Value additionCreating more value from Zambia's mineral resources
Beneficiation includes the activities that improve mineral concentration, purity, form or usefulness before final industrial application. It can create additional economic value, specialised jobs, local supplier opportunities and stronger links between mining and manufacturing.
The value-addition pathway
Mineralogy & Testing
Understand mineral associations, impurities and processing behaviour.
Concentration
Separate valuable minerals from waste using suitable physical methods.
Purification & Refining
Improve chemical purity or isolate products to required specifications.
Downstream Products
Convert refined materials into industrial inputs, components or specialised products.
What determines feasibility?
Technical Factors
Ore characteristics, recovery, product quality, scale, technology, water, energy and waste management.
Commercial Factors
Capital, operating costs, customers, logistics, specifications, pricing and long-term competitiveness.
Institutional Factors
Licensing, standards, skills, laboratory capability, infrastructure and policy stability.
Responsible Development
Worker safety, emissions, water, tailings, chemicals, communities and closure planning.
CRMAZ priorities
The Association promotes realistic, market-led value addition. This includes supporting shared facilities, laboratory capability, technical partnerships, industrial skills, local supplier development and constructive engagement on infrastructure and policy constraints.