African Mining November 2019 | Page 56

 MTE EXHIBITIONS MINING – STILL ZAMBIA’S BACKBONE The southern African region has a lot of mining potential. Mining and Technical Exhibitions (MTE) travelled to Zambia for week-long tour, writes Dineo Phoshoko. A lthough Zambia’s mining industry is facing a lot of challenges lately, there is still immense potential for success in the industry. According to the 9th Zambia EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) Report, mine companies accounted for more than a quarter of government’s income. Published in December 2018, the reported revealed how the mining industry contributed approximately more than USD1-billion in 2016. 54  African Mining  November 2019 "Like many African countries, the Zambia mining industry is facing a lot of challenges. www. africanmining.co.za