Mining in Zambia

Mining in Eastern Province

Eastern Province stretches from the Luangwa Valley to the Malawi border at Chipata and Tunduma. Graphite and other critical-mineral occurrences are known around Petauke, lime and building materials are quarried locally, and the province is one of the country's busiest farming and cross-border trade corridors.

Key mining towns

Chipata
Petauke
Lundazi
Katete
Chadiza
Nyimba
Chimwanga

Mining activity

Graphite and critical-mineral exploration around Petauke
Limestone, lime and building-material quarrying
Small-scale gold and gemstone working
Agro-processing and cross-border trade through Chipata and Tunduma

What buyers look for

Exploration drilling contractors and remote camps
Crushers, screens and lime processing plant
Light earthmoving equipment for hire
Trucks, trailers and bonded warehousing

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Other provinces

Copperbelt Province North-Western Province Lusaka Province Central Province Luapula Province Southern Province Western Province Northern Province Muchinga Province

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