Sino Metals, a Chinese-owned minerals processing company operating in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province, has released its fourth consecutive monthly copper production report since resuming operations in February 2026. The company, previously implicated in a major environmental disaster in February 2025, is now seeing a significant rebound in output. According to official statistics obtained by the Zambian Business Times (ZBT), Sino Metals’ copper production has surged by nearly 140% in 2026, reaching over 2,100 metric tonnes, from up from 910 metric tonnes in 2025. The sharp increase in output comes in the wake of a catastrophic tailings dam failure at the Sino...
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