Today, more than 10,000 people work at Mopani. Mining is the highest paying industry in Zambia... 

Contributing to local development... 

Engaging with local communities...is an essential aspect of Mopani’s commitment to good corporate citizenship. Mopani has monthly meetings with the Kankoyo Community Organisation, a body that represents the interest of the Kankoyo community... Mopani maintains complaints registers in the community...[All complaints] are reviewed by management and relevant investigations are undertaken... 

Health: Mopani has invested in local health initiatives for many years and currently operates two hospitals and seven clinics...

Education: Mopani has supported local education and skills development initiatives for a number of years. The company runs four schools in the communities in which we operate...

Improving local air quality: ...Completion of the work [on a multi-year smelter upgrade] means that we now capture over 95% of Mopani’s SO2 emissions, contrasting significantly with the situation when we took over this asset in 2000...

[also addresses local procurement, investing in infrastructure]