It will increase Lumwana's production to an estimated 240 000 t/y of copper from a 50-million-tonne-a-year process plant over a 36-year life of mine. Potential Job Creation Not stated.
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Barrick Gold gained full ownership of the Lumwana mine by acquiring Equinox Minerals in July 2011. The project has a capacity to mine 260,000 tonnes per day using open pit mining operations and process 68,000 …
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Equinox Minerals Limited (EQN on TSX and ASX) is an international mine development and exploration company that is in the forefront of this growth, having brought its Lumwana mine in Zambia into production during 2008. Lumwana, owned by Equinox, is situated 220 km northwest of the world-renowned Zambian copper belt.
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TORONTO, ON - Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX symbol: "EQN") ("Equinox" or the "Company") is pleased to provide the following update for its flagship Lumwana Copper Mine ("Lumwana") in Zambia. Project Completion . During construction the Lumwana Project achieved an excellent health and safety record, achieving over 5
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[img:Lum1.thumbnail.JPG|A general view of the Lumwana plant in north-western Zambia]Santiago, Chile --- MININGREVIEW --- 12 April 2010 - Dual listed on the Canadian (Toronto) and Australian stock exchanges, Equinox Minerals Limited â€' an international mining company focused on operating its -owned Lumwana copper mine in Zambia â€' plans to …
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However, there was a rebound of 12% year-on-year in 2024, according to Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe. The country produced 732,580 tonnes in 2023 and 820,670 tonnes …
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The Lumwana copper mine is a conventional open pit mine, located approximately 100km west of Solwezi town in Zambia's copperbelt region. It is expected to produce 210 to 240 million pounds of copper in 2019 and has …
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Barrick Gold Limited are the new owners of Lumwana Copper Mines, Zambia's latest Greenfield open cast project that was previously owned by Equinox Limited since 1998. The Lumwana copper mine, with more than 5 million tons of uranium mined and placed aside by the company for lack of a policy direction from the Government, is located in Zambia ...
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Contact Details for Project Information Equinox Minerals, tel +61 8 9322 3318, fax +61 8 9324 1195 or email: equinox@equinoxminerals. Bateman Minerals & Metals, tel +27 11 899 9111 or email ...
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located on the Central African Copperbelt in the North Western Province of Zambia. The mine has been producing copper concentrate for sale since December 2008. This report provides an update of the Lumwana Project. Equinox Minerals Limited ("Equinox") owns of the Lumwana Project. Equinox holds the Lumwana large-scale mining licence ...
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Equinox Minerals is a mining and exploration company with corporate offices in Perth, Australia and Toronto, Canada. It has operations in Peru, Australia and Zambia but most of its current activity is concentrated in Zambia where through subsidiary the Lumwana Mining Company, it operates mines in the Zambian copper belt region.
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The Lumwana copper mine is a conventional open pit (truck and shovel) operation. It's located about 100 kilometers west of Solwezi in Zambia's Copperbelt — one of the most prospective copper regions in the world. Lumwana ore, which is predominantly sulfide, is treated through a conventional sulfide flotation plant, producing copper ...
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Equinox's key project is its owned Lumwana copper project in Zambia that was acquired from Phelps Dodge 10 years ago, in 1999. The 20 Mtpa plant became fully …
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Barrick Gold has accelerated the Super Pit expansion project at the Lumwana copper mine in Zambia. ... The ramp-up of the reopened Malundwe pit and completion of the transition to owner mining supported the achievement of its production guidance for 2023. Since 2019, Lumwana has contributed almost US$3 billion to the Zambian economy in the form ...
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The Lumwana Mine is an open-cut copper mine project in the North West province of Zambia, 220km west of the Copperbelt and 65km west of the town of Solwezi. The mine was officially inaugurated in April 2009 by Equinox Minerals, which was acquired by Barrick Gold Corporation for C$7.3bn in July 2011.
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The 2010 mineral reserves and resources statement for the Lumwana copper mine is expected to be released in the second quarter of 2011.
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BARRICK executive chairman, John Thornton, described the firm's 2011 purchase of Equinox Minerals, a company that contains the Lumwana copper mine in Zambia, as "one of the worst acquisitions in history". The …
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Equinox Minerals Ltd plans to expand its Lumwana copper mine in Zambia and is in talks with possible partners that will allow it to build a $200 million uranium plant on the site, the company's ...
