Zambia Copper Mines Resume Output After Power Outages -Offic

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Zambia Copper Mines Resume Output After Power Outages -Offic

Zambia Copper Mines Resume Output After Power Outages -Officials
Date: 10/11/2011 @ 07h46
Source: Dow Jones News


Copper miners operating in Zambia, Africa's top copper-producing country, have resumed production following the restoration of normal power supply, officials said Thursday.

Production was restarted late Wednesday in phases after a blackout that lasted nearly five hours in Copperbelt and Lusaka provinces, said the spokeswoman for Konkola Copper Mines, Zambia's second-largest copper miner by output.

"The impact on production will be notified later," she told Dow Jones Newswires.

Konkola is a unit of London-listed Vedanta Resources PLC (VED.LN).

The outage, triggered by faults at the Leopards Hill substation early Wednesday, underscores the vulnerability of Zambia's power infrastructure, which is prone to breakdowns mainly due to inadequate investment in maintenance.

Copper Mines consume at least 60% of the country's generated power.

Other mines, such as Glencore International AG's (GLEN.LN) Mopani Copper Mines and China Nonferrous Metals Co.'s (8306.HK) Luanshya Copper Mines have also since restarted output, according to company officials.

Union officials said the outages trapped hundreds of miners who were working underground, but all were evacuated safely after companies secured emergency power imports from neighboring Congo.

The outages affected mainly underground mines in Copperbelt, which rely on state-owned Zambia Electricity Supply Corp.'s power supply.

Copper Mines in Northwestern province, such as First Quantum Minerals Ltd.'s (FM.T) Kansanshi Copper Mines and Barrick Gold Corp.'s (ABX) Lumwana Copper Mines, weren't affected by the outage.

-By Nicholas Bariyo, Dow Jones Newswires; 256-75-2624615 bariyonic@yahoo.co.uk
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