Copper Belt

British

noun

a region of Central Africa, along the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo: rich deposits of copper

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Under the deal, Glencore will continue to manage the mines as well as look for other projects in what’s called the African copper belt.

From MarketWatch

A rich copper belt in the north of the country has lain fallow since Macri crashed and burned in 2018.

From Barron's

Rescuers have been searching for the miners since early Friday after they were buried Thursday night while digging tunnels at an open-pit mine near the city of Chingola on the country’s copper belt.

From Seattle Times

Residents in the capital Lusaka as well as Kitwe and Ndola in the copper belt said they were without power.

From Reuters

Companies mining in Congo’s southern copper belt include Glencore subsidiary Katanga Mining, China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume, MMG, and Chemaf, while Ivanhoe Mines is developing two copper mines there.

From Reuters

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