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Corridors of power 04/07/2017

ZCCM-IH, future cement supplier for Katanga

Zambian state-owned group Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH), which [...]

Corridors of power 23/05/2017

Faure Gnassingbe on training mission

The focus of Togolese president Faure Gnassingbe’s two-day state visit [...]

Exploration-Production 09/05/2017

Who is ZCCM-IH’s future investor Baruch Halpert?

According to Africa Mining Intelligence’s information, Israeli investment fund Sapir Capital boss, Baruch Halpert, was in Lusaka last week to [...]

Looking ahead 09/05/2017

China’s MMG gaining ground in Zambia

In early April, MMG, affiliate of Chinese state-owned firm China [...]

Palace whispers 25/04/2017

Christopher Yaluma courts investors in London

On April 25, Christopher Yaluma, Zambia’s mines minister, using the [...]

Copperbelt 04/04/2017

Australian magnate Tony Sage future Copperbelt king?

Still bound to Australian soil for the moment, Fe, the junior of Frank Timis’ business partner Tony Sage, is prospecting for cobalt in Congo-K and Zambia. [...]

BUSINESS CIRCLES 21/03/2017

Simon Purkiss out to expand his control of the Munali mine

Head of Consolidated Nickel Mines (CNM), Simon Purkiss, is making [...]

CORRIDORS OF POWER 07/03/2017

The government prepares to do battle with its mining partners

In mid-February, lawyers from law firm DLA Piper organized a [...]

Copperbelt 07/03/2017

A secret loan to compensate for the fall in copper prices

Hard hit by the fall in copper prices and anxious to restore ZCCM-IH’s financial situation, Zambia is negotiating a loan with South African banks. [...]

CORRIDORS OF POWER 14/02/2017

Everybody wants their share of Lake Tanganyika cake

With Tanzania and Congo-K having signed a Memorandum of Understanding [...]

Copperbelt 07/02/2017

ZCCM-IH plans to hit out at Glencore

The board of the holding company is working on a court action against its partner in the Mopani mine. [...]

Copperbelt 24/01/2017

A dangerous ride for the Copperbelt’s truck drivers

Because copper is mainly transported by road, complaints by truck drivers about growing insecurity have stirred worry among mining companies. [...]

BUSINESS CIRCLES 24/01/2017

Kaboko turns its guns on former bosses

The current and former chiefs of Kaboko Mining have clashed over evidence submitted to a court. [...]

BUSINESS CIRCLES 24/01/2017

ZCCM-IH's head finally out of the water

With Vedanta on the point of paying a big compensation package and an operational board, ZCCM-IH is starting 2017 better than expected. [...]

CORRIDORS OF POWER 10/01/2017

ZCCM-IH sees bigger future for it in manganese

Despite an expected rise in the copper price in coming [...]

Railways, roads & ports 20/12/2016

ZCCM-IH counts on Maamba's power capacity to boost revenue

ZCCM-IH is increasing the output at the Maamba collieries power plant to make it the holding company’s second biggest source of revenue. [...]

Consultants 20/12/2016

Sullivan takes ZCCM-IH’s side against First Quantum

Contrary to what we reported in our last issue (AMI [...]

Copperbelt 06/12/2016

Vedanta and ZCCM-IH reach agreement on Konkola's copper

Calling on Vedanta to pay $142 million following privatization of the Konkola mines, ZCCM-IH succeeded in negotiating the payout. [...]

Consultants 06/12/2016

Clifford Chance backs ZCCM-IH against First Quantum

The state-owned holding group Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) [...]

PALACE WHISPERS 22/11/2016

ZCCM-IH sends bosses to Paris to reassure investors

As the state-owned holding concern Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investments Holdings [...]

Copperbelt 22/11/2016

Glencore could come into ZCCM-IH's cross-hairs after First Quantum

Now that it has filed suit against First Quantum, its partner in the Kansanshi mine, ZCCM-IH could turn its sights on its partner on Mopani. [...]

Looking Ahead 08/11/2016

ZCCM-IH hopes to recover money from First Quantum

The state-owned holding concern Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) [...]

BUSINESS CIRCLES 08/11/2016

World Bank puts up $350,000 for EITI

The World Bank’s board confirmed a $350,000 subsidy in late [...]

CORRIDORS OF POWER 01/11/2016

Lusaka puts pressure on luanda to have its pipeline

Zambia’s energy minister, David Mabumba, is determined to revive a [...]

BUSINESS CIRCLES 25/10/2016

IFC helps copper exporter to boost business

In mid-December, the board of the International Finance Corp, a [...]

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