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Strong copper prices and support extended to the industry by government are expected to drive copper production growth, despite ongoing power shortages, this year. Statistics from the central bank indicate that copper production reached 362 000 t by June 30, down slightly from the 367 000 t produced in the …

Husqvarna Group is building its first solar power generating facility at its current injection molding site in Nashville, Arkansas, USA. The new facility is expected to reduce the CO2 footprint by approximately 1,000 tons in the first year of operation and approximately 25,000 tons over the expected 25 year life …

Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has agreed to restore power to Glencore’s Mopani Copper Mines. The deal was reached after lengthy consultation to restore full power supply to the mine from Wednesday, the president’s office said. Amos Chanda, Presidential Spokesman said details of the agreement facilitated by government will be finalised …

Afrique Nama Mining Limited (ANML) has announced intentions to develop a US$10 million cobalt mine in Mushindano district. ANML has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report to the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) ahead of the development. The project is to construct a mineral processing plant to process copper …

As one of Africa’s largest integrated copper producers, with a rich mining history in the Zambian Copperbelt that spans several decades, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and its CEO Steven Din understand that copper is a depleting resource. As such, the CEO is not only driving a 50 year mining vision …