Explosives firm, Orica, will double its production capacity from 10,000 to 20,000 tonnes per year once its US$2mn plant in Chambishi on the Zambian Copperbelt is completed
Mining
New Doosan excavator launched in Africa
Doosan has launched the new DX225LCA crawler excavator for the African and Middle East markets
FQM sources US$1bn for Kansanshi mine works
First Quantum Minerals, owners of the Kansanshi mine in north-west Zambia, has sourced US$1bn for the implementation of various capital projects in Solwezi
p>First Quantum Minerals, owners of the Kansanshi mine in north-west Zambia, has sourced US$1bn for the implementation of various capital projects in SolweziAn insight into platinum mining
Processing platinum ore into metallic powder is a highly complex task
KCM invests US$2bn
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has invested around US$2bn since London-listed Vedanta Resources took over the Zambian mining firm in 2004