The expansion of Barrick’s Lumwana mine in Zambia unlocks the potential to transform it into a long-life, high yielding, Top 25 copper producer and a Tier One copper mine, capable of contending with the volatility of the copper demand cycles. The feasibility study for the expansion is expected to be completed by the end of the year, paving the way for construction to start in 2025. Barrick president and chief executive Mark Bristow hosted a webinar today to update the market on this exciting pro

Barrick Lumwana Mine is expected to double its copper production from the current 120,000 metric tonnes to 240,000 per annum by 2028, with the expansion of the Super Mine Pit. Speaking when a delegation of three Cabinet Ministers led by Minister of Mines and Mineral Development PAUL KABUSWE visited the mine today, Barrick Lumwana Country Manager ANTHONY MALENGA attributed the anticipated increased copper production to the stable policy environment put in place by the government. And Mr. MALENGA

Barrick Lumwana to build new mine By Lupindula Mwewa Barrick Lumwana Mine in Kalumbila District is set to start building a new mining pit in Kamisenga area as part of its two billion United States Dollar mine expansion programme. Barrick Lumwana Mine General Manager HERBERT CAWOOD says the investment is meant to increase copper production from the current 27 metric tonnes to 50 metric tonnes of per year. Mr. CAWOOD says the mine is expected to create about one thousand jobs during the constructi

Zambia Advances Mercury-Free Gold Mining By Daisy Mulenga The PlanetGOLD Zambia Project has completed geological feasibility studies at ten artisanal and small-scale gold mining sites, where mercury-free gold processing will be piloted. PlanetGOLD Zambia Project National Manager ABIGAIL MWAILENGE says the new processing systems will be piloted in Chisamba and Mpika as Zambia advances towards safer and more sustainable mining practices. She explains that the initiative is part of the Government’s

BARRICK LUMWANA MINE LAUNCHES FSP Barrick Lumwana Mine has flagged off a food-security programme in Kalumbila district, which will provide local farmers with full maize-production input packages to support the cultivation of thirty hectares valued at over 600 thousand Kwacha. Kalumbila District Commissioner Brenda Sankisa flagged off the exercise and reaffirmed the government's commitment to strengthening rural agriculture. | ZANIS

By Lupindula Mwewa – Barrick Gold Corporation has announced plans to transform Lumwana Copper Mine into a Tier One asset with a mining life exceeding beyond 2060. A Tier One asset is one that has a reserve potential greater than five million tonnes of copper. | ZNBC Today

By Lupindula Mwewa Barrick Lumwana Mine in Kalumbila District is set to start building a new mining pit in Kamisenga area as part of its two billion United States Dollars mine expansion program. Barrick Lumwana Mine General Manager HERBERT CAWOOD says the investment is meant to increase copper production from the current 27 metric tonnes to 50 metric tonnes of copper per year. | ZNBC Today