine, which, with the closing of the country's largest coal mine, Maamba Collieries, is now Zambia's only major coal producer. While a number of other mining licenses have been allocated to Chinese companies (Table 10), few of these are currently operational.

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Chinese companies have already invested heavily in Zambia's mining sector, with China Nonferrous Metals Mining Group—purchased through an international …

It actually came from a casual worker at a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia. He was one of 95 mine workers employed at four copper mines run by Chinese state-owned companies who were interviewed in a new research report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) this month. The 122-page report documents a wide-range …

China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Group Company (CNMC) has unveiled plans to inject an additional $1.3 billion into Zambia over the next five years, spanning multiple economic sectors.

Major Investments Fuel Zambia's Mining Boom. Top-tier mining firms recognize this potential and have announced significant investments in the country. …

China aims to remain a leading player in the Zambian Copperbelt. According to our sources, the powerful China Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Corp (CNMC), which is headed in Beijing by Professor Lin Xiang Xiong, is preparing to invest $1.3bn via its local subsidiary, NFC Africa Mining, which produces copper and cobalt at its Chambishi Mine.

Chinese-run copper mines in Zambia are routinely mistreating workers and breaking the law by imposing up to 18-hour shifts and flouting international health and safety standards, according to a ...

The Chinese mining giant has suffered several setbacks at its Zambian mines, but is currently in a test phase in DRC, with a view to increasing its capacities there. - 11/1/2021

Seven miners, including two Chinese nationals, have been trapped in a flooded mine in Zambia's Copperbelt province since Monday. They were among staff working at the Chinese-owned Macrolink copper ...

LUSAKA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- China-Zambia joint venture, Non-Ferrous Corporation Africa Mining PLC (NFCA), marked its 25 years of operation in Zambia's …

The displacement of local small business by Chinese companies and traders in these areas has been a source of political contention in Zambia, but new large-scale investments in mining have also brought new jobs. 47 These large-scale companies proved resilient to the downturn associated with the global financial crisis given their …

This article focuses on the distinctive nature of Chinese FDI in Africa, specifically copper mining value chains in Zambia and local sourcing linkages. In order to secure supply, China has become a substantial foreign investor in the Zambian copper extractive sector acquiring control over copper mines, smelters and processing …

Chinese companies have already invested heavily in Zambia's mining sector, with China Nonferrous Metals Mining Group—purchased through an international bid in 1998—the largest and oldest Chinese-owned mine in the country.

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A new Mining Act was put in place in 1995. The main features of the Act are: the divestiture of government from the business of mining through privatisation of the mines; the liberalisation of the fiscal policy; and the …

LUSAKA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – NFC Africa, majority owned by China Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited (CNMC), on Wednesday launched output at a new $832 million Zambian copper mine, extending the...

these two Chinese companies operating in Zambia's copper mining sector. Finally, I attempt to evaluate changes in the safety and environmental standards of these two companies. In Chapter 2, I review the current dominant conceptual and theoretical frameworks used in Sino-African and Sino-Zambian analyses of foreign investments.

In 2016, China's Ambassador to Zambia announced that the total value of Chinese investment in the country had grown to over US$5.2 billion. Zambia is rich in copper, lead, and zinc, and has deposits of uranium, coal, and gemstones. Chinese foreign direct investment there, which spans finance, mining, agriculture, construction, …

Authorities in Zambia say they are frantically pumping water and mud from a Chinese-owned copper mine where seven miners are trapped underground.

Companies involved in the Zambian mining industry. In Q4 2021 there were 7 mining companies in Zambia listed on AMIQ as mine owners and/or investors. In alphabetical order, they are: African Energy Resources. Axmin Inc. Barrick Gold Corp. Caledonia Mining Corp. China Nonferrous Metals Corporation (CNMC)

Kasenseli Minerals Limited is a mining company, focused on copper, gold, and cobalt exploration and production in Zambia and charged with countrywide mandate to drive the formalization and development of the mining sector of Zambia. Its core business includes copper & gold exploration, mining, processing, marketing and value addition.

Experts say China's significant investment in Zambia's copper mining industry can benefit both Chinese and Zambians. But the miners in Chinese-run companies have been subject to abusive health, safety, and labour conditions and longtime government indifference."

Four companies have been shortlisted to acquire the Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) in Zambia, reported Reuters, citing two sources. The entities involved comprise China's Zijin Mining, South Africa's Sibanye Stillwater, China-based Norinco Group and an investment vehicle owned by ex-Glencore officials. In February 2023, Zambian Mines …

Huaxin Cement plans to spend USD160 million to purchase cement factories in Zambia and Malawi to expand its presence in Africa, the company said today.

Central to Zambia's economic stability is its mining sector, which accounted for 17.5% of the country's GDP and over 70% of foreign exchange earnings in 2021.

In reality, Chinese companies oversee the operation of artisanal mines and ship the products out of the country through Chinese companies in Zambia, denying the DRC revenue from the mining, according to experts.

A LARGE-SCALE mine which will create 3,000 jobs on the Copperbelt is scheduled to open in Kalulushi with production capacity of about 40,000 tonnes of copper and 5,000 tonnes of cobalt per annum. Last year, Zambia produced 646,111 tonnes of copper in the first nine months, up from 590,321 tonnes over the same period in 2019.

Though formally recognized by China's Ministry of Commerce in 2006, China's state-owned mining enterprise, China Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Company (CNMC) approached Zambia's government earlier in 2004 with a …