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Zambia Says China’s JCHX Will Invest $300M in Lubambe Copper Mine

Zambia Says China’s JCHX Will Invest $300M in Lubambe Copper Mine

China’s JCHX Mining  plans to invest $300 million to breathe new life into Zambia’s Lubambe Copper Mines which it recently acquired, Zambia’s state mining investment unit, ZCCM-IH , said on Thursday.

JCHX will invest in the Lubambe operations and extend the life of the copper mine, ZCCM-IH, the local partner, said. The Shanghai-listed mining services and contracting firm bought an 80% stake in Lubambe from EMR Capital.

Lubambe Copper Mines did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The Zambia state firm, which owns the remaining 20% stake in Lubambe, said it will negotiate a new shareholders agreement and commercial terms with the Chinese company.

Lubambe, previously owned by African Rainbow Minerals and Vale S.A., produced about 15,000 tons of copper last year but needs to raise output to about 2,500 tons a month to become sustainable, it says on its website.

JCHX said on its website it plans to “inject new vitality” into the copper mine, which is loss-making.

Some of the investment will go toward sinking a new shaft at Lubambe over the next two to five years which could help it access copper deposits below 1,000 meters, the mine’s CEO Wang Gang said on the Lubambe mine website.

 Reuters

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