Cobalt. With the commissioning of KCM's new Nchanga smelter in 2008, KCM, for the first time, is able to recover cobalt contained in copper concentrates. Cobalt is one of the most essential elements in the world and has many strategic and irreplaceable industrial uses. When cobalt is alloyed with other metals, very strong magnets are created.

Simposya and Hart, 2008, Technical Report on the mineral resources for the Konkola North Copper Project, Chililabombwe, Zambia, Teal Exploration and Mining Inc., 43-101, 78 p. March 2008. [available from sedar, TEAL Exploration & Mining Incorporated, May 22, 2008, Technical Report (NI 43-101)]

The Konkola Deep Mining Project. KCM is undertaking key projects to extend life of mine and increase copper production. One such Project is the Konkola Deep Mining Project (KDMP). This project is aimed at expanding the production of copper ore at Konkola by accessing the rich ore body that lies beneath what the current operations have been ...

Konkola Copper Mines plc (KCM), one of Africa's largest integrated copper producers, is a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc, one of the world's largest diversified natural resources companies. More.

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) is a leading Zambian integrated copper producer, operating 3 underground mines and 2 open pit mines as well as metallurgical plants, on one of the highest-grade copper seams in the world on the Zambian Copperbelt. The geological setting of the Copperbelt is unusual compared to other worldwide