“THE LATE MR. PHILIP PASCALL WAS BORN IN SOUTHERN RHODESIA, NOW ZIMBABWE IN 1947. HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH EAST ASIA, CHILE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ZIMBABWE AND ZAMBIA FROM 1973 UNTIL HIS UNTIMELY DEATH IN 2023. HAVING CO-FOUNDED FIRST QUANTUM (FQM) IN 1996, THE LATE MR. PASCALL SERVED AS ITS CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FROM ITS INCEPTION UNTIL 2022. HE INSTILLED AN ENTREPRENEURIAL AND BOLD CULTURE THAT SAW THE COMPANY GROW FROM A 10,000 TONS TAILINGS RE-PROCESSOR AT THE BWANA MKUBWA PROJECT. IN 1977, MR. PASCALL ACQUIRED KANSANSHI MINE AND TURNED THE ENTERPRISE INTO ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST COPPER PRODUCERS WITH OPERATIONS SPANNING 5 CONTINENTS AND EMPLOYING MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE GLOBALLY. HE LATER SAW VALUE IN THE CLOSED DOWN AND ABANDONED KANSANSHI COPPER MINE AND DEVELOPED IT TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST MINES IN ZAMBIA WITH SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION IN TAX REVENUE. HE FURTHER WENT TO KALUMBILA AND BUILT THE TRIDENT MINE FROM INCEPTION AND ADDED TO IT THE NICKEL ENTERPRISE, WHICH BECAME THE LARGEST IN AFRICA. HIS CONTRIBUTION IN THE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTRY IS WORTHY OF SPECIAL COMMENDATION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 1398 |
| Gazette Vol. | 100 |
| Gazette Date | 2023-10-23 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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