Zambia’s drive to surpass the 1 million metric tonne national copper production target in 2026 faces renewed pressure following Konkola Copper Mines’ (KCM) announcement of a planned 60-day maintenance shutdown at its Nchanga Smelter. Questions are now mounting over the feasibility of Zambia’s national mining milestones after even official data confirmed that in the first quarter of 2026, copper production had droped by about 5%. This initial quarterly setback places early pressure on the government’s ambitious 1 million metric tonne annual production target, a benchmark the country narrowly missed last year. As one of the promising assets anchoring the country’s...
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