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title: "EIS – Proposed Open Cast Mining Project – License No. 38897-HQ-LEL Luano District"
description: "Project Overview Chitubula Investments Limited, a Zambian-owned mining company (75% citizen ownership), in joint venture (JV) partnership with Golden Avenue Investment Zambia Ltd., proposes to develop an open-cast mining project in Luano District, Central Province. The project will be implemented…"
url: "https://www.zema.org.zm/docs/eis-proposed-open-cast-mining-project-license-no-38897-hq-lel-luano-district/"
updated: "2026-02-19"
category: Environmental Impact Statements
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# EIS – Proposed Open Cast Mining Project – License No. 38897-HQ-LEL Luano District

Project Overview

Chitubula Investments Limited, a Zambian-owned mining company (75% citizen ownership),
in joint venture (JV) partnership with Golden Avenue Investment Zambia Ltd., proposes to
develop an open-cast mining project in Luano District, Central Province. The project will be
implemented under Large-Scale Mining License No. 38897-HQ-LEL, which was initially
granted as a prospecting license on 14th November 2024 to Chitubula Investments Ltd.
The project area covers approximately 4,805 hectares in the Luano Valley area and is
situated about 4 km from the Luano District administrative center (Luano Boma) and an
estimated 98 km from Old Mkushi town.

See more in the below document

 [EIS - Proposed Large Scale Mine by Chitubula-compressed](https://www.zema.org.zm/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/EIS-Proposed-Large-Scale-Mine-by-Chitubula-compressed.pdf)[Download](https://www.zema.org.zm/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/EIS-Proposed-Large-Scale-Mine-by-Chitubula-compressed.pdf)