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Nchanga Open Pit (NOP) is facing a critical equipment planning decision after undertaking improvement projects at the processing plant namely Elevated Temperature Leaching, Heap Leaching and Cobalt/Copper separation. Elevated Temperature Leaching has resulted in 20% increase in the recovery of...

The study has examined the history of Zambia Railways (ZR), its importance and performance in the economic development of Zambia from 1967-1991. It also examined the challenges that ZR faced during the same period. Historically, railway transport played a vital role in the economic activities of...

Among the various risks on the road, driving second hand tyres is a contributor to accidents. Roadway is a dominant mode of transportation in Zambia and records the highest number of deaths and injuries caused by accidents in the country. An analysis of the traffic accidents recorded over a...

Despite so many studies about the construction industry in Zambia, very little is known about road construction project planning. A construction project is generally considered successful if it is planned, designed, constructed and handed over for use within the intended budget, time and meeting...

The popularity of the Internet has resulted in the demand for telecommunications networks that are capable of delivering high-speed data transfers which can meet the communication needs of today’s users. However, the rural community in Zambia has continued to suffer from social exclusion since...

Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) originates from the Regional Radio Communication Conference of 2006 (RRC06) and the subsequent Geneva 2006 agreement (GE06) of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recommendations which made a resolution that member states signatory to the agreement...

Temperatures and humidity at Mindola Sub-Vertical (MSV) shaft have been rising with depth as mining of lower lying copper reserves is achieved. This rise in temperature has been catalysed by a number factors notably the increase of diesel equipment, geothermal gradient (increase in depth), auto...

In Zambia, the need to conserve water resources through technologies that can easily be managed by the local communities has resulted in the construction of small dams. However, small dams are adversely impacted by sedimentation due to soil erosion in the catchment area. The aim of this study was...

Remote sensing provides area coverage, and aids the mapping and classification of land cover features, such as vegetation, soil, water and forests. However, with remote sensing using medium to coarse spatial resolution imagery, some difficulties are encountered in the definition of vegetation...

Blasting is the process of fracturing material through the detonation of industrial explosives placed into drilled holes suitably located to a free surface. Every blast hole containing a calculated amount of explosive charge undergoes impulsive loading when detonated and results in the dynamic...