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Konkola Copper Mines receives the Golden Ribbon Award

September 6, 2017

Konkola Copper Mines has received the quarterly Golden Ribbon award, a Partners Guide Magazine recognition for corporate firms providing leadership in specific areas of sustainable development in Zambia. KCM has been recognized specifically for environmental stewardship which has been reinforced by the company’s pioneer project of planting elite Pongamia trees to re- vegetate tailings dump number 2. KCM has planted 2 000 Pongamia trees in partnership with Betterworld Energy (Technical partner), under this project which...

Mining Review CEO interview August 2017

August 26, 2017

INTERVIEW-Creating a proud and sustainable mining legacy in Zambia As one of Africa’s largest integrated copper producers, with a rich mining history in the Zambian Copperbelt that spans several decades, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and its CEO STEVEN DIN understand that copper is a depleting resource. As such, the CEO is not only driving a 50 year mining vision in which KCM plans to unlock the country’s copper potential, but has also set in motion several initiatives that aim to ensure a sustainable b...

Go Green initiative taken to Zambia’s biggest trade show

August 11, 2017

Employees of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) shared the company’s interventions in the area of the environment with people attending the country’s largest trade show in the capital city Lusaka recently. Working in partnership with ZCCM IH, which owns 20.6% shares in KCM, (79.4% is owned by Vedanta Resources Plc), Environment Manager Elizabeth Mwamba and Manager Public Relations and Communications, Shapi Shachinda, took time to explain KCM’s Go Green initiative, which focuses primarily on aiding the restoration of Chingo...

KCM launches Chingilila Schools Safety Awareness Programme

August 10, 2017

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) plc. has launched the Chingilila Schools Safety Awareness Programme in schools to sensitise students on the importance of safety. Representing KCM CEO Steven Din, KCM Group Manager for Safety, Felix Sikaonga, said instilling safety awareness in children at an early stage is of utmost importance to creating a safe and healthy society. Mr. Sikaonga said the introduction of the Chingilila Safety Awareness Programme in KCM schools is inculcating safety consciousness in children at a tender age...

KCM hosts Inter-Company First Aid Competition

August 10, 2017

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has successfully hosted the 2017 Inter-Company First Aid Competition at Konkola Stadium in Chililabombwe which is aimed at enhancing skills to deal with emergency situations in the mines and surrounding communities. The 12th edition of the competition attracted 20 teams from several companies on the Copperbelt and the Northwestern region. Teams took turns to showcase skills on their preparedness in areas ranging from fracture management to emergency cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The...

Power cables cut at Nchanga underground mine

July 26, 2017

CHINGOLA, 25 July 2017 – Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) regrets to inform the nation that unknown criminals have cut high voltage electricity cables at the Nchanga underground mine (NUG) in Chingola, causing disruption to operations at the mine. The incident occurred between midnight and 01:00am on Tuesday, 25th July 2017, when employees on the night shift experienced a sudden power outage at the Ventilation shaft. A check later revealed that at least 9 high voltage copper cables at the 11Kv sub station had been cut off a...

Vedanta Resources Plc Sustainable Development Day

July 24, 2017

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Chief Executive Officer Steven Din has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to a greener and cleaner environment. Speaking at the Vedanta Resources Plc (‘Vedanta’) third annual Sustainable Development Day in London, Mr Din said that KCM is implementing measures aimed at realising zero discharge at its main tailings dam and at its leach plant within two years. The Sustainable Development Day is convened annually by Vedanta to update analysts, investors and members of key industry bodies on ...

KCM highlights need for competitive power prices

July 13, 2017

Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) Chief Executive Officer, Steven Din, today highlighted the need for Zambia to have competitive energy prices to sustain growth of the mining sector. He was speaking at the International Conference on 'Geology, Mining, Mineral and Ground Water Resources in Zambia’s tourism capital, Livingstone. In a paper delivered on his behalf by Mr. Howard Chilundika, KCM General Manager for Energy, he said that competitive tariffs would reinforce Zambia’s competitive advantage and bring further stabili...

CEO highlights significant production improvements

July 7, 2017

The CEO Steven Din has applauded employee efforts to raise production at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in the Financial Year 2018. Mr. Din spared some time on Thursday evening, 6 July 2017, to meet staff at the Konkola Directors Lodge, and lauded employees across KCM for striving to achieve the set production targets in June. He further commended the team spirit shown by the workforce in chasing the production targets and called for greater unity in order to achieve the readjusted team targets for July. Mr. Din rem...

Livestock project targets new beneficiaries

July 3, 2017

Small scale farmers in Nampundwe have received more livestock under the five-year Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) sustainable livelihoods livestock project intended to widen ownership of cattle and create more wealth.

A total of 58 cattle and 200 goats were gifted to new beneficiaries, bringing the total number of cattle provided to...

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