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deep Konkola ore body and extending the mine’s life
by over 25 years.
KCM is currently one of the largest private sector
employers with over 16,000 employees. The state-
owned mining company Zambia Consolidated Cop-
per Mines Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) is the
other shareholder in KCM, controlling a 20.6 percent
stake in the company. KCM enjoys a strong relation-
ship with the Zambian government and is a commit-
ted partner in improving the economic prospects of
the country through its operations and other activi-
ties.
Mopani Copper Mines Pl
c.
Johan Jansen
Chief Executive Officer
Central Street
P.O. Box 22000, Kitwe
Tel: +260 212 247 012
Fax: +260 212 247 445
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Mopani Copper Mines Plc. is a Zambian registered
copper mining company owned by Carlisa Invest-
ments Corporation (90 percent) and ZCCM-IH (10
percent).
The story of the mine goes back to the early 1930s,
but in 2000, Mopani Copper Mines Plc. worked on
the acquisition of the ZCCM assets at the Mufulira
and Nkana mine.
Mopani has established a competitive advantage
in its core business of mining responsibly while de-
veloping the capacity and livelihoods of the local
people. Mopani’s core objective is to achieve unit
costs for copper in the second lowest quartile on the
international cost of the production curve.
Mopani recognizes health, safety, and environmen-
tal (both social & physical) responsibilities as an
integral part of overall business management. The
company is committed to achieving excellence in
its business operations through the implementation
of health, safety, and environmental management
systems that are consistent with international stan-
dards.
Since 2000, the company has invested over 200 mil-
lion USD in various community projects with the aim
of improving the living standards of the people. This
investment has greatly helped the towns of Kitwe
and Mufulira in such areas as infrastructure devel-
opment, water and sanitation, education, health,
sports, and entrepreneurship development, among
others.
Following this, the company has also created the
Mopani Central Training Centre (MCTC) at a cost
of over 15 million USD to train artisans in various
engineering and mining skills. The engineering skills
offered at the Centre include rigging, fitting and
machining, instrumentation, auto electrical, plating,
welding, and the training of heavy mining equipment
diesel mechanics.
From the mining side, Mopani will complete the min-
ing training school at the end of 2015, which will be
running side-by-side with the engineering school at
the MCTC. The available mining courses for min-
ing supervisors, mine captains, and riggers, among
others, will include Basic Operator and Normal Con-
struction, Blasting Certificate, Technical Services,
Health and Safety, as well as Rescue Training.
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ne important aspec
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opani
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the c
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the peopl
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surrounding
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ommunities.
Johan Jansen
Chief Executive Officer
R
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interv
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in our Innov
ators sec
tion,
pag
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Ndol
a Lime Company
Limited
Abraham Wikita
Chief Executive Officer
Copperbelt Province
P.O. Box 70057, Ndola
Tel: +260 212 627 622
Fax: +260 212 627 614
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ity: Limestone
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ounded in: 1
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Ndola Lime Company Limited (NLC) is a wholly
owned subsidiary of ZCCM-IH. The company was
originally founded on 10t January 1931 as the
Northern Rhodesia Lime Company Limited, through
an agreement between the Rhokana Corporation
Limited and John Owen Wallen, a Ndola Engineer,
to supply lime to the mines.
The company aims to be one of the leading suppli-
ers of Limestone products in Africa.
