SCHOOL / DEPARTMENT: School of Mines and Mineral Sciences, Geology Department
CURRENT POSITION: Lecturer/Researcher –Mineral Economics
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mineral Economics, University of Zambia (UNZA), School of Mines, Lusaka, Zambia. Thesis: Towards an Optimal Capturing of Rent for Zambia’s Large-scale Copper Mining Industry.
Master of Science (MSc), Exploration Geology, Rhodes University, Department of Geology, Grahamstown, South Africa.
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive, Copperbelt University (CBU), School of Business, Kitwe, Zambia.
Bachelor of Mineral Science (B.Min.Sc) Geology, University of Zambia (UNZA), School of Mines, Lusaka, Zambia.
Other Training
Course in Mineral Economics, Mining Law and Policy. International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC), University of Western Australia, Perth and Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia.
Mineral Project Valuation course for decision-making in mine investment projects. South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, RSA.
Course in Teaching, Research and Policy Design by UNCTAD-VI Training on Natural Resources and Economic Development, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
COURSES TAUGHT
Undergraduate
Management, Mine Economics and Deposit Evaluation (Geology Department))
Entrepreneurship and Small-scale Business Management (Geology Department)
Ore & Process Mineralogy (Metallurgy Department)
Mineral Project Evaluations (Mining Engineering Department)
Mineral Economics (Mining Engineering Department)
Mineral Policies & Strategic Planning (Mining Engineering Department )
Mine Economics and Entrepreneurship (Mining Engineering Department)
Mineral Economics and Management (Metallurgy Department)
Postgraduate
Mineral Resources and Sustainability (Dag Hammarskjöld Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (DHIP)
Project Management , Economics and Law (Geology Department)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Geological Society of Zambia(GSZ)
Member, Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ)
Registered Professional Engineer (EIZ)
Member – Zambia Mining for Development Alumni (ZAM4DA)
Alumni : Minerals and Energy For Development Alliance (Mefda)
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (including Honorary and Adjunct Positions)
2022- present CBU Researcher/Lecturer, SMMS
2019 – 2022 CBU, SMMS, HOD Geology Department
2015 – 2017 UNZA School of Mines, (Part time Lecturer) in (a) Mineral Economics & Management and (b) Mine Management
2010 – 2014 CBU, School of Mines & Mineral Sciences Head of Department/Lecturer
2004-2005 Part time Lecturer in Marketing strategy, MBA Programme – Cavendish University, Kitwe Centre
2003-2010 Copperbelt University (CBU), Lecturer, School of Mines and Mineral Sciences Zambia.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Mineral taxation
Techno-economic evaluations of mineral projects and ore deposits
Mineral policies
Mineral economics
Mine Valuation
Mineral Marketing
Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
Mining & Exploration geology
Ore geology and process mineralogy
PUBLICATIONS
Chisakulo, E., and Kambani, S (2016) A Review of Challenges Facing Mine Taxation in Zambia based on Mining Sector Characteristics. Zambian Journal of Chemical Engineering (ZJChemE), Vol. 4, No. 1&2, 2016, ISSN: 2223-5019, pp. 15-31.
Chisakulo, E., & Kambani, S. (2017). Competitiveness Evaluation of the Zambian Mining Taxation System. International Journal of Advanced Research, 5(9), 359-372. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5338
Mwamba, G., Kambani, S., & Chisakulo, E. (2017). Study to Review Benefits Beyond Direct Mine Taxes in Zambia. IJRDO – Journal of Business Management, 3 (8), 77-92 ISSN: 2455-6661.
Chisakulo, E & Kambani, S. (2018). A Review of Mineral Wealth Creation Challenges in the Management of Zambia’s Mineral Resource. Proceeding of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ), 2018 Symposium 13th April, pp.256-269. Avani Victoria Falls Resort, Livingstone, Zambia.
Chisakulo, E., & Kambani, S. (2018). Responsiveness of the Zambian mine tax regimes to attributes of ‘good tax’ criteria. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 7(2), 71-89. DOI: 10.5861/ijrsm.2018.3002.
Chisakulo, E., & Kambani, S. (2018). Review of the Performance of the Tax Instruments under the Zambian Mineral Taxation System Proceeding of the First National Conference on Geology, Mining, Metallurgy and Groundwater Resources. 27th November, pp. 307-334. Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia.
Chisakulo, E and Kambani, S. (2019). Perceptions on Distribution Challenges in the Management of Mineral Wealth for Zambia. Proceeding of the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ), 2019 Symposium 24th April. Avani Victoria Falls Resort, Livingstone, Zambia.
Nshimiyimana, C., Chisakulo, E., and Nsengiyumva, C. (2023). Occurrence and lithogeochemical Composition of Iron Ore in Ngororero District, Rwanda. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31319
Songolo, M.W, Chisakulo, E & Chanda E.K. (2025): Development of a cut-off grade model for determining the opportunity cost due to mineral royalty, CIM Journal, DOI: 10.1080/19236026.2024.2431469
