Category: Copper
-
๐ฟ๐ฒ Zambiaโs Copper Mine Disaster: A Catastrophe for Communities, Environment, and Accountability
Date: August 30, 2025Author: Pan African News Blog Team In February 2025, a catastrophic environmental disaster struck Zambiaโs Copperbelt Province when a tailings dam at the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia mine collapsed, releasing millions of liters of toxic waste into the Kafue River system . This incident, now regarded as one of the worst mining disasters…
-
Zambiaโs Copper Wealth: The Exploitation by Multinational Giant Glencore
Zambia, a landlocked country nestled in the heart of Africa, is home to one of the worldโs largest copper reserves. Known as “the Copperbelt,” the region has historically attracted international attention for its rich mineral resources, positioning Zambia as a crucial player in the global copper market. However, beneath the surface of this wealth lies…
-
South Africa’s company to start mining copper in Australia by 2028
Harmony Gold is targeting its first copper production from the Eva Copper project in Queensland, Australia, by 2028. Alongside this, Harmony has reported a 132% surge in headline earnings, with a record 12.7 billion rand ($715.2 million) in operating free cash flows. Despite this financial success and the announcement of a dividend increase, the companyโs…
-
Artificial Intelligence Sparks Copper-Boom In Zambia
Zambiaโs copper mining industry is on the brink of a major transformation thanks to groundbreaking AI technology that has uncovered massive new copper deposits. This discovery, led by KoBold Metals, could make Zambia a key player in the global surge for copper, vital for electric vehicles and renewable energy. With potential production to fuel millions…
-
Zambia aims for copper boom: 40% production increase by 2027
Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, is expected to increase its copper production by 40% to one million tonnes by 2027, up from 700,000 tons in 2023. This ambitious target is outlined in Zambia’s Medium-Term Budget Plan for 2025-2027 and will be achieved through a multi-pronged strategy. This includes addressing issues at major mines, initiating production…
-
Copper bull market buoyed by aging legacy mines, says analyst
In the copper industry, the cost of capital has been too high to justify the returns for mine investors and is the driving force behind the bull market for the past decade โ this is a sentiment shared by analysts at Stifel Financial. โBroadly for larger projects, thatโs what Iโm seeing in the copper space…
-
Vedanta set to regain control of Zambia copper mine
Vedanta Resources Ltd. is close to taking back control of the Konkola copper mine in Zambia and plans to quickly ramp up output as demand is expected to surge in the coming years. Billionaire Anil Agarwalโs firm is ready to pay $250 million to settle debts owed by the mine to get access to the…
Recent Posts
- ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ณ Sierra Leone Protests Detention of Security Personnel After Alleged Border Incursion by Guinea
- ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ง๐ซ Ghana and Burkina Faso Seal Seven Deals to Secure West Africaโs Key Trade Corridor
- ๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe launches groundbreaking HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir
- ๐ช๐น Historic Rivalries Spark Fresh Tensions in the Horn of Africa
- ๐ท๐บ Russia Blocks WhatsApp Nationwide, Pushing State-Backed ‘Max’ App in Digital Sovereignty Drive
Tags
Africa African Union Algeria Banking Sector Burkina Faso China Cryptocurrency DRC ECOWAS Egypt Ethiopia France Ghana Gold Guinea Haiti Immigration Kenya Liberia Libya Mali Military Industries Mining Morocco Niger Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Pan-Africanism Pan African Nations Presidential Elections Protest Republic of Liberia Russia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Uganda United Nations United States United States of America West Africa Zimbabwe
Comments
Wow wonderful blog layout How long have you been blogging for you make blogging look easy The overall look of…
๐๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ .