SOUTHERN AFRICA Nizam Crushers – Ndola plant Zambia’s aggregates star bears fruit for mining boom Zambia’s mining industry is experiencing phenomenal growth – in the copper sector primarily where annual production in 2015 is expected to be greater than the volumes achieved in the 1970s’ heydays. Infrastructure to accommodate this boom of new and expanding mines is severely lacking, however, and is the driving force behind Zamm Imports, a company dedicated to providing quality aggregate material to fill the country’s infrastructure gap. Laura Cornish reports from Zambia. IN SHORT Zambia’s booming mining industry is being impacted by the shortage of infrastructure in the country – but this is set to continue changing thanks to Zamm Imports. Z ambia born and bred Jignesh Soni, founder and CEO of Zamm Imports is no stranger to the infrastructure challenges Zambia has more recently been facing. Having cut his business teeth in the local construction sector, he quickly realised the shortage of aggregate material in the country. 16 MINING REVIEW AFRICA ISSUE 6 2014 “Zamm Imports’ foundation is built on this escalating scenario,” he says. Today, the company is a thriving aggregates manufacturer and local supplier, with two large-scale facilities in operation and a third and possible fourth in the pipeline. Expansion plans of this nature are a true indicator that Soni is providing a service Zambia is in desperate need of. “We are also the only company in the Copperbelt that delivers aggregate material to our customers, and this is giving us a competitive edge.” In addition to the company’s R42 million Nizam Crushers – Ndola and Nizam Crushers – Luanshya crushing and screening plant aggregate operations, Soni is on the brink of erecting a third plant in Zambia’s north west province, Solwezi. This is a more isolated and less populated region in the country but is gaining massive mining interest with new emerging massive operations such Nizam Crushers – Luanshya plant