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Mining in Kitwe ===Mopani Copper Mines=== Mopani Copper Mines Plc (Mopani is a joint venture company based in Kitwe as 95% of its operations are located there, comprising [[Glencore International]] AG (73.1%), First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (16.9%) and Zambian Consolidated Copper Mines Limited (10%). Mopani operates the Mufulira mine, smelter, concentrator and copper refinery and the Nkana mine, concentrator and cobalt plant. MCM produced 134,800 tons of copper and 2,040 tons of cobalt in 2003. MCM is investing in a number of oxide copper projects at several of its properties, including an in-situ leaching project at Mufulira and heap leaching at Nkana, and has achieved significant production increases at its underground mining. source: Wikipedia |
