Zambia set to host the Mining and Investment Investment Insaka

From 7 to 11 October, the government will host the Mining and Investment Insaka 2024.

The conference will attract local and foreign stakeholders from the mining industry. The Minister for Mining and Mineral Development said that the government is keen to support Zambians who are artisanal and small-scale miners, helping them progress to junior minors, to conglomerates in mining.

Artisanal small-scale mining is a broad field, encouraging the creation of value from a range of raw materials to produce goods which can be bought. For example, bricks and paving stones for construction, granite and gemstones for retail, and quarry dust and silica for use in the mining industry.

The Permanent Secretary for Mining, Hapenga Kabeta said in a statement at the launch of the 2024 Mining Insaka, “The hosting of such an event is fundamental and transformative as it has significant multiple effects across the whole economy. The people who come will require accommodation, the people who come will require transport.”

By hosting the 2024 Insaka, Zambia gives a signal to the mining community both within the continent, and further afield, that it is ready to work with collaborators and partnerships to strengthen its mining industry. Subsahara Gemstone Exchange President, Phesto Musonda said, “I think the world is positioning itself to come and do so much investment in this extractive industry…and I think the New Dawn government in the past two years so short in a period have demonstrated that they are very open minded.”