Mon, 10 Apr 2017 11:54:02 +0000 By Buumba Chimbulu GOVERNMENT is this year expected to spend K9 million to purchase additional laboratory and information technology (IT) equipment for the Geological Survey Department (GSD) at the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development (MMMD). The equipment would be purchased under the European Union Euro 4.69 million Mineral Production Monitoring Support Project (MPMSP). The objective of the MPMSP is to strengthen the ability of the MMMD to fulfil its mandate to monitor effectively mining activities and mineral production in Zambia. It would also ensure that relevant information with other appropriate Government agencies was shared to increase domestic revenue mobilisation. Ministry permanent secretary, Paul Chanda, said the MPMSP would procure additional analytical equipment for the GSD laboratory during 2017, to enhance the laboratory’s ability to accurately analyse samples submitted by mining companies. “In October last year we gathered at the GSD to unveil new laboratory equipment worth approximately […]
