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1. The Konkola section of the T3 road is notable for passing through an area rich in copper mining activity. It goes through the Konkola Toll Plaza and bypasses the Konkola Copper Mines. This area is also close to the Konkola West Copper project, which covers an area of 72 km² and is located 18 km northwest of Chingola2. The project is significant for its potential copper deposits and has recently been in the news due to the Zambian government granting an environmental impact assessment for exploration activities

2. The Kamenza East Police Post is a community project in Zambia that was recently commissioned. It was highlighted during the event of its commissioning by the Chililabombwe area Member of Parliament, Hon. Paul C.C Kabuswe1. This police post is part of the Zambia Police Service’s efforts to maintain peace, law, and order throughout the country

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1. Mingomba Mining Limited (MML) is an integrated copper mining company in Zambia, which is involved in various stages of the copper value chain, including exploration, development, production, processing, and marketing of copper1. The company is currently undertaking an extensive exploration program on its license to develop it into a fully-fledged copper mine1. The Mingomba copper-cobalt mine project is backed by significant investment and technology. KoBold Metals, a start-up supported by a coalition of billionaires including Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, has committed $150 million to developing the Mingomba mine, which is said to be the world’s highest-grade undeveloped large deposit of copper2. The mine contains 247 million tonnes of ore with an average grade of 3.64% copper, which is notably higher than the grades found in Chile, the world’s top copper-producing nation2. The project is based in Chililabombwe on the Copperbelt and is a joint venture with Australian private equity firm EMR Capital and Zambia’s state-owned mining investment vehicle ZCCM-IH3. The development of the Mingomba mine is a significant step for Zambia’s mining industry and is expected to contribute to the country’s ambitious copper production target of 3 million tonnes a year by 20322. KoBold Metals plans to use its artificial intelligence tools to process drilling data and optimize exploration for copper and cobalt at Mingomba, with the goal of having the mine producing by the end of the decade4. This investment and technological approach are part of Zambia’s message to the world that it is open for business and ready to contribute to global needs, especially in the context of renewable energy and electric vehicles, which require copper

2. The Lubengele Combined School project is one of the educational initiatives in Chililabombwe, Zambia, aimed at improving the infrastructure and quality of education in the region. While there isn’t a specific project named “Lubengele Combined School” listed in the recent search results, the Copperbelt Development Foundation Limited has been involved in various projects in Chililabombwe, including educational ones.

3. The New Kamenza Road Project is part of a major infrastructure initiative known as the Kasomeno-Mwenda Toll Road (KMTR) project.

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1. Ming’omba Mining Limited of Kobold Metals has financed the construction of a fully furnished 1 by 4 classroom block to be completed in 2 months of which 1 Month - 1 week has already elapsed, this Construction is at Kawama Secondary School and is being done as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility C.S.R It is extremely motivating to have this team fund such projects even when they are just doing their Explorations. We can therefore only imagine what they are capable of doing for our Community when they finally develop and start yielding profits from the mine.

2. The Chililabombwe mall project refers to the opening of a new Shoprite supermarket store in Zambia. This store is part of a shopping mall investment by Shoprite in Chililabombwe, with an investment of K40 million1. The mall was built by a Zambian main contractor, Velos Enterprises Ltd, and created about 200 jobs during the construction phase. Additionally, Shoprite itself has created 140 jobs with this new store

3. The Lubengele Road project in Chililabombwe is part of a broader initiative to improve the road infrastructure in the region. Recently, President Hakainde Hichilema commissioned the reconstruction of the 35-kilometer Chingola-Chililabombwe road1. This K2.8 billion road project is the first to be initiated under the public-private partnership funding model1.