{"id":434,"date":"2025-07-01T09:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/?page_id=434"},"modified":"2025-07-01T09:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:17:06","slug":"dr-gabriel-ziwa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/dr-gabriel-ziwa\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Gabriel Ziwa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UNIVERSITY\/SCHOOL:<\/strong> The Copperbelt University, School of Mines and Mineral Sciences,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geology Department<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CURRENT POSITION<\/strong>:   Lecturer 1\/HOD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-mail:<\/strong> gabriel.ziwa@cbu.ac.zm<\/a>, gabriel.ziwa@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobile:<\/strong> +260 966 598 974<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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  • Years:<\/strong> 2019 – 2024; PhD \u2013 Geology: University of Exeter, Camborne School of Mines, UK; Thesis:<\/em><\/strong> The Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Cobalt in Mining-affected Environments<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Years:<\/strong> 2014 \u2013 2015; MSc \u2013 Geology: \u00a0Curtin University of Technology, Australia; Thesis: Hydrothermal Replacement Cu-Pb-Zn Mineralisation at Yeneena, Paterson Province, WA.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Years:<\/strong> 2005 \u2013 2010; B. Min. Sc. \u2013 Geology: The University of Zambia, Zambia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    • Member, Geological Society of Zambia (GIS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member, Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy (HEA), UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Associate Fellow, ASPIRE, UK<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      COURSES TAUGHT<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      Postgraduate courses<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • GM 650 \u2013 Advanced Instrumentation: Exploration Geochemistry                                                                  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Undergraduate courses<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • DGY 313 \u2013 Geology for Mining Engineers (3rd year Diploma Mining Engineering)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • GY 313 \u2013 Mining and Economic Geology (3rd year B.Eng. Mining Engineering)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • GM 220 \u2013 Fundamentals of Geology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • GM 310 \u2013 Mineralogy and Petrology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • GM 321 \u2013 Regolith Geology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • GM 420 \u2013 Mining and Exploration Geology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • GM 440 \u2013 Surface Processes and Geochemical Exploration Techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • GM 520 \u2013 Geostatistics and Resource Estimation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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          • Lecturer; The Copperbelt University (July, 2015 \u2013 to date)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PTA), University of Exeter (August, 2020 \u2013 August, 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Part-time lecturer \u2013 The University of Zambia, (2018\/2019 academic year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Staff Development Fellow, The Copperbelt University (April, 2014 \u2013 July 2015)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
            RESEARCH INTERESTS<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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            • Resource estimation and modelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Mining and Exploration Geology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Geochemistry \u2013 Environmental and Exploration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Sustainable and reclamation mining for green energy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Environmental and toxicity issues of mine waste<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Geochemical characterisation and remediation of mine waste contaminants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              PUBLICATIONS <\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

              Ziwa, G<\/strong>., Crane, R., & Hudson-Edwards, K. A. (2025). Geochemistry and mineralogy of Cobalt in mine wastes: examples from Cobalt, Canada and Cornwall, England. Frontiers in Geochemistry<\/em>, 3<\/em>, 1543695.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Z<\/strong>iwa, G<\/strong>., Crane, R., & Hudson-Edwards, K. A. (2020). Geochemistry, mineralogy and microbiology of cobalt in mining-affected environments. Minerals, 11<\/em>(1), 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Mwanamuchende, T., Mukube, P., Nyirenda, K., Okello, N., Ziwa, G<\/strong>., & Mwape, A. (2019). Statistical and Spatial Analysis of Heavy Metals in Soils of Residential Areas Surrounding the Nkana Copper Mine Site in Kitwe District, Zambia. American Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 4<\/em>(1), 26-37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Majer, V., Kn\u00e9sl, I., K\u0159\u00edbek, B., Nyambe, I. A., Ziwa, G<\/strong>., Mihaljevi\u010d, M. & Sracek, O. (2011). Soil contamination and health risks associated with former Pb and Zn ore smelting in Kabwe, Zambia. Mining and the Environment in Africa<\/em>, 43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              UNIVERSITY\/SCHOOL: The Copperbelt University, School of Mines and Mineral Sciences, Geology Department CURRENT POSITION:   Lecturer 1\/HOD E-mail: gabriel.ziwa@cbu.ac.zm, gabriel.ziwa@gmail.com Mobile: +260 966 598 974 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP COURSES TAUGHT Postgraduate courses Undergraduate courses ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT HISTORY RESEARCH INTERESTS PUBLICATIONS Ziwa, G., Crane, R., & Hudson-Edwards, K. A. (2025). Geochemistry and mineralogy of Cobalt in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":436,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-434","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438,"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/434\/revisions\/438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofminesandmineralsciences\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}