Lime supply moves closer to the centre of Zambia’s copper growth plan

Lime supply moves closer to the centre of Zambia’s copper growth plan

Lime is becoming a more important part of Zambia’s copper growth story. It may not attract much attention, but it is essential to copper processing and will be needed in larger volumes as the country works towards its production target of three million metric tonnes by 2031. Copper mines use quicklime in metallurgical processes to neutralise acid and remove impurities. That makes it a basic operating requirement for the sector, not a secondary i…