Zambian minister of Mining and Mining Development expects Zambia to be largest copper producer in Africa
2017-05-24 16:49:57 [Print]
According to the report from the local media of Zambia on the 17th of May, Christopher Yaluma, the minister of Zambia Ministry of Mining and Mining Development, claimed that Zambia would soon transcend Democratic Republic of the Congo and become the largest copper producer again in Africa.
According to Yaluma, Democratic Republic of the Congo has an advantage in the high grade of copper ore, but it also faces long-term electricity shortage and unstable political situation.
Democratic Republic of the Congo transcended Zambia and became the largest copper producer in Africa since 2013 to date. The government of Zambia expected that the output of copper will reach 800,000t in Zambia, which is a conservative estimate. While in 2016, the output of copper was slightly over 1 million tons from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
According to Yaluma, Democratic Republic of the Congo has an advantage in the high grade of copper ore, but it also faces long-term electricity shortage and unstable political situation.
Democratic Republic of the Congo transcended Zambia and became the largest copper producer in Africa since 2013 to date. The government of Zambia expected that the output of copper will reach 800,000t in Zambia, which is a conservative estimate. While in 2016, the output of copper was slightly over 1 million tons from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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