CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT, RECOMMENDATION FOR REMEDIATION AND RESTORATION FOLLOWING THE FAILURE OF TAILINGS DAMS AT SINO METALS LEACH ZAMBIA LIMITED THAT LED TO THE DISCHARGE OF ACIDIC LEACH RESIDUE INTO THE SURROUNDING OPEN ENVIRONMENT, THE CHAMBISHI STREAM, AND THE MWAMBASHI AND KAFUE RIVERS.
On 18th February 2025, a breach occurred on one of the tailings dams belonging to Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited (Sino Metals) known as Tailings Dam No. 15 (TD 15) located in the Chambishi area of Kalulushi District on the Copperbelt Province. The incident resulted in an uncontrolled release of acidic leach residue or tailings from the Tailings Storage Facility into the open environment, flowing into Chambishi Stream, Mwambashi and Kafue Rivers. The affected water bodies support diverse socio-economic activities.
In response to the above environmental incident, the Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Zambia Environmental Management Agency engaged a consultant, Applied Science Technology and Associates to undertake an Environmental and Social Incident impact Assessment to assess the impact on the environment and provide recommendations for remediation and restoration measures. On December 19, 2025, the Agency received the Final Report which was the final deliverable under the assessment contract.
This notice therefore, serves to invited members of the general public, interested and affected parties to a Public Disclosure Meeting for the Final Report in Kitwe as follows:
Date : January 6th, 2026
Venue : Mukuba Secondary School
Time : 09:00 hours.
Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned during office hours from 09:00 hours to 16:00 hours should there be any issue requiring our attention.
The Director General
Zambia Environmental Management Agency
Corner of Church and Suez Roads
P.O. Box 35131,
LUSAKA
Tel No.: +260 211 254023/59 E-mail: info@zema.org.zm
