Konkola Copper Mines [SEP] industry
Konkola Copper Mines
Konkola Copper Mines is a copper mining and smelting company in Zambia. It is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, a mining conglomerate based in Mumbai and London. Konkola's name is abbreviated to KCM.
Operations.
KCM currently produces 2 million tons of copper ore per year. The company's Konkola Deep Mining Project will expand its capacity to 6 million tons of ore per year.
Facilities include:br
- Konkola Copper Mine
- Nchanga Copper Mines near Chingola, also producing cobalt;
Konkola
Konkola is an area of Zambia, near Chingola, on the border with Congo. It has large copper reserves.
There is a copper smelter at Nchanga.
Konkola Copper Mines.
Konkola Copper Mines established a major mine in the area; it is now controlled by Vedanta.
Konkola North.
A new mine was started at Chililabombwe in October 2010; it is a joint venture between Vale and African Rainbow Minerals. Production is expected to reach 45000 tons of copper concentrate per year. Vale expects