In 2014, Howard Mutambakyalo started a security company with a bicycle, three guards, and a dream that many dismissed as folly. A decade later, Mukoleku Security Services employs over 500 people, holds a major contract with First Quantum Minerals’...
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First Quantum is introducing new automated drilling technology at its Sentinel Mine in Kalumbila, marking the first time this advanced system has been used in Zambia. The innovation is expected to help the country move closer to its national goal of producing 3 million tonnes of copper per year, while improving safety and upskilling existing jobs.
First Quantum Minerals acknowledges the Minerals Development (Preference for Zambian Goods and Services) Regulations, 2025 issued recently by The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development. The legislation is designed to increase local participation in the country’s growing mining sector....
First Quantum’s Kansanshi Mine has successfully hosted an intensive rope rescue and first aid training exercise for mine rescue teams from eight leading mining companies in Zambia, as part of its routine annual and quarterly emergency response training programme...
First Quantum Minerals (FQM), through its subsidiary FQM Trident Limited, has officially handed over newly constructed houses to 13 employees in the Kalumbila District of the North-Western Province. This milestone marks the completion of the first phase of the...
In a significant move towards bolstering Zambia’s industrial capacity and ensuring sustainable community development, First Quantum Minerals (FQM), through its subsidiary FQM Trident Limited, has deepened its local content strategy by handing over critical operational responsibilities to a wholly...
First Quantum has hailed long-time supplier AMSI Zambia for setting a new benchmark in supplier-driven community development, following the construction and handover of a computer laboratory at Kimale Primary School in Solwezi.
First Quantum Minerals (FQM), through its Kansanshi Mine, has invested over K3.5 million to fully modernise the North-Western Provincial Library in Solwezi, delivering a safe, digital, and inclusive space aimed at strengthening literacy and education across the province.
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has launched its 2025/26 Farmer Input Support Programme, investing K33,384,129 to support 7,208 smallholder farmers across Mushindamo, Solwezi, Kalumbila and Mwinilunga, covering 3,412 hectares under cultivation. The initiative is part of FQM’s long-running Agriculture Livelihood...
Students from ten schools across Solwezi are at the forefront of an educational revolution, participating in a transformative hackathon themed "Shaping the Future of Learning with Artificial Intelligence." The event, supported by FQM’s Kansanshi Mining PLC, highlights a significant...