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New mine to open in Sinazongwe

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A new coal mine is expected to be opened in Sinazongwe District in Southern Province before the end of this year.

The mine will be called Indongo and Jonah Coal Mine and will be set up in Senior Chief Mweemba area in Mulungwa.

Indongo and Jonah Coal Mine Counsultant Lewis Tumbama told the special meeting for Sinazongwe District Development Coordinating Committee (DDCC) about the new development today at the Council Chamber.

Mr Tumbama said that 50 percent of the mine would be owned by Zambians while the other 50 percent would be owned by foreigners.

He disclosed that US$ 10 million would be pumped in as initial capital for the operation of the mine.

Mr Tumbama noted that the mine would be an open pit mine and will have a washing plant, pollution control facility, a residential area for high cost, and low cost houses.

The Consultant said the life span for three open pit areas that would be opened would be 15 years.

He, however, noted that 53 households from five villages within the mining area would be relocated to other area that has already been identified.

The Villages includes, Siabwacha, Siapukwe, Malyango, Mudododi and Siavwela.

Mr Tumbama said the company would bear all the cost of relocating the people through building them new houses and assisting them to start their new life.

The DDCC committee has also recommended to the new mine owners to set up a development trust fund to ensure that the interests of the community were addressed.

Zambian shareholders in the new company includes Livestock and Fisheries Development Minister Bradford Machila, Dipak Patel, Satwant Sing the former rally driver, and Davison Mulela former Minister in the Chiluba regime.

[ ZANIS ]

6 COMMENTS

  1. Good news, this is total confidence in the future of the country, keep up the spirit Zambians. To investors both Zambian and foreign, go all the way, the Boma has created the enabling environment.

  2. Only $10M in a mine? what kind of a mine is this? How people will work there and what will be the wage bill? Does $10M justfy displacing over 50 households. I smell a rat. Its sad that this is what the MMD calls investors. Our precious coal will be mined and sold giving these people supper profits while

  3. from 2. looses its diminishing resorce. Let us wake up as Zambians and not watch this MMD auction our country

  4. Please, domesticate this coal in households. Stop the indiscriminate tree felling. Why should Zambia use charcoal for cooking when we have abundant coal deposites in the country? There are so many advantages in using coal instead of charcoal. You avoid turning the country into a desert. Ecology is maintained, more plants more scientific research and therefore, more eg medicine. You can use the same coal the fire pit as many times as it is still there. You can’t do the same with charcoal. When you distinguish charcoal on the fire pit it becomes useless. So, coal is very economical.

  5. #4. ANY COUNTRY NEEDS GOVERNANCE CHANGE (OR REGIME CHANGE) CONSTANTLY WHENEVER A RAT IS SMELT FOR THE SAKE OF CHECKS AND BALANCES. IT DOESN’T MEAN THAT WHEN ANOTHER GOVT TAKES OVER ITS THE END OF THAT PROJECT- IN FACT IT IS THE CATALYST OF ALL UNDERTAKEN PROJECTS. But I know where little men and women like you are coming from. You are highly compromisable. ZAMBIA NEEDS REGIME CHANGE sleepy young man.

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