Modern Mining January 2025

Lumwana has been thoroughly restructured and re-engineered.

A critical element of the Super Pit Expansion is its focus on creating a sustainable legacy.

through various channels, including taxes, royalties, salaries, and the procurement of local goods and services. Barrick’s commitment to a local procurement policy further underscores its dedication to fostering community development. An impressive 99.3% of Lumwana’s workforce are local, illustrating the company’s commitment to creating job opportunities and supporting the local labour market. “In summary, the Lumwana Super Pit

The expansion unlocks the potential to transform the Lumwana mine into a long-life, high-yielding Top 25 copper producer.

country and beyond,” he noted at the launch.

Bristow suggests that the expansion unlocks the potential to transform the Lumwana mine into a long-life, high-yielding Top 25 copper producer. The expansion should turn

Expansion represents a significant investment in mining. It embodies a strategic initiative to revitalise Zambia’s economy, create jobs, and establish a sustainable future for the region’s copper production industry,” he notes. A new economic frontier The development of the Super Pit at Lumwana was officially launched on October 2 by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema. “Mining plays a key role in

Lumwana into a Tier One copper mine, a significant achievement enabling it to compete effectively with the volatility of the copper demand cycles. “The expansion involves firstly doubling throughput, by twinning the existing process circuit, and then

Lumwana has been thoroughly re-engineered to become a key player within Barrick’s expanding copper portfolio

by significantly increasing mining volumes. Plant throughput should grow from the current 27 mt to 52 mt,

thereby doubling the mine’s annual copper production, from 120 000 t to a life-of-mine

Zambia’s economic structure and our partnership with Barrick is creating one team, with a shared vision, to develop a new economic frontier in the North-Western Province of the

average of 240 000 t per annum.” “The process expansion will be supported by a ramp

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