KCM predicts impending slough at Nchanga Open Pit
July 2, 2020
CHINGOLA, 2 July, 2020: Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Christopher Sheppard has announced that the mine has predicted an impending slough (Caving in of ground) after its geo-technical assessments detected some slope instability at the Nchanga Open Pit (NOP) Cut 2 in Chingola.
The anticipated slough is manifesting through a series of multiple tension cracks, which have continued opening up almost parallel to the strike of the open pit east perimeter road in a South East–North West direction.
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