A very interesting article on The World Bank website, written by Elizabeth Ninan Dulvy, Martin Lokanc, Margo Hoftijzer. Titled Zambia’s Copper Opportunity: Can the Workforce Keep Up?
The World Bank Group and the Government of Zambia recently completed a Roadmap on how the country can leverage its large copper resources to drive economic growth. Copper mining in Zambia is not new—it’s been around for over a century. Yet, despite copper contributing 15% of GDP and more than 70% of exports, production has been stuck at around 800,000 metric tons per year since 1969. That could soon change.
With global demand rising, the government has ambitious plans to triple copper production by 2031. Big mining names like Anglo American, First Quantum Minerals, Barrick, and newcomer Kobold are already investing heavily. Tripling production in just six years will be a stretch, but output is already climbing.
The question is: Will Zambia have the skilled workforce needed to fill the jobs this expansion will create?
Get the full details here: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2025/09/10/zambia-s-copper-opportunity-can-the-workforce-keep-up?cid=WBW_AL_whatsnew_EN_EXT
