THE Minerals Regulation Commission (MRC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, has commenced the formalisation of mining activities in Mpika District. The exercise is targeting mining areas, including Kamambwe, Kanyelele and Danger Hill, among others, where informal mining activities have been reported. The Commission is engaging traditional leaders, miners, local communities and other stakeholders on the formalisation process, including the need for those conducting informal mining activities to vacate the identified sites in readiness for demarcation and subsequent allocation of tenements to eligible artisanal miners. In a statement by MRC Public Relations Officer Michelo Malungisa, Tuesday, Director General Dr Tom Hara said the Commission was committed to lawful mining, warning that illegal mining undermined mineral governance....