
GOVERNMENT FORMALIZES ARTISANAL MINING, ISSUEING LICENSES AFTER MAJOR MPIKA TRAINING.
In a significant move to formalize Zambia’s artisanal mining sector, the government has officially closed a major training programme in Mpika, issuing certificates and licenses

Muchinga Province is located in the northeast of the country and was created in the year 2011 after detaching it from mother province – Northern Province. The province shares borders with Luapula Province in the west, Northern Province in the northwest, Eastern Province in the east and Central Province in the southwest. It also shares international boundaries with Tanzania in the north and Malawi in the east. The name of the province originates from the Muchinga Escarpment; on which it predominantly sits. The province elongates from southwest to northeast and is located on both sides of the Muchinga Mountains (Muchinga Escarpment).








