Gemfields has become aware that a new statutory instrument in Zambia dated 30 December 2024 and which came into effect on 1 January 2025 (S.I. No. 88 of 2024, the Customs and Excise (Precious Stones) (Export Duty) (Suspension) (Revocation)...
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Gemfields, which owns 75% of the Kagem emerald mine in Lufwanyama, Zambia, is pleased to announce changes to the Board of Gemfields, due to take effect on 1 July 2024, following a broad search for both a new Chair...
The former chief of staff to Andry Rajoelina, the President of Madagascar, was jailed for three and a half years by a London court on Friday 10 May 2024 for soliciting a bribe from Gemfields, the 75% owner of...
The Kagem emerald mine in Lufwanyama paid almost a third of its revenue to the Zambian government in 2023, according to latest figures from its parent company Gemfields. The state received USD 28.3 million of Kagem Mining’s USD 92.7 million revenue in 2023. These figures...
Schoolchildren in Lufwanyama District have received an additional boost with the commissioning of newly built classroom blocks and other facilities at Bulaya Secondary School. The new facilities include two 1x3 classroom blocks - one of which had been started by...
The once unconventional sight of a woman skilfully operating heavy-duty machinery at a mine is now becoming commonplace at Kagem Mining. Kagem is striving towards increased diversity and inclusion within its workforce, changing gender stereotypes in mining.
Groups of small-scale farmers in Lufwanyama have shown their appreciation of Kagem Mining for the provision of fertiliser to aid production for the 2023/24 farming season. The mine, which supports eight farming cooperatives comprising a total of 194 members,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWITH PICTUREDECEMBER 8, 2023 Kagem and mine workers unions reach 2024/2025 collective agreement LUFWANYAMA, ZAMBIA –Kagem Mining Limited (Kagem), the Mine Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) and the National Union of Miners & Allied Workers (NUMAW) that...
Kagem Mining and Gemfields Foundation, the charitable arm of Kagem’s majority owner and operator - Gemfields, has handed over a newly constructed block with three classrooms and a fully equipped solar powered computer lab to Lufwanyama’s Kapila Primary School...
On 27 September, Kagem Mining Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Zambia committing to fund the construction of the Chapula Vocational Training Centre in Lufwanyama, that will enable local people to acquire skills to...