Mining companies operating without an Environmental Impact Assessment are breaking the law, according to Mines and Minerals Development Minister PAUL KABUSWE. No mining license, according to Mr. KABUSWE, is granted without a valid Environmental Impact Assessment. In a phone chat with ZANIS, Mr. KABUSWE revealed that his Ministry will develop a structure when the audit…
Mining companies operating without an Environmental Impact Assessment are breaking the law, according to Mines and Minerals Development Minister PAUL KABUSWE.
No mining license, according to Mr. KABUSWE, is granted without a valid Environmental Impact Assessment.
In a phone chat with ZANIS, Mr. KABUSWE revealed that his Ministry will develop a structure when the audit was finished to assist stop such activities in the future.
Collins Nzova, minister of the environment and the green economy, gave the Zambia Environmental Management Agency last week instructions to pursue enforcement action against mining corporations that operate without performing Environmental Impact Assessments.
