Zambia’s mines minister rejects Mopani suspension plan
Monday, July 20th, 2020
Zambia’s Mines Minister Richard Musukwa has rejected Glencore subsidiary Mopani Copper Mines’ (MCM) proposal to suspend operations due to low copper prices as a result of the interruptions to transportation and supply chains caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.
According to Reuters, Mopani plans to appeal against the decision and said it will continue mining operations based on the appeal process outcome.
The news agency quoted Musukwa as saying: “We are open to dialogue because we want what’s best for the people of Zambia and Mopani is strategic to [our] economic trajectory.”
Operations at the company’s mines were stopped early in April this year because of the pandemic and various other problems.
However, after a month, mining restarted after receiving severe criticism the Zambian government.
https://www.mining-technology.com/news/minister-rejects-glencore-copper-mine-suspension-plan/
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