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Luanshya Copper Mine hopes to meet 2010 By Times Reporter
By Times Reporter
THE China Non-Ferrous Metal Company Luanshya Copper Mine (CLM) management is optimistic that the mine this year will endeavour to meet the anticipated production target of more than 1,000 tonnes of copper ore a day.
CLM public relations officer, Sydney Chileya said in an interview yesterday that all was set to ensure that the production target of 1,000 tonnes of copper ore to be mined in a day was met throughout this year.
Mr Chileya said from the time the mine officially commissioned its resumption of production last month, the stock piling process was going on as planned.
“From the look of things all the stages of the mining process which include the crushing and the milling of the copper ore will be done with little difficulty because the mine owners have invested in modern equipment which has replaced the old mining technology,” Mr Chileya said.
The mine owners have indicated that they would this year make an additional fresh investment of more than USS$150 million in the CLM infrastructure rehabilitation programme.
And CLM deputy chief executive officer Goa Xiang said Baluba Mine was set to start producing 1,000 tonnes of copper a month approximately 11,000 tonnes a year before increasing to 2,000 tonnes a month.
Mr Goa said the company was aiming at increasing the production levels to 5,000 tonnes a month totalling 60,000 tonnes per annum after 2011.
The number of employees at the mine is also expected to increase from the current 2,250 once the mine increases its copper production.
Luanshya Copper Mine, which officially commissioned the resumption of production last month, was closed early last year and placed on care and maintenance after global commodity prices fell on the international market.
The then mine owners Enya Holdings said they were not ready to continue with copper production after the mine’s operations were adversely affected by the global economic meltdown.