First Quantum Closes Bwana Mkubwa Mine, Daily Mail Reports
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Vancouver-based First Quantum Minerals Ltd. yesterday closed its Bwana Mkubwa copper mine in Ndola, Zambia because copper reserves have been exhausted, the Zambia Daily Mail reported, citing Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale and Andries Scott, the mine’s technical manager.
First Quantum has also closed its Lonshi mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Lusaka-based newspaper said on its website. Mwale appealed to First Quantum to transfer workers from the closed mine to its Kansanshi mine, the Daily Mail said, adding that at least 600 workers may be affected.