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...power utility, and sells this across its transmission network to 8 Zambian mining customers with a combined demand of 520MW. In 2014 CEC supplied 4,208GWh of ...connector]] line which has a capacity of 250MW and supplies electricity to mining customers in the [[Katanga Province]]. The interconnector is expected to be

...issue= 3}}</ref> He solicited donations of material from the [[copper]] [[mining|mine]]s of Zambia's [[Copperbelt]], and employed local unskilled labor to c

...racial discrimination in hiring. The union amalgamated with several other mining unions in 1967 to form the [[Mineworkers' Union of Zambia]]. ...orm the African Mineworkers' Union in 1949, receiving recognition from the mining companies in the same year.{{sfn|Mulenga|2011|p=3–19}}{{sfn|McIntyre|2008

...ation]] (CNMC) bought a controlling 85 percent stake in Zambia’s Chambishi copper mine for US$20 million (US$27 million in 2011 dollars<ref>[http://www.measu ...ion. Chinese investments in Zambia range from mining interests in Zambia's copper belt to investments in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. As of Febr

...per project at Kashime.<ref>[http://www.miningweekly.com/print-version/new-copper-development-project-to-encourage-local-participation-2012-09-14]</ref>

...any eventually formed to exploit Collier's find was named "[[Roan Antelope Copper Mines]] Ltd". ...the town sees a revival in its fortunes will depend on how efficiently the copper is extracted and sold.

|industries = copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, f |export-goods = copper/cobalt 64%, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton

...on from mining in the Copperbelt . . . Tests show the Kafue to be clean of mining pollutants downstream from the Copperbelt.''<ref>[http://www.blacksmithinst ...or Whom the Windfalls? Winners and losers in the privatisation of Zambia’s copper mines. Civil Society Trade Network of Zambia and the Catholic Centre for Ju

...he industrial and commercial center of the [[Copperbelt]], Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of [[Copperbelt Province]]. It is also the commercial c ...nguela Railway to the Atlantic port of Lobito (which took some of Zambia's copper exports for many years with recent interruptions by closures; the rail line

...and gold.However, the minerals in the region are low grade and no serious mining investment has been made in the region. In the early 17th century, gold was

...in line through Northern Rhodesia reached the Congo border and the Katanga copper mines. Railway construction in British South Africa Company-administered [[ ...ay to the coast, but expeditions between 1899 and 1901 proved their value. Copper deposits found in Northern Rhodesia before the First World War proved uneco

...known to [[Arab]] and [[Swahili people|Swahili]] traders (of [[ivory]], [[copper]] and [[slaves]]) who used [[Kilwa Island, Zambia|Kilwa Island]] on the lak ...el engine|diesel]]. They supplied the workforce of the [[Copper extraction|copper mines]] in [[Lubumbashi]] (later the whole [[Copperbelt]]) with fish which

In 1982, copper-clad-steel replaced bronze in the 1 and 2 ngwee. These two were struck unti <small>'''Reverse:''' Copper mining facility. Mining tower at the center, and conveyor belt on the left.</small><br>

...]] to the Atlantic port of [[Lobito]], which used to take some of Zambia's copper exports but is currently closed. ==Mining==

...around Zambia’s economy that’s slowing because of a slump in the price of copper, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the country's export earnings. President Lungu must also solve a standoff with the mining industry over a tax system introduced in June that may lead to 12,000 job l

...c, but he later toned down his rhetoric against the mostly Chinese foreign mining firms.<ref name="reuters"/> ...elations with Zambia if Sata was elected, due to his criticisms of Chinese mining interests in the country,<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15034

...politics" by Kelvin Kachingwe.</ref> It is an important transportation and mining centre. ...nd thirty years until it was overtaken in the early 1930s by larger copper mining complexes on the [[Copperbelt]]. Apart from lead and zinc it also produced

...technology - they were [[farmers]] and had [[Iron (material)|iron]] and [[copper]] tools and weapons, as well as knowledge of [[pottery]]-making. They lived ...long distance [[trade]] was developing. Copper mining was intensified, and copper crosses were probably used as a [[currency]]. [[Ivory]] was an export, and

A huge copper torch of freedom was lit on the hill overlooking the stadium. ...continue to enjoy has been key to attracting investment in sectors such as mining, construction, energy, agriculture, telecommunications and tourism. This is

...CTORS THAT WILL DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REDUCE POVERTY, ARE AGRICULTURE, MINING, ENERGY, FINANCIAL SERVICES, TOURISM, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION. ...PRODUCTION SO THAT ZAMBIA CAN RECLAIM ITS PLACE AS ONE OF AFRICA’S LEADING MINING COUNTRIES.