Barrick’s African portfolio is completed by the Lumwana copper mine in Zambia, a conventional open pit (truck and shovel) operation located about 100 kilometres west of Solwezi in Zambia’s Copperbelt - one of the most prospective copper regions in the world. Lumwana ore, which is predominantly sulphide, is treated through a conventional sulphide flotation plant to produce copper concentrate. The mine
produced 276 million pounds of copper in 2020, a 23% increase since 2018. Proper maintenance and increased efficiencies led to a record throughput of 25.3Mt in 2020, with December being the highest month for milling since the plant was commissioned in 2008. The life of mine has been extended to 2039 as a result of the improved cost profile, and there is potential for further expansion and development of a super-pit.
Proper maintenance and increased efficiencies led to a record throughput of 25.3Mt in 2020, with December being the highest month for milling since the plant was commissioned in 2008
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