Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:54:56 +0000 BY MAILESI BANDA SMALL scale miners still face the challenge of high costs of geological survey and environment assessment fees which have proven as a hindrance to the growth of the sector, ITB mine director Ruth Mbumba has said. Ms. Mbumba said the K150 million charged on the assessment was a hindrance to the growth of the sector and their contribution to the economic development of the country. She lamented that small scale miners were failing to venture into operations due to the high costs in the process of commencing mining activities. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Nation, she said most people owned land that had minerals but did not have the resources to venture into mining due to the high costs of assessment and geological surveys. “There is so much potential for the growth of the mining sector if small scale miners are given an opportunity […]
