Blast Kills 46 at a Copper Mine in Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia, April 20 - At least 46 people were killed Wednesday when a blast tore through an explosives factory at a Zambian copper mine, destroying the plant, the country's mining minister said.

LUSAKA, Zambia, April 20 - At least 46 people were killed Wednesday when a blast tore through an explosives factory at a Zambian copper mine, destroying the plant, the country's mining minister said.
The accompanying analysis covers production of copper in concentrate and copper cathode from China Nonferrous Mining Corporation's combined Chambishi operations since reopening in 2003. Concentrate feed is sourced from Chambishi Main, Chambishi West, Chambishi Southeast and Mwambashi deposits. Cathode production …
China-owned Chambishi Copper Smelter seeks to complete the construction of the project and has budgeted over US$200 million and meet the increased demand for smelting works by various mining companies in the Southern African nation and Africa's top copper producer.. The mining company, one of the latest projects to come on stream in …
In 2005, five Zambians were shot and wounded by managers during pay riots at the Chinese-owned Chambishi mine in Zambia's mining region of Copper belt. More Africa Stories US set to extend African ...
CNMC Africa Mining Co., Ltd. is located in the Zambia-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Kalulusi City, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Its main asset is the Chambishi Copper Mine. The mine includes the main mine, the West Mine and the Southeast Mine, with resources containing 4.51 million tons of copper and 162,000 tons …
The Chambishi Copper Mine, located near Chingola, Zambia, was initially discovered in 1899. It is a mining operation that involves both surface and underground mining techniques. The mine began production in 1963, and its operations mainly comprise underground workings with a single known shaft. The mining method employed is …
Two sulfidic mine tailings within the Zambian Copperbelt in the north of Zambia have been studied: Chambishi, representing an old site (age about 40 y) and Mindolo, which represents a relatively ...
President Edgar Lungu yesterday commissioned Non-ferrous Africa Corporation (NFCA) South-East Ore Body (SEOB) shaft developed at a cost of US$830 million which has extended the mine's …
NFC Africa Mining PLC (Chambishi Mine) an international mining company with its core business being the development of non-ferrous metals and mineral resources in Zambia. In our quest to continue supplementing Government effort by …
Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe has disclosed that the transaction on Chambishi Metals will soon conclude to reopen the mine, re-admit the mine's former employees and utilize the recently signed mining and resource sharing agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to access the much needed copper concentrates feed …
Zambia's Chambishi Copper Smelter, owned by China Nonferrous Metal Mining Corp (CNMC), has cut one-fifth of its production due to severe power shortages …
ERGA recognises the importance of Africa as a region. We invest not only in our own assets, but also in driving infrastructure development and livelihood improvement of the communities where we operate. Cobalt & Copper Boss Mining Chambishi Metals Comide Frontier Mine Metalkol RTR Development Assets Logistics Frontier Frontier is the …
Last month the Government lifted the suspension on the construction of Non-Ferrous Mining Corporation Africa's Chambishi South East Ore Body Project, the delay which according to the mine management had cost the company about US $10 million during the 48-day closure of the project.
Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe has disclosed that the transaction on Chambishi Metals will soon conclude to reopen the mine, re-admit the mine's former employees and utilize the recently signed …
The majority of the copper concentrates output from Chambishi Southeast Mine will be sent to CNMC's Chambishi copper smelter, a company source told Metal Bulletin. The Chambishi copper smelter is a major provider of blister copper, an intermediate copper product, to China. It produced 220,000-230,000 tonnes of blister …
Chambishi has the capacity to produce 55,000 tonnes per year of grade A copper cathodes and 6,800 tpy cobalt in the form of broken cathode, though output of the latter has been declining in recent years due to declining output from Boss Mining. Chambishi produced about 2,300 tonnes of cobalt in 2018.
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In response to the challenges faced by both the Chambishi Copper Smelter and the wider mining sector, Z has announced its intention to convene discussions with mining companies on Thursday. The aim of these discussions is to explore potential strategies for mitigating the impact of power shortages, with Z targeting to reclaim ...
ABSTRACT. Chambishi commenced a research project to improve revenue at the plant. The research involves plant optimization, improved technology at the plant to improve recoveries and a global market study to identify suitable concentrates from which high value metals such, CHAMBISHI Copper Smelter (CCS) has assured its 1,600 employees that …
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This Research takes the Chambishi copper mine as a specific case, painting and analysing Zambia's investment environment and risks by combining the base situation of the Chambishi copper mine and Zambia's national investment environment, in the hope of learning from investment experience in existing cases and providing a better …
Then, we heard about the US$500 million investment in expanding operations at the NFCA Mine in Chambishi, which will bring on board an additional 30,000 metric tonnes of copper per annum. The asset they ' ll be developing has some strong cobalt traces, so this investment will reestablish cobalt production at Chambishi Mine.
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Mine unions, contractors, the Church and residents of Chambishi have in the last two years continuously advocated for the re-opening of Chambishi Metals whose other operations include treatment of ...
A LARGE-SCALE mine which will create 3,000 jobs on the Copperbelt is scheduled to open in Kalulushi with production capacity of about 40,000 tonnes of copper and 5,000 tonnes of cobalt per annum. ... This will increase the number of cobalt mines in Zambia to two after Chambishi Metals also starts operating. "In terms of investments in …
Chambishi is predominantly a mining town, with two of open pits mines at China's Non Ferrous Africa Mining Corporation (NFCA) and the newly opened SINO Metals' …
N F C Africa Mining Plc Contact Details, Phone Number, Email, Address, Website, Location, Contact Number. Write a Review for N F C Africa Mining Plc. ... Chambishi Mine, Copperbelt Along Kitwe-Chingola Rd, …
According to two informed sources, the Chambishi copper smelter in Zambia has slashed its production by twenty percent due to power shortages in the country. Owned by the China Nonferrous Metal Mining Corporation (CNMC), this facility typically yields around 250,000 tonnes of copper annually, making it one of Africa's largest …
The Chambishi zone, which houses the Chambishi Copper Mine, the Chambishi Smelter, South-East Body, and Main-West Body ores, exhibited poor performance across all our land, water, air, and waste indicators. According to a World Bank-commissioned report as part of the Mining and Environment Remediation and …