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[[Image:KONKOLA COPPER MINES LOGO.png|thumb|right|300px|''Logo'']] ...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

...ngola]], on the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has large copper reserves. There is a copper smelter at [[Nchanga Mines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-pages.com

...ted by 1973.<ref>[http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/jsaimm/v116n6/03.pdf Copper mining in Zambia - history and future by J. Sikamo, A. Mwanza, and C. Mweemba]</re ..., when the government obtained a 51% shareholding in the then two existing mining companies. These were Roan Selection Trust and Anglo American Corporation,

The '''Nchanga mines''' are a group of copper mineing operations near the municipal town of [[Chingola]] in [[Zambia]]. Open Pit mining at Nchanga started in 1955, in the main Nchanga Open Pit. Subsequently, nin

...ended. In 1982 NCCM and RCM were merged into the giant Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Zambia Zambia on Britannic

...t at the site of the Nkana Mine. The mines in Nkana were among the largest copper mines in the world employing in excess of 20,000 people. The city of [[Kitw

Centres of mining operations include [[Konkola]] and [[Kitwe]]. [[File:Zambia Export Treemap.png|thumb|Copper is a major export of Zambia, Export Treemap 2012.]]

...tus]], tropical pine, and other exotic tree species supplying wood for the mining industry. The Woods are also supplied to [[ZESCO]] an electricity company.

...[[TAZARA Railway]], the largest aid project, a rail connection between the copper mines of Zambia to the seaport of Tanzania.<ref name=chinadaily>{{cite news ...crease in Chinese migration raised the level of discontent towards Chinese mining investors, turning the issue of Chinese investors and migration into a poli

...hi Anticlinal. The mining site has been running since the 19th century for copper and gold successively. Lumwana, on the other hand, was discovered in 1961, ...a Empire of [[Zaire]]. They were among the first Zambians to do mining of copper in Zambia as suggested by archaeological evidence at the Kansanshi Mine in

...is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently (in the 1960s) led to the development of two See [[Copperbelt Province]] for the history of the copper-mining industry.

...'s''' largest customer is the Zambian copper industry, including the large mining company [[KCM and MCM]]; it exports cement and cement clinker to nearby cou

...org/</ref> due to the social and environmental risks of unregulated copper mining, particularly to the people living near mines.

| industry = mining| '''ZCCM Investments Holdings''' is a successor company to Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited (ZCCM Ltd), of [[Zambia]].

...while under the sponsorship of the mining conglomerate Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited (ZCCM) but now runs under the auspices of the Zambia Episcopa ...eds University]]. [[Camborne School of Mines]] was the default college for Mining Engineering students.

|occupation_blank1 = Mining The main economic activity is the mining of copper.

|name = '''Mopani Copper Mines Plc ''' |industry = Mining, Materials

[[File:Copper-lw27c.jpg|thumb|Detail of a specimen of [[native copper]] from the Mufulira Mine]] ...tablished in the 1930s around the site of the Mufulira [[Copper extraction|Copper Mine]] on its north-western edge. The town is 16&nbsp;km from the border of

...g industry that provides more than 90 percent of Zambia's export earnings. Copper is the principal mineral produced, and cobalt, selenium, and precious metal ...d part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953. Members of the mining communities of the Copperbelt took a lead role in the political struggle th

...st Jews in Zambia were prominent in the [[cattle]] production and [[copper mining]] businesses.<ref name="jewishvirtuallibrary1"/><ref name="worldjewishcongr

...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.

...oversial mineral royalty tax after investors threatened to pull out of the copper-rich country. ...iggest copper producer, said it has suspended the renewal and issue of new mining licenses and would undertake an audit of the sector.

...] to [[Solwezi]], estimated to cost about $US235m. The area has excellent mining potential which cannot be exploited effectively without rail facilities. T ...ink, to restore what was until the 1970s Zambia's main route for exporting copper and other metals. In April 2012, according to newspaper reports, the Zambia

...m local chiefs under questionable treaties. After making a vast fortune in mining in South Africa, it was his ambition to extend the [[British Empire]] north ...clusive mineral concession. This (the Lochner Concession) gave the company mining rights over the whole area in which Lewanika was paramount ruler in exchang

...nificant decline in commodity prices including our major export commodity, copper. Recently we have restructured the revenue system for the mining industry from a corporate profit-based tax to a mineral royalty one, which

...[[Lake Mweru]] and the [[Mofwe Lagoon]], and natural resources, including copper ore in [[Katanga Province|Katanga]], west of the Luapula.<ref name="Gordonc ...19th centuries Arab and Swahili traders visited Mwata Kazembe to trade in copper, ivory and slaves. Trade routes such as that from [[Zanzibar]] via [[Ujiji]

...[[Lake Mweru]] and the [[Mofwe Lagoon]], and natural resources, including copper ore in [[Katanga Province|Katanga]], west of the Luapula.<ref name="Gordonc ...19th centuries Arab and Swahili traders visited Mwata Kazembe to trade in copper, ivory and slaves. Trade routes such as that from [[Zanzibar]] via [[Ujiji]

...into the giant [[Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd|Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holdings Ltd]] ([[ZCCM]]-IH). ...er prices and a diminution of export earnings. In early 1973, the price of copper accounted for 95% of all export earnings; this had halved in value on the w

...[[colonialism]] to independence. Concerns about the nationalisation of the copper industry could have provided a financial incentive to remove either Lumumba ...ns. He believes that there was an intentional shootdown for the benefit of mining companies like [[Union Minière du Haut Katanga|Union Minière]].<ref>{{cit

Particularly in job-rich sectors of agriculture, mining, tourism, energy, commerce and industry, green economy, transport as well a The mining sector will continue to play a key role in accelerating economic growth.

...rn Rhodesia could offer for not protecting them. After all, apart from the mining companies, the British definition of its interests in Northern Rhodesia wer ...ly wanted to put a railway through to Luapula as suggested by the Mufulira Copper Mines Ltd. To build a railway, however, meant the land had to be under Fed