Component C: Promoting the Mining

The objective of this project component was to support the Government to improve the enabling environment for mining sector development by acquiring and disseminating geo-data, fostering more sustainable artisanal and small scale mining, increasing the supply of Malawians trained at tertiary level in mining-related disciplines and improving the policy environment for mining-related infrastructure development (Read more followed by imagery highlights of achievements)

C-1 Program of Geo-data Acquisition, Interpretation and Promotion, including a comprehensive country-wide airborne geo-physical survey to acquire new data, interpretation studies and resource assessments to identify promising mineral opportunities and activities to promote investor interest.

C-2 Establishing a Geo-Data Management Center to digitize, store and increase on-line access to geo-data.

C-3 Program of Training and Awareness Raising for Artisanal Mining to gradually improve ASM practices and institutional support to the ASM sub-sector.

C-4 Building Capacity for Tertiary Education in Mining to increase the supply of Malawians qualified at tertiary level in mining-related disciplines in order to help build the regulatory capacity of government institutions and to alleviate the chronic skills shortage faced by a fast growing mineral sector.

C-5 PPP Framework for Mining-related Infrastructure to assist the Government roll-out the Public Private Partnership (PPP) framework to the mining sector, through support to MNREE in tailoring the framework to mining-related infrastructure development and building requisite expertise.