By SILUMESI MALUMOABOUT 655, 745, 106 tons of copper has been produced from January to September this year compared to 597, 088, 017 which was produced last year during the same period.Minister of Mines and Mineral Development Richard Musukwa said from the 655, 745, 106 tons, 646, 111.25 tons was produced by larger mining companies this year compared to 590, 321.13 produced last year.The minister said the production represented an increase of 55, 790.12 tons.Mr Musukwa told journalists in Lusaka yesterday, the increase was due to the increased output by NFCA, Kansanshi I, Lumwana and Kalumbila. He also said from the 655, 745, 106 tons produced, small-scale mines produced about 9, 633. 856 tons of copper this year compared to 6, 761, 887 produced last year.Mr Musukwa said this represented an increase of 2, 871. 969 tons.“The increase in processing capacity by the small scale processing plant in third quarter of 2020 as compared that […]
655 million tonnes copper produced in 9 months
