MINES Minister Paul Kabuswe has revealed that the two gold marketing centres government is constructing in Mumbwa and Rufunsa districts at a total cost of K19.2 million will be completed within this year. Delivering a ministerial statement in the National Assembly yesterday, Kabuswe said his ministry had increased its allocation towards artisanal and small-scale mining activities from K52.1 million in 2023 to K131.4 million in 2024, which had been maintained in 2025. “Through the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, government working in a multi-sectoral approach has undertaken measures to support the artisanal and small-scale miners in various ways. Some of the interventions being carried out to support the sub sector include the following: access to finance to the Artisanal...