THE Zambia Environmental Management Agency has ordered Mwembeshi Resources Limited to immediately cease all mining and construction activities in Lower …

May 31, 202409:07 PDT. 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 …

ZAMBIANS have expressed outrage at the continued mining activities in the Lower Zambezi National Park by Mwembeshi Resources Limited, with some stakeholders calling for protests against the government. But Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu has explained that although the new dawn administration is …

The Honourable MinisterMinistry of Green Economy and EnvironmentNationalist RoadP.O. Box Lusaka Dear Sir, REQUEST TO NULLIFY THE DECISION ON THE EIA FOR THE PROPOSED MINING ACTIVITIES IN THE LOWER ZAMBEZI NATIONAL PARK BY MWEMBESHI RESOURCES LIMITED We write to your …

In June 2021 the Zambian government has given the green light to the proposal for an open pit copper mine – the Kangaluwi project - in the heart of the Lower …

Mwembeshi Resources Limited, a subsidiary of Zambezi Resources, has reported significant progress in its efforts to resume full-scale copper production at the. ... With plans to invest $494 million in the Kangaluwi copper mine, Mwembeshi Resources aims to promote economic growth and create opportunities while considering …

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 …

Mwembeshi Resources Ltd, the company that originally applied for a licence for a large-scale mine in the park in 2010 was then the Zambian subsidiary of Zambezi Resources, an Australian-owned ...

13th February 2022. Business. MWEMBESHI Resources Limited says it intends to massively invest in Kangaluwi Mine in Lower Zambezi for the benefit of Zambians, and will further ensure the protection of wildlife and the environment. And the company says contrary to the impression being given by those opposed to the mine venture that the mine is ...

Zambezi Resources Ltd changed its name in January 2017 to Trek Metals Ltd and in April this year sold Mwembeshi and the Kangaluwi Copper Project to a Dubai-based investment company named Grand ...

General and Mwembeshi Resources Limited - as the 29 ibid 12. second defendant successfully argued that: '[t]here is 30 The Environmental Management Act, s112. ... The Mining-EIA regulations require EIA regulations in practice presents lacunas, qualified scientists to conduct scientific studies as part weaknesses and inconsistencies …

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. ... has missed an opportunity to rectify ...

In March 2012, Mwembeshi Resources Limited conducted an Environmental Impact Assessment ("EIA") to undertake Large-Scale Mining activities under Licence No. 15547-HQ-LML in the Lower Zambezi ...

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 Ltd. Nov 2010 - Mar 20132 years 5 months. Am an exploration geologist with experience in base metals, gold, manganese, uranium and Zambian gemstones such as emeralds. In this time, I also gained experience in industrial minerals and have worked mainly on limestone deposits.

The submission and subsequent approval of an addendum came as a surprise to stakeholders and the mining opposition/advocacy coalitions who were expecting the developer, Mwembeshi Resources …

On Wednesday, the mining company Mwembeshi Resources Ltd were ordered by the government to immediately stop all their activities on their copper project …

It goes without saying that an open-cast copper mine in the centre of Lower Zambezi National Park would do tremendous damage to the environment and biodiversity of the park. The devastating effects …

The Unspoilt Lower Zambezi National Park- however new mine coming soon. The UPND Government has authorized mining in the prestigious Lower Zambezi National Park after a protracted legal battle ...

Mwembeshi Resources Limited itself. The benefit from the mining operation may be for a very short time, but the consequences may be far-reaching. Mr Speaker, on 19th September, 2012, Mwembeshi Resources Limited appealed against the decision of ZEMA to the then hon. Minister of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental

May 31, 202409:07 PDT. Zambia's government on Wednesday ordered mining company Mwembeshi Resources Ltd to immediately halt all activities on the $494 million copper …

On the face of it, the Zambezi Resources Limited Large Scale Mining Licence No. 15547-HQ-LML was issued illegally, and thereby null and void. Thus, it just makes sense that Government revokes it ...

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 2011. The site of the intended mining ...

Grand Resources Limited. From the Resource Centre ? This section is a non-exhaustive snapshot of company behaviour recorded by the Resource Centre. We record allegations of abuse, seek company responses, profile lawsuits, and record attacks against Defenders working on business issues.

The paper builds from the controversial approval of a large scale open-pit mine in the Lower Zambezi National Park of Zambia. ... and Mwembeshi Resources Limited (2019) HCZ 2014/ HP/A006. 4 Kelly ...

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 ...

Question: QUESTION ONE The country is currently facing the debate of whether the Kangaluwi Mine Project located in the Lower Zambezi National Park should go ahead or not following the lifting of the injunction by the Lusaka High Court Judge. Mwembeshi Resources Ltd, the owners of the project, compiled an ESIA for the project in the year …

The effect of the High Court's ruling was that Mwembeshi Resources Limited was no longer constrained from conducting mining activities in the Lower Zambezi National Park. The Appellants later lodged an appeal against the decision of the High Court before the Court of Appeal and the same was dismissed on 25th February, 2021.

Mwembeshi Resources Limited holds the licence for the mine situated in Lower Zambezi National Park. Close to a decade of delays and obfuscations, the High Court dismissed the case on a legal ...

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 Dubai but suspicions are rife that they are …

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 a subsidiary ...

The mine also threatens upcoming conservation projects such as the $12.5 million dollar 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 ...

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 …

By Chris Mfula and Felix Njini. (Reuters) -Zambia's government on Wednesday ordered mining company Mwembeshi Resources Ltd to immediately halt all activities on the $494 million copper project it ...

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 …