Glencore to Invest $950 Million Upgrading Zambia Copper Mine

  • Investment to extend Mopani mine life to be made by 2018
  • Number of job cuts due to 18-month shutdown not finalized

Children play on a tree swing on waste ground near the Glencore's Mopani Copper mine.

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
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Glencore Plc plans to invest $950 million over three years to expand operations at its Mopani Copper Mines as part of a plan to refurbish assets and lower production costs in Zambia.

The Swiss mining company last month announced it’s halting production for 18 months in Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, in response to a drop in prices for the red metal.