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THE Australian owned mining conglomerate Blackthorn Resources, this year intends to commence a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) on the Kitumba copper project located in Mumbwa, Central Province. Blackthorn Resources chief executive officer Mark Mitchell said in a statement that the company will fund the DFS, with focus on priority exploration …

MOPANI Copper Mines in Mufulira has increased copper production by 2,500 tonnes in the first quarter of 2014 highlighting a growth rate of 10 per cent, a quarterly report has disclosed. Mopani, a subsidiary of Swiss owned conglomerate Glencore Xstrata, produced 27,700 tonnes of copper in the first quarter of …

THE Australian owned mining conglomerate Blackthorn Resources, this year intends to commence a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) on the Kitumba copper project located in Mumbwa, Central Province. Blackthorn Resources chief executive officer Mark Mitchell said in a statement that the company will fund the DFS, with focus on priority exploration …

Critically anticipated legislation changes intended to regulate the mineral potential of Mozambique, thus help it come to full realization, hinges on the Government’s determination to revoke previous ‘archaic’ laws that impede growth. Realising that the mineral wealth of the country had in 2013 alone generated over US$2 billion for the …

The coming of First Quantum Minerals Limited in the emerging ‘new Copperbelt’ of  North Western ProvinceA has brought with it a ray of hope for the growth of the area, once perceived ‘docile’ and lacking development.  Among other projects underway besides the existing Lumwana, Kansanshi mines, is another project underway …