Chambishi Mine | copper mine

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Chambishi Copper Mine was obtained by CNMC through an international bid in 1998, at which time CNMC also obtained the use right to 41 square kilometers of land on the surface of the mine for a term of 99 years. The mnine, with resources including 5 million tonnes of copper and 120,000 tones of cobalt, and involving a total investment of US$ 160 million, is the first and, to date, the largest nonferrous metal mine overseas approved by Chinese government for development and construction. It has been hailed as the project that symbolizes Sino-Africa cooperation. Construction began in July 2000 and the mine opened for production on schedule in july 2003.
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Coordinates:   12°39'27"S   28°2'37"E
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