HH's administration is "very impressive" - Arc Minerals director

In an interview with Miningmx, director and executive chairperson of Arc Minerals Nick von Schirnding praised President Hakainde Hichilema on his administration’s achievements in implementing positive change in the mining sector.

His comments, which were published by the magazine in its 2024 edition of The Mining Yearbook, described how the government has worked hard to woo investors and create an environment conducive to mining.

“If you look at what the new administration in Zambia has done to turn this ship around, it’s been very impressive.

“I have met several senior people in the president’s office who have been tasked with implementing the changes that he wants to implement and that includes getting rid of the bad apples and sorting out historic corruption,” von Schirnding said. He added that this was “easier said than done”.

The Arc Minerals director pointed to the benefits mining projects have brought Zambians. “If you look at what First Quantum [Minerals] has done with their investments around their mines, tarred roads and things like that, that is what mining investment can do to uplift what is a historically poor region of Zambia,”

Von Schirnding also discussed Arc Minerals’ copper joint venture with Anglo American in Zambia, which he said remains firmly on track.