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KCM and ZAMM-IMPORTS agree to do Road Rehabilitation.

February 4, 2025

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has signed a contract to supply ZAMM-IMPORTS construction materials for road rehabilitation projects in Chililabombwe and Chingola. As part of the contract, KCM will sell sand and crushed stones to ZAMM-IMPORTS at a minimal cost for two years to enable the company meet its requirements for the 20 kilometers road rehabilitation project in the two districts which the company will commence soon under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. ZAMM- IMPORTS Operations Manager Dennis Mu...

KCM Partners with Chililabombwe Municipal Council to Fight Against Cholera.

January 30, 2025

The Public Health Department of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has teamed up with the Chililabombwe Municipal Council to public and private facilities in an effort to combat the spread of cholera in the district. The initiative is meant to promote proper sanitation and ensure a healthy and safe learning environment. As of Thursday 30^th January, 2025, over 52 schools which include Kawama, Kakoso Combined School and Ming’omba Primary School, several markets and police posts were disinfected as the exercise continu...

KCM aids Chingola ZP with vehicle repairs, 500 litres of fuel for next 3 months, reinforcing strong community partnership

January 28, 2025

In a significant gesture of support towards the safety and security of residents in Chingola, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) last week handed over auto spare parts worth K98, 350 to the Zambia Police Service. KCM will also give the service 500 litres of fuel every month for the next three months to aid with patrols to combat crime in the district. The donation is part of KCM's broader strategy to contribute to the well-being of communities in Chingola, and also highlights the ongoing commitment of the company towards enhanci...

KCM and Chingola Round Table No.7 Donate K250,000 Worth of Medical Equipment to Nchanga North Hospital

January 23, 2025

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), in partnership with the Chingola Round Table No.7, has donated an oxygen concentrator and ultrasound equipment worth K250,000 to Nchanga North Hospital in a bid to improve healthcare services in Chingola district. The state-of-the-art equipment is expected to enhance the hospital’s diagnostic capabilities and provide critical respiratory support, contributing to better healthcare delivery for the community. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Chingola District Commissioner, Raphael Chimupi...

Government officially relaunches KCM, Vedanta fully takes charge of the mine

August 21, 2024

The Government of the Republic of Zambia, through President Hakainde Hichilema yesterday officially handed Konkola Copper Mines back to Vedanta Resources Limited with a call to increase the firm’s copper production levels as it retains its status. President Hichilema said during the official relaunch of KCM in Chililabombwe, that Vedanta Resources is more than capable of bringing the mining giant back to its magnificence status and add to more job opportunities as the Government and the investor work together in other ...

Statement by Konkola Copper Mines plc on misleading bloomberg article concerning operations of Konkola Copper Mines

May 6, 2021

LUSAKA, 6th May 2021: Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) plc learns with a sense of shock that Bloomberg has published a misleading article concerning the operations of KCM and its two subsidiaries in which it suggested that KCM operations at the Konkola Deep mine have been shut down. Ever since the mine was placed under liquidation in May 2019, it has not been closed or put on care and maintenance and the Bloomberg article is false and misleading. Konkola mine is currently operating and there are no plans to pu...

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. ...

Konkola Copper Mines provides clarity on power issues

June 4, 2020

CHINGOLA, 4^th June 2020: Following events of the last few days, which culminated into the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) temporarily restricting power to Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) for a few hours on Monday, we seek to update our stakeholders and the nation on the matter. In the last 20 years, Konkola Copper Mines had a Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with the CEC, which was underpinned on the Bulk Supply Agreement (BSA) between Zesco Ltd., and the CEC. Our agreement with the CE...

Konkola Copper Mines Statement On Cec Threats To Restrict Power

June 2, 2020

31 May 2020, CHINGOLA: Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) acknowledges having seen a media statement, dated 29 May 2020, issued by the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) in which it indicates that it intends to switch off power supply to KCM with effect from 1st June 2020. Konkola Copper Mines informs that the 20-year Power Supply Agreement (PSA) between CEC and KCM expired on 31st March 2020, and was extended by mutual agreement to 31st May 2020. KCM has entered into a binding Term Sheet Agreement for a new PSA between ZESCO L...

Konkola Copper Mines supports fight against Coronavirus

April 2, 2020

CHINGOLA, 31 March 2020: Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has provided two clinics in Chingola and Chililabombwe, as holding centres for people who will be suspected to have Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the two districts, and one million two hundred thousand kwacha (K1.2 million) for medical equipment and supplies. Acting Konkola Copper Mines General Manager Corporate Affairs Shapi Shachinda said the Nchanga South Clinic in Chingola will have a bed capacity of 28 with a possibility of putting up tents on the prem...

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