1. First Quantum expands the production capacity of Zambia's largest copper mine
Canadian mining company First Quantum said on Monday that it plans to increase the production capacity of the Kansanshi Mine, the largest copper mine in Zambia. The company said in a technical report that it plans to expand the annual production capacity of the Kansanshi Mine's sulfide ore concentrator by 25 million tons to 52 million tons per year. It is estimated that from the second half of 2023, the expansion of the mine's production capacity will cost US$650 million.
2. Wanbao Minerals Lamika’s Bomby Copper-Cobalt Project successfully produced the first batch of copper cathodes
Recently, the Congo (DRC) Lamika Co., Ltd. Pompei copper-cobalt mine project successfully produced the first batch of copper cathodes, which marked the official completion of the project's copper production system and successfully achieved the key milestone node goal of the project. The construction of the Bomby copper-cobalt mine project started at the end of May 2019, and the commissioning trial was launched on August 25, 2020. The first batch of copper cathodes was successfully produced on September 13. The main project construction only took 15 months, and the commissioning trial took only 19 Day, once again vividly demonstrated China's efficiency and Wanbao mineral strength.
