Mining Comparative Guide

1 Legal and regulatory framework

1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern mining in your jurisdiction?

The primary law governing the mining sector in Zambia is the Mines and Minerals Development Act (11/2015) (‘Mines Act'), as read together with its various amendments (Act 14/2016, Act 18/2018 and Act 25/2020). Various regulations have been made pursuant to the Mines Act, such as the following:

• the Mines and Minerals (Trading in Reserved Minerals) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 110/1995);
• the Mines and Minerals (Application for Mining Rights) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 123/1996);
• the Mines and Minerals (Application for Mining Rights) (Amendment) Regulations (Statutory Instrument 29/1997);