Nchanga operation include a number of open-pit mines, a large underground mine (care and maintenance), Tailings Leach Plant (TLP) with the associated solvent extraction electro winning (“SX-EW”) facility, a smelter with a cobalt recovery furnace, and a sulphuric acid plant and copper concentrators comprising two main processing units and a refractory ore stockpile.
The Zambian government seized Vedanta's copper assets in 2019.
On 6 November 2023, Vedanta Resources and the Zambian government sealed an agreement that restores the ownership of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), ending a protracted ownership battle.
Vedanta Resources has not published production numbers since 2019. |