This is a matter in which environmentalist Robert Chimambo has petitioned the ConCourt to order Government to withdraw the approval for mining in the Lower …
The mine also threatens upcoming conservation projects such as the $12.5 million Lower Zambezi Flagship Species Restoration project, which received approval from the Ministry of Tourism and Arts in 2018. The project aims to bring back locally extinct species such as the Black Rhino and Eland, thereby restoring biodiversity and improving ...
0. The halting of mining activities in the Lower Zambezi proposed by Mwembeshi Resources Limited is a bold move and the right decision made by Zambia Environmental Agency's (ZEMA) and the Government. This is according to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) under the banner Save Zambezi, Safe Zambezi …
Mwembeshi Resources Limited has disclosed that it has made tremendous progress towards resuming full scale copper production and has so far invested over USD $50 million in the development of the Kangaluwi mine in the lower Zambezi National park area. ... When asked how has the suspension affected the development of the mine, Shalala …
In a landmark legal case brought by a group of concerned conservationists and NGOs against Zambia's Attorney General and the mining company involved – Mwembeshi Resources Limited – the …
The proposed mine is the first in Zambia which involves a foreign-owned company, Zambezi Resources Limited, to develop a large-scale mining project inside Zambias national park. In 2003, the Australia-based company Zambezi Resources Ltd was granted an exploration licence of 240sqkm in the Lower Zambezi National Park and established …
THE Zambia Environmental Management Agency has ordered Mwembeshi Resources Limited to immediately cease all mining and construction activities in …
The first is what I came across in Kangaluwi Copper Project, Mwembeshi Resources Ltd, Environmental Impact Assessment of February 2012. The Kangaluwi Project already had a large scale mining ...
The mine is owned by Zambian-registered Mwembeshi Resources Limited. Mwembeshi Resources (Bermuda) is the largest shareholder and is owned by a Chinese conglomerate (the majority owned by Hu ...
The mine is owned by a Zambian registered Mwembeshi Resources Limited. Mwembeshi Resources (Bermuda) is the largest shareholder and the company is owned by a Chinese conglomerate (the majority owned by Hu Kaijun and Chinese government stakeholders). Other companies that hold shares include Metex Resources …
Mwembeshi Resources Limited, a subsidiary of Zambezi Resources, has reported significant progress in its efforts to resume full-scale copper production at the Kangaluwi mine in the lower Zambezi National Park area. The company has invested over USD $50 million in various development activities, including the construction of the mining site …
The green light given to the mining company to start clearing work has raised questions about what political leverage mine owners may have had. Mwembeshi Resources Limited first applied for mining rights in the park in 2011 and submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) rejected the …
Zambia's government on Wednesday ordered mining company Mwembeshi Resources Ltd to immediately halt all activities on the $494 million copper project it is developing in the Lower Zambezi National Park. Collins Nzovu, the minister of green economy and environment, said the company had violated a number of …
Chimambo said ZEMA was written to in line with Article 255(m) for a compendium of information on the matter but it was tongue tied. In 2019, the Lusaka High Court permitted Mwembeshi Resources Limited to go ahead with its large scale mining activities at the centre of the lower Zambezi National park.
Mwembeshi Resources Limited corporate affairs manager Oliver Shalala says people opposed to his company's plan to start mining in the Lower Zambezi National Park must move on after the court ...
ZEMA's decision means that the mining activities proposed by Mwembeshi Resources Limited cannot proceed. Civil society organisations, including WWF, Conservation Advocates Zambia, and Conservation Lower Zambezi, have worked hard to highlight the negative impacts the copper mine would have on the park and the river - as …
The planned open-cast Kangaluwi copper mine in Lower Zambezi National Park WILL NOT proceed, says a minister in the Zambian government, in a dramatic …
Why is this mine being claimed as a Zambian owned project when the major shareholder—Mwembeshi Resources (Bermuda) Ltd—is Chinese owned? Has the …
THE Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has canceled the decision letter issued to Mwembeshi Resources Limited for proposed large scale …
High Court of Zambia to stop the mining. development. As a result, an injunction to stay the. execution of Mwembeshi Resources Limited's mining. plan was granted on 17th October, 2014. The litigation process ended February 25 2021, due to. procedural issues. In 2022 a new litigation process was
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The licence for the mine is held by Mwembeshi Resources Ltd, but it is still unclear where its owners, Grand Resources Ltd, are based. They are registered in …
Earlier this year, the injunction to stop the proposed Kangaluwi open-cast copper mine in the Lower Zambezi National Park, this year the injunction against the mine was dismissed and the Environmental Impact Assessment, which was rejected in 2021, was once again approved. CLZ along with WWF, WCP and other cooperating partners have been …
However, the report goes on to claim that 840,000 tones per year are completely unfounded and a great overstatement by Zambezi Resources Limited. …
Mr Speaker, Mwembeshi Resources Limited applied for a large-scale mining licence following the completion of the prospecting works and was granted a large-scale mining licence on 16th March, 2011 ...
for the people downstream. Threats. In March 2010 the government of Zambia issued a large scale copper mining license for Lower Zambezi National Park to Mwembeshi Resources Ltd (MRL), a subsidiary ...
However, the value of the mine and the company was reduced to zero when Trek Metals offloaded it to Grand Resources Limited of Dubai on April 15 2019. The acquisition effectively gave ownership of …
"Multiple inspections and legal reviews by ZEMA have established beyond reasonable doubt that Mwembeshi Resources Limited has violated a number of conditions of the May 7, 2021 environmental Impact Assessment decision letter for the proposed large-scale mining activities in lower Zambezi National park of Luangwa …
Yet it is currently faced with various serious threats, one of which is the proposed Kangaluwi copper mining project in Lower Zambezi by Mwembeshi Resources Limited. The proposed site for the mine lies inside the Lower Zambezi National Park (LZNP), an International Conservation Union (IUCN) category II protected area in South …
Mwembeshi Resources limited to conduct mining activities at the Kangaluwi open pit mine in the lower Zambezi National park. Robert Chimambo wants the court to compel the Attorney General and the Zambia Environmental Management Agency to withdraw the approval of the environmental impact statement dated May 7, 2021 as it violates the …
The Kangaluwi Project is an initiative of Mwembeshi Resources Limited, which was granted a large-scale mining license for a period of 25 years in March of …
The call comes as Mwembeshi Resources Limited, the company granted a license for copper mining in the park, is set to begin production later this year. ... The presence of mining activities in ...