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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Zambia Chamber of Mines has welcomed recent developments regarding investment roadmaps for Konkola Copper Mines and Mopani Copper Mines announced by Government.<\/p>\n

Chamber of Mines Chief Executive Officer Sokwani Chilembo said any breakthrough regarding the protracted process is a positive development.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a telephone interview, Mr Chilembo said he is hopeful that issues of securing investors for the two mines will move quickly.<\/p>\n

He said the business distress on the Copperbelt as a result of the impasse concerning the matter will be solved once the issues are concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the resolving of the business distress on the Copperbelt. We hope it happens quickly. At least there seems to be some progress,\u201d said Mr Chilembo..<\/p>\n

Last week, Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane announced that Government will soon decide an investor to take over from Mopani Copper Mines, with China\u2019s Zijin Mining Group, Norinco Group, Sibanye Stillwater Limited and an investment vehicle owned by ex-Glenore Plc officials as prospective investors.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile according to Reuters News Agency monitored by ZANIS, Zambia is close to resolving a dispute with Vedanta Resources over its Konkola Copper Mines, with a deal over the future of the partly state-owned unit \u201cimminent\u201d,<\/p>\n

The report quotes Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Paul Kabuswe saying: \u201cThe negotiations are advanced and an announcement is imminent,\u201d<\/p>\n

Zambia\u2019s Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe told Reuters. \u201cWe need to tie the loose ends first so that we don\u2019t have a recurrence of what happened in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kabuswe, who has been negotiating alongside finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane, said the talks would also resolve KCM\u2019s outstanding payments to suppliers and contractors, and technical aspects of the operations.<\/p>\n

He, however, declined to give further details.<\/p>\n

KCM has battled to attract investment since relations between Zambia and Vedanta broke down several years ago, culminating in the state\u2019s take-over of the KCM assets and forced liquidation in May 2019.<\/p>\n

The move triggered protracted legal battles, with Vedanta approaching an arbitration court in London to fight off the seizure of the copper assets.<\/p>\n

Reuters further reports that a deal could help unlock funding to advance the Konkola Deep Mining Project, which holds one of the world\u2019s richest copper deposits, but requires investment of as much as US$1.1 billion.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. The Zambia Chamber of Mines has welcomed recent developments regarding investment roadmaps for Konkola Copper Mines and Mopani Copper Mines announced by Government. Chamber of Mines Chief Executive Officer Sokwani Chilembo said any breakthrough regarding the protracted process is a positive development. 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