Chililabombwe Deputy Mayor Gift Musukwa has commended Lubambe Copper Mines for its continuous engagement in the Keep Zambia clean campaign.

Mr Musukwa said a healthy nation is a wealthy nation where he urged the residents of Konkola to fully participate in the activity which takes place every Saturday.

He said Chililabombwe council loves working with noble minded corporate entity involved in uplifting the lives of the people such as cleaning and giving chemicals and sanitary products to the community.

The Deputy Mayor said the continued participation of the mine in the anti-cholera and anti-malaria activities in Konkola is doing a great job in helping the community stay free from preventable ailments.

He also thanked Lubambe Copper Mine corporate social responsibility (CSR) Manager Lomthunzi Mbewe for continued efforts in partnering with the local authority.

And Joseph Mwila Ward Councillor Spolian Simwanda thanked Lubambe Copper Mines for the good gesture.

Mr Simwanda also thanked the new partner Nvumambaranda for providing packs of chlorine and 30 bins to be used in the community.

Chililabombwe Mayor Christabel Mulala says Lubambe Copper Mines (LCM) is spurring the ‘Keep Chililabombwe Clean Green and Health’ campaign.

Speaking during the cleaning exercise facilitated LCM in Konkola today, Ms Mulala said the Council wants to work with like-minded corporate entities in ensuring the surroundings are clean, green and health.

She said cleaning is the exercise in which every resident must be get involved because cleanliness is life.

The Mayor said LCM promised to make the wheelbarrows, rakes and all cleaning equipment available during the monthly cleaning exercise which happens every last Saturday of the month.

Speaking earlier LCM Chief Executive Officer Nick Bowen said the mining firm was adhering to the Presidential directive of the ‘Keep Zambia Clean, Green and Health’ campaign.

Mr Bowen said the cleaning exercise which incorporated pupils from Konkola Primary School was a good move because it will inculcate the cleanliness attitude in pupils from tender age.

Mr Bowen later donated assorted items to Konkola Primary school, among them the textbooks, paints, cleaning equipment and agents plus plants.

Konkola Head Teacher Joseph Chaila received the donation on behalf of the school.

And in a vote of thanks Esther Chulu one of the pupils applauded LCM for the donation of the textbooks saying it will be easier for pupils to pass well.

She said LCM has been a partner of the school which sponsors pupils to Grade 10 when they do well.

Source: The Independent Observer

Autonomous solutions provider RCT says it has entered into a project to provide autonomous technology to the Lubambe underground copper mine in Zambia.

The deal involves RCT commissioning its ControlMaster® Guidance Automation on three Epiroc ST18 and two Sandvik LH517 LHDs at the mine. These machines will be managed via five automation stations located in tele-cabins.

RCT’s Guidance lets operators remotely control the machine from a comfortable air-conditioned cabin, according to the company. The system automatically steers the machine to avoid collisions, enabling higher speeds, eliminating damage and improving productivity.

The technology will be installed in June with operator training to occur simultaneously, RCT said.

Lubambe is 80% owned by EMR Capital Resources, with 20% held by ZCCM Investments Holdings. In the nine months to March 31, 2018, the mine produced 14,891 t of contained copper.

Source: International Mining

Lubambe mine has announced that the mining company is this year projected to increase production by over 60 percent.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Nick Bowen said in Lusaka yesterday Lubambe mine last year recorded a 22 percent increase in copper production.

He said this after a meeting with Republican President Edgar Lungu at State House in Lusaka, this morning.

It produced 22,000 tonnes of copper which is the biggest increase that has happened to the mine since it was opened.

Mr Bowen said this year the mine again is projected to produce 36,000 tonnes of copper increasing production by over 60 percent.

This will help the company achieve its design capacity of 45,000 tonnes by 2020.

On the new tax regime Mr Bowen said government is looking at earning enough from the mines and that what is important is stakeholder engagement, which is already happening.

He said the mine will continue operating and will not cut down on jobs.

” We have been working closely with the government. We understand their objective is to get more income for Zambians and the increase in production is going to deliver so much more in taxes. The more we produce the more taxes the government will earn,” Mr Bowen said.

The mine has over 1,250 employees and 1,250 contractors,” the great position we are in. We need more workers, not less” he said.

He, however, assured the Head of State that the mine will not reduce its workforce as the current one has managed to increase production for the firm.

Mr Bowen said the mine has discovered 200,000 million tonne new ore body with a seven (7) million tonnes of copper at eight (8) percent, which is a high-grade rate according to global standards.

He said the mine is now processing all the neccessary papers with government to start explorations and is expected to invest US$500 million in its operations from next year.

This will create more than 1,000 jobs at construction stage, which will take five (5) years and over 2,000 new jobs will be created when the mine becomes operational.

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Source: Lusaka Times