Zambian coal buyers continue importing coal
* Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 6:53
Coal mining companies have bemoaned the lack of market for their produce as prospective buyers continue importing the commodity.
The two major coal producing companies, Chinese Collume Coal Mine (CCCM) and the Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL), both located in Southern Province, are facing serious challenges of finding market for their produce, a situation that puts the future of their employees at stake.
CCCM Shaft Two Director Xu Zian Rui told ZANIS that washed coal was being stored in its mining area with only a few customers from Lusaka going to buy a bit of it.
He said the state of affairs was affecting the workers who were being told to stop working once their storages were filled.
Mr. Rui said that currently the company has reduced the shifts from three to two to avoid over production since there was no enough space to store the coal.
He disclosed that Largarge PLC (formerly Chilanga Cement PLC) was still buying coal from Zimbabwe.
Mr Rui said that the company had enough coal for sale and urged the Zambian companies to be buying from them rather than going to Zimbabwe were they incurred more costs in transportation.
At Maamba Coal Mine thousands of coal had been heaped and there were no customers to buying it.
The situation has affected the workers as they have not been paid their salaries for two months.
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( Pierre Mac Orlan )
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