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LUSAKA – Zambia’s copper production rose by 8% to 368 371 t in the first six months of this year from 340 510 t in the same period last year, the country’s chamber of mines said on Tuesday. Full-year copper production in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer was expected to rise …

Glencore’s Zambian Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) has halted production at all its operations after four miners were killed in separate accidents, a company official said on Friday. MCM on Thursday suspended production at its Mufulira underground mine after three miners were electrocuted, the official, who declined to be named, told …

First Quantum Minerals’ new $2.1-billion Sentinel mine in Zambia is the one of the most-ambitious ventures for the country’s mining industry. This is according to the Zambia Chamber of Mines which states that the Sentinel mine is the single-largest upfront infrastructure investment in Zambia since the Kariba dam. And by …

The copper price is set to dip during the second half of the year, as poor producer discipline, higher output and lower Chinese demand growth combine for a fifth consecutive year of price decline in 2016, according to a new report by market analysts at Thomson Reuters GFMS. Analysts expected …

Copper prices on the international market yesterday fell for a second consecutive session due to a stronger United States dollar. Yesterday, the dollar gained on the yen as investors unwound safe-haven trades in the wake of the failed coup in Turkey, while a giant takeover bid in the technology sector, …