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Kabanga Nickel Project
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Kabanga Nickel Project

Kabanga is a development-stage nickel-copper-cobalt project in north-west Tanzania. Lifezone completed a feasibility study in 2025 and reported execution-readiness/early works activity toward project development.

Primary commodityNickel
StageDevelopment
LocationNgara District, north-western Tanzania

Ownership / operator context

Lifezone disclosures state that Kabanga Nickel Limited holds 84% of Tembo Nickel Corporation Limited, the Tanzanian operating company, while the Government of Tanzania holds 16%.

Procurement outlook

Project disclosures explicitly reference engineering/vendor inputs and a supply chain for construction materials, heavy equipment, reagents and consumables. Waridi Geo represents these as upcoming/potential demand signals until a buyer publishes a specific procurement opportunity.

Infrastructure requirements

The feasibility study describes an underground mine, concentrator, tailings storage facility and supporting infrastructure. Exact package scope, timing and awards must be confirmed from current project notices.

Local-content notes

Tanzania local-content requirements and project-specific supplier qualification will be relevant as procurement packages mature.

Workforce notes

Lifezone states that project advancement is expected to create skilled and technical jobs; this record does not list or imply current vacancies.

Lifezone's feasibility study describes a planned mechanized underground mine and concentrator. Waridi Geo links those disclosed project components to supplier categories as planning intelligence, while avoiding any claim that a category is an open tender.

Procurement demand signals

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Upcoming demand

Construction materials, heavy equipment & site support

Project-planning signal: Lifezone supply-chain disclosures have referenced transport of construction materials, heavy equipment and other project inputs for Kabanga development. Exact packages, timing and awards must be confirmed from current project procurement notices.

Upcoming demand

Reagents & process consumables

Project-planning signal: Lifezone supply-chain disclosures have referenced reagents and consumables associated with the Kabanga supply chain. This category relationship is not a live tender and should be verified against current procurement releases.

Upcoming demand

Engineering & execution-readiness services

Project-planning signal: Lifezone reported execution-readiness activities following the Kabanga feasibility study. Engineering and project-support services are relevant to the development stage; this record does not identify an awarded or open contract.

Project update timeline

11 Dec 2025 · Construction

Execution-readiness activity reported for Kabanga

Lifezone reported execution-readiness activities toward a 2026 final investment decision after completion of the 2025 feasibility study.

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