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Providing an update on power supply to its Zambian operations, dual-listed base metals miner First Quantum Minerals noted on Tuesday that its Kansanshi mine and smelter, as well as its Sentinel project, in the North-Western province, were being consistently provided with a total of about 285 MW, despite the country’s …

LUSAKA – Zambia’s copper production inched higher to 711 515 t in 2015 from 708 000 t the previous year mainly due to a new mine owned by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals, the Chamber of Mines said last week. An electricity shortage and weaker copper prices due to slower growth …

The construction of the US$260 million Mokambo Copper Mines (MCM) in Mufulira has delayed due to the late issuance of a land title by the local authority. Changfa Mineral Resources Limited was scheduled to commence construction works at the multi million dollar copper project site next month in Mokambo area. …

The World Bank is set to release the first tranche of its $120-million contribution to the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Southern Africa’s mining sector during the first quarter of this year. The funds will initially be directed to assist current and former mineworkers in Mozambique, Lesotho, Malawi and South …

Zambia asked South Africa on Thursday for up to 300 MW of emergency power to ease an electricity crunch that has hit mining companies already grappling with a slide in global copper prices, its embassy said. Energy minister Dora Siliya made the request in a meeting with South African President …