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A total of one thousand two hundred and six (1,206) households physically or economically displaced by the Kabanga Nickel Project in Ngara district have received twenty-six billion (TZS.26,000,000,000/=) which is equivalent to 95% of the compensation payment. According to the statement issued on Monday by Lifezone Metals Limited, the activity started in November 2023 and with the future construction of the Kabanga Nickel Project within the Special Mining Licence, three hundred and forty-nine (349) local households will be physically impacted and nine hundred and ninety (990) will likely be economically impacted. The completion of compensation payments will give Lifezone legal surface tittle to the entire four thousand and three hundred (4,300) hectares of the Kabanga Special Mining Licence area. The statement noted that those who will be affected, have participated in a process of balloting for preferred resettlement sites, as well as selecting and influencing the housing materials, structures and design. The Chief Executive Officer for Lifezone Metals Limited Chris Showalter, said that the company continues to progress its project through a strategic partnership with the Government of Tanzania, which owns free carry stake of 16% and BHP. In addition, he said Lifezone continues to advance its partnership with Glencore to recycle platinum, palladium and rhodium in the United States. The design and engineering for the Kabanga Nickel Project’s Definitive Feasibility Study, which remains on track is expected to be completed by the end of September 2024. As reported in the Guardian Newspaper on 21 August 2024. #businessandhumanrights #extractivesector #compensationtodisplacedpeople

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