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Much of southern Africa is semiarid and heavily dependent on groundwater resources. However, access to safe and clean water is an important feature of the natural environment, a human right and a basic requirement for economic development. Like in other parts of the Kalahari Basin, parts of...

The provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme in schools has been a major concern in Choma District and has received significant attention in terms of policy consideration and dissemination with the aim of improving health in the learning environment. The implementation of the...

Gender mainstreaming in the water sector is being justified on grounds that it helps to empower women; therefore it furthers broader goals of equality within society, contributing to poverty alleviation and social inclusion. This study was done in two peri-urban areas of Lusaka, Zambia namely...

The initial work of this project involved determining the optimum mesh of grind and frother dosage for Lumwana and Kansanshi ores. This work was conducted at the University of Zambia mineral dressing laboratories based at School of Mines. Further work involved carrying out surface tension, bubble...

This research was undertaken to contribute to the body of knowledge policy makers may apply when determining the kinds of trans-boundary water agreements they would like to have in place. The objective was to explore notions and determine levels of ‘ownership’ in relation to water resources and...

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...

The source of salinity and the geochemical processes that control the groundwater salinization in the Machile River Basin within the Sesheke and Kazungula districts of Western and Southern provinces of Zambia are not well understood and explained. The central part of the basin contains saline...

Zambia is endowed with a great variety of natural resources. For instance, Zambia has good climate with a favourable rainfall pattern; this provides sufficient recharge for the surface and ground water resources. In spite of the sufficient surface and ground water resources, accessibility to...

Konkola Mine of Konkola Copper Mines Plc comprises of Number 1 and 3 Shafts located on the northern most part of the Zambian Copperbelt. The mining licence area is characterised by the Kirilabombwe anticline dividing the West and North Limbs striking generally in the northwest to southeast...

Nchanga Underground Mine applies a variant of block cave mining to exploit the massive copper ore deposits with generally low ore grades fairly distributed within the orebody. Mining activities date as far back as 1937 when underground production commenced. Traditional block caving mining method...