The power crisis impacting the African mining sector is beginning to bite. An article in Mining Weekly outlines the details of how power shortages in Zambia are resulting in plant closures and job losses.
Mining Weekly: LUSAKA – Canada’s First Quantum Minerals will lay off about 1 480 workers at one of its Zambian copper projects after a reduction in its power supply curbed production, the company’s local subsidiary said on Sunday. For the full article follow this link
The energy crisis in African mining was a major focus of the Renewables and Mining Summit – Africa held in early July 2015. If you would like to see copies of the presentations from this Summit contact andrew.slavin@energyandmines.com