GOVERNMENT has disclosed that it will introduce a single-buyer model, where all gold produced in the country will be bought by one entity. In a statement, Tuesday, Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta said the reforms would be implemented in two levels, with the first focusing on mining operations. “We’re reforming the gold sector. Business as usual will not exist. In reforming the gold sector, we are going to have one buyer for all the gold in the Republic of Zambia. All the gold in the Republic of Zambia will be bought by one entity. There are two levels. There’s level one mining. Mining is going to be clearly authorised by the Minerals Regulation Commission...