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Mining
NEWS
Nine Mines migrate to the
Electronic Reporting System
Nine Major mines on the Copperbelt and North-Western Provinces have
been migrated from manual monthly minerals production reporting to
the electronic submission of reports on the Mineral Output Statistical
Evaluation System (MOSES).
e migration of mines to electronic reporting is a major milestone
achieved under the Mineral Value Chain Monitoring Project (MVCMP)
and the Mineral Production Monitoring Support Project (MPMSP) that
have been tasked to develop an integrated online Mineral Output
Statistical Evaluation System
Speaking in Lusaka, Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development
Di rector of Minerals Development Mooya Lumamba says the nine mines
starting from September 15, 2017 will no longer submit any manual
monthly production reports.
e mines that have been migrated are Chibuluma Copper Mine,
Chambishi Metals, Chambishi Copper Smelters, Luanshya Copper
Mines, Lubambe Copper Mines, Lumwana Copper Mining, FQM
Kalumbila Copper Mine, Sino Metals and NFCA Copper Mining
Company.
According to Mr. Lumamba, the other three major mining companies;
FQM Kansanshi Copper and Gold Mine, Konkola Copper Mines, and
Mopani Copper Mine will be migrated to electronic reporting in October
2017.
And Z ambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) C ommissioner for
Modernisation and Corporate Strategy Dingani Banda has applauded the
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migration of the nine major mining companies to electronic mineral
production reporting.
Mr. Banda says this is a great milestone in achieving the Government's
objective of having an integrated electronic system for reporting
production and issuance of export permit for the mining sector.
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