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Zambia's Konkola reopens Chingola copper mine after 18-year shutdown

Summary by Mining Weekly
Zambia's Konkola Copper Mines resumed mining at its Chingola "B" Mine on Thursday, 18 years after operations ceased, as Africa's second-largest copper producing nation pushes to more than triple its annual output to three-million tons by 2031. The mine, part of the Nchanga mining complex, is projected to produce more than 200,000 tons of ore per month, KCM CE Deshnee Naidoo said in a statement.
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Mining Weekly broke the news on Friday, May 22, 2026.
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