Africa's No. 2 Copper Producer Sees Output Jumping 10% to Record
- Zambia to mine about 850,000 tons in 2017, mines minister says
- Producers in the country include Glencore, Barrick, Vedanta
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Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, expects its production of the metal to jump about 10 percent this year to a record.
The country, home to mines owned by companies including Glencore Plc, Barrick Gold Corp., First Quantum Minerals Ltd. and Vedanta Resources Plc, will produce about 850,000 metric tons of copper this year, Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma said in an interview in London on Tuesday.