Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Nchanga Copper Smelter To Resume Operation In May

Zambia's 300,000 tonne per year Nchanga copper smelter will resume operations in the first week of May after a fire suspended production earlier this month, smelter owner Konkola Copper Mines said on Wednesday.

Spokesman Gerald Mulwanda told Reuters that production would resume after KCM temporarily replaced a Larox Filter at Nchanga with one from its Nampundwe pyrite mine.

KCM, majority owned by London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc, operates the Nchanga open pit mine and Konkola copper mines, Fitwaola satellite mine and is currently developing the Konkola deep copper mine.

SourcE: Reuters

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