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Zambia’s Luanshya copper mine to restart in August after two-decade halt
Zambia’s Luanshya copper mine, majority owned by China Nonferrous Mining Corporation (CNMC), is set to resume production in August after spending more than two decades idle, the mines ministry said on Thursday. CNMC acquired Luanshya in 2009 and holds an 80% stake. Zambia’s mining investment arm ZCCM-IH owns 20% of the mine, which, before production could resume, had to go through a dewatering process after severe flooding damaged infrastructure. The mines ministry said that as of March 27 approximately 87.9 million cubic metres of water had been pumped out of the mine, clearing the way for infrastructure ... (full story)