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Production declines at Sentinel mine offset gains at Kansanshi; company eyes rebound with new processing plant. Highlights: ● First Quantum’s Zambian copper output fell to 170,116 t in H1 2025, down 9 ...
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Japanese copper smelters face tough mid-year negotiations with global miners over treatment and processing charges (TC/RCs) as they wouldn't be able to accept the very low terms that Chinese smelters ...
KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) will overhaul its Zambian smelter facility as part of efforts to boost production following last ...
China and India are intensifying their competition for copper and cobalt exploration and mining rights across Africa, driven by surging global demand for green energy and digital infrastructure.
Zambia-based Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a unit of Vedanta Resources, has announced a comprehensive refurbishment of its smelter.
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) said on Wednesday that the smelter would undergo a "complete shutdown and renovation" to "restore structural integrity and improve efficiency." Although the company aims to ...
The company had pledged to invest more than $1.2 billion over five years to upgrade the Konkola operations and pay creditors.
First Quantum recently completed a $1.25 billion expansion project at the Kansanshi copper mine and the Enterprise nickel operation. The expansion will extend the life of Kansanshi to 2046 and ...
BMI cited data from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) showing that global copper production increased by 2% YoY from January to April this year, due to higher output from the Las Bambas, ...
First Quantum Minerals’ recent investment in Prospect Resources is key to the extension of mine life at Zambia’s Sentinel mine, FQM’s country director Anthony Mukutuma said on Friday. The Canada-based ...
Copper 360 has reported that further capital expenditure is required for a sustainable mining operation.