Kagem Mining Limited (Kagem), which operates the largest emerald mine in the world, in Lufwanyama District of the Copperbelt Province in Zambia, has backed a new farming co-operative providing local youth an alternative to illegal mining on the dumps...
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Kagem Mining Limited (Kagem), which operates the largest emerald mine in the world, in Lufwanyama District of the Copperbelt Province in Zambia, has signed a collective agreement with unions under which unionised employees will receive a 10% increase in...
Kagem Mining has reinforced the Zambian government’s optimistic outlook for the future of Zambia’s gemstone and wider mining sector. Kagem hosted the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Hon. Paul C. Kabuswe, MP at its mine site in Lufwanyama...
Gemfields, which operates the Kagem emerald mine in Lufwanyama, is inviting governance bodies, mining organisations, industry observers and host governments to adopt the ‘G-Factor for Natural Resources’, a new measure promoting greater transparency regarding the level of natural resource...
Gemfields has unveiled “Chipembele”, the latest and largest significant gemstone discovered at the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia. The discovery of Chipembele follows Insofu (Bemba for ‘elephant’ – discovered in 2010) and Inkalamu (‘lion’ - 2018), all of which...
The largest collection of Zambian emeralds ever to be offered at auction will go on sale this month, with part of the proceeds contributing to the Gemfields Foundation that supports community and conservation projects in Africa. The Treasures of...
On Friday 15 October 2021, the Kagem emerald mine in Lufwanyama hosted a delegation led by the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Angola and Zambia, Mr Laurence Robertson MP. Mr Robertson was accompanied by the British High Commissioner...