THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has procured 282.79 kilogrammes (kg) of gold at a cost of K345.6 million from December 2020. Gold weighing 195.95 kg was bought from Kansanshi Copper Mines at the cost of K241.8 million, while 86.84 kg was purchased from Zambia Gold Company, a subsidiary of ZCCM-IH at the cost of K103.8 million.
This is according to the Ministry of Finance and National Planning in its response to online questions on gold purchasing released recently.