Explosives firm, Orica, will double its production capacity from 10,000 to 20,000 tonnes per year once its US$2mn plant in Chambishi on the Zambian Copperbelt is completed
Quarrying
KCM invests US$2bn
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has invested around US$2bn since London-listed Vedanta Resources took over the Zambian mining firm in 2004
Nickel producer faces closure
Zimbabwe’s largest nickel producer, Bindura Nickel Corporation, says "uncertainty" over the countrys indigenisation laws have cast doubt over the groups capability to continue operations
Lumwana copper production rises
Copper production at Lumwana Mining Company in Solwezi, north-west Zambia has increased to 34,000 tonnes in this year’s third quarter despite the prices of the metal showing a significant drop from record highs during the quarter
Two firsts for zest on Twangiza project
The Zest WEG Group is poised to commission the first total WEG control and automation solution sold to the African market at the Twangiza gold mine in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)