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Equinox Minerals Limited (Equinox) – already recognised as the operator of the biggest copper mine in the world over the last two years – has major plans to boost copper output; to launch a 2M lb a year uranium plant; to expand its copper and uranium reserves and extend its life of mine through ongoing exploration; and to focus on global acquisition opportunities for …
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Barrick to keep operating Zambia Lumwana mine. Frik Els | March 27, 2015 | 2:31 pm Base Metals Africa Copper ... acquired when it bought Equinox Minerals Ltd. in 2011.
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ZAMBIA - Toronto-based EQUINOX MINERALS has announced revised resources and reserves for its Lumwana copper-cobalt-uranium project in the Northwestern Province, …
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COPPER producer Equinox Minerals has reported improved production at its Lumwana mine in Zambia and approved a feasibility study to expand throughput to 35 million...
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Mining originally began at the Malundwe pit in 2008 by Equinox Minerals (Barrick acquired Equinox in 2011), and the operation ran successfully for some years as a trolley-assist mine, with trucks going up ramp to feed a …
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Thus the financing of Equinox Minerals' US$1 billion Lumwana project in northwest Zambia - on the back of resurgent copper prices - could mark the start of a welcome …
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According to Barrick, the Super Pit expansion project will transform Lumwana into one of the world's major copper mines, with projected annual production of around 240,000 tonnes per year over a ...
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Equinox Minerals Ltd has secured a US$584 million debt facility for the development of its Lumwana copper project in Zambia (for which it won Mining Journal's Exploration...
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The Equinox-owned Lumwana project is next year expected to become the continent's biggest copper producer with annual output of 169,000 tonnes of copper metal in concentrates over the first six years...
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Equinox Minerals operates the biggest copper mine in Africa located at Lumwana in Northwest province Zambia. Open pit mining methods are used to access the ore which is hauled to the process plant where it is crushed and processed into final concentrate.
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About Equinox. Equinox Minerals Limited is an international mining company dual-listed on the Toronto and Australian Stock Exchanges. Equinox has two primary assets, the Lumwana mine in Zambia (-owned) and the Jabal Sayid development project in Saudi Arabia (70%-owned; ...
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The plant conveyor system at Equinox's Lumwana copper mine Perth, Australia — MININGREVIEW — 29 September 2009 – Equinox Minerals Limited "' owner of Africa's biggest copper mine "' has confirmed that it expects to reach full production at its Lumwana project in north-western Zambia by the middle of next year.. …
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Extractive industry and mining projects are complex and challenging. They can also add value to indigenous natural resources, increase export revenues and generate fiscal income for the countries where they are located. Lumwana, a new copper mine in the north western province of Zambia constructed and operated by Equinox Minerals Limited, with the …
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Harry Michael, chief executive of Lumwana mine, a unit of Equinox Minerals Ltd, said Chambishi smelter would treat 55 percent of the company's annual output under a five-year agreement. Lumwana's copper concentrate was rejected by Mopani Copper Mines (MCM), majority owned by Glencore International AG of Switzerland, after Mopani claimed in ...
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Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) has reaffirmed its commitment to Zambia's economic growth, contributing over $3.7 billion since 2019. In 2024 alone, Lumwana's operations contributed $887 million to the economy through royalties, taxes, salaries and procurement of goods and services, solidifying its position as one of the nation's top five …
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ZAMBIA – Equinox Minerals of Toronto has accepted the handover of the Lumwana copper concentrator in the Western Province from its EPC contractor, an event that marks commercial production.
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Equinox Minerals Limited, an international mining company and its subsidiary, Lumwana Mining Company Limited, decided to take up this challenge, overcoming the financial and technical difficulties linked to constructing and …
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The uranium being extracted at Lumwana mine in Zambia as a by-product of copper ore, is merely being stockpiled and not processed, says Mines and energy minister Christopher Yaluma. ... Equinox Minerals was acquired by Barrick Gold Corporation which now owns the mining licence covering 1,355km² which includes two major copper deposits ...
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