Friends of Mufulira

  Mwangala Mwangala of class 7B, 11 years old, in clean school uniform, steps forward in front of all his teachers, clears his throat, and stands in front of the…

The MMTA’s Anniversary Dinner took place on the 9th October at One Great George Street, the historic and resplendent home of the Institute of Civil Engineers. We were delighted to…

Our MMTA Charity, Friends of Mufulira (FOM), arises out of The Minor Metals Trade Association’s wish to publicly recognize the communities in developing countries upon which we all depend for…

Don’t feel too Pious about your Prius! Copper might be the wonder metal for Plug-In Hybrid Electric   Vehicles (PHEVs)  but there are still copper smelters all over the world generating…

Elective Report 2019   I undertook my elective placement in Mufulira, Zambia. Mufulira is a small town situated in the Northern part of Zambia with a population of 125,336(2007). It…

Elective Report – Olufemi Olatigbe My elective in Mufulira occurred during the month of July. I arrived along with my three fellow medical students at the Ndola airport, which is…

What a way to spend 24 (ish!) hours. Roskill are pleased to  announce that following the 3 peaks challenge, they have exceeded the £3000 target for Friends of Mufulira You…

A brief introduction My name is Elizabeth and I’m a final year medical student at Liverpool University. This is an article written about my elective, which I carried out with…

In 2008 I travelled to Mufulira in Zambia for the first time. After 30 years of knowing the name it was good to be there. As MMTA members know, it…

Intelligent Charity? A year in the life of Friends of Mufulira   Simon Jenkins, writing in The Guardian newspaper [‘Billionaires are not the ones to save the world’, 22.02.2020], cited the commonly held…

View the recent ICMM report on Enhancing mining’s contribution to the Zambian economy and society. Part of the Mining: Partnerships for Development – Spotlight series 18 In 2008, the MMTA initiated…