Member of Parliament (MP) for Phalombe North East, Denis Namachekecha, has commanded a mining company for providing basic amenities to the constituency as a social corporate responsibility.
The company, Lancaster Exploration Limited, has drilled boreholes, is providing education support to children and is maintaining roads in Mauzi Ward where the company is venturing into mining of rare earth.
The parliamentarian made the remarks on Wednesday at Songwe hills mining site, Mauzi in Phalombe where the Vice President, Dr. Saulos Chilima inspected preliminary works by the UK minining company, Lancaster Exploration Limited.
Namachekecha said the company provided school materials to learners at Changa, Mangazi and Mphembezu Primary Schools and was also providing scholarship to over 31 students in various districts and national secondary schools apart from providing university scholarship to two students from Phalombe North East.
Chilima Impressed With Songwe Mining Site in Phalombe
By Evance Chisiano
Phalombe, May 5, Mana: The Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima Wednesday visited Songwe Mining Site in Phalombe where UK based Lancaster Exploration Limited is expected to mine rare earth, a highly potential forex earner for Malawi for more than fifteen years.
The Vice President who expressed higher expectations on the mining venture travelled to Mauzi area in the district where preliminary geo and other feasibility testings are currently underway prior to the actual mining.
Lancaster Exploration Limited President, Alexander Lemon, briefed Chilima that Songwe Mining has potential to improve Malawi’s economy for many years as the rare earth is valuable on an international market.