Malachite Film Studio was a recording studio originally based in Chingola, Zambia on the campus of the then Anglo-American Corporation's Nchanga Copper Mine. Originally established to produce films in support of the mining industry pre and post Zambian independence, its audio recording studio eventually began to be used for commercial music recording by the early 1970's. In 1971, the studio was used to record Chalo Kuwama, Zambia's first locally produced album. Malachite was the earliest of Zambia's commercial recording studios and was used by many of Zambia's early Zamrock acts, including Amanaz, Blackfoot, WITCH, Teddy Chisi and 5 Revolutions.
Among the studio's credited recording engineers were Richard Hughes and Grayson Phiri. Noted Zambian folk artist, Emmanuel Mulemena also worked at the studio up until shortly before his death in 1982. Following the departure of Mulemena, the studio hired singer/songwriter Keith Mlevhu to assist in producing music and films. In 1983, following a reorganization in the national mine industry, the studio was moved to the city of Ndola. The studio remained active in the Zambian recording industry, helping to record numerous albums and singles, until at least 1988. Following the death of Mlevhu that year, the studio's operations slowed down. When the studio building was sold in 1990, Malachite shut down for good, ending almost 30 years of Zambian film and music production by the company.