Sino-Metals Leach Zambia Limited, the Chinese-owned minerals processing company at the centre of Zambia’s 2025 Kafue River pollution crisis, has reported a 195% increase in copper production for the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to official government statistics. The company, which operates in the Copperbelt province, resumed copper output in February 2026 after a suspension following a catastrophic tailings dam failure in February 2025. In February 2025, Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited suspended operations following a dam failure at its tailings storage facility. The spillage affected the Kafue River ecosystem, resulting in severe...
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