If you’re a regular visitor to Mining for Zambia, this short quiz should be a walk in the park. All the answers can be found in various articles on the website.
1. Which Zambian copper mine is also Zambia’s biggest gold mine?
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2. Which mine is sinking a new shaft 2 km deep which will make it the deepest copper mine in Africa?
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3. Which recently opened mine, which cost $2.1 billion to build, is the largest upfront infrastructure investment in Zambia since the construction of the Kariba dam?
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4. Which South American country is the world’s largest producer of copper, with annual production of around 6 million tonnes – more than eight times Zambia’s production?
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5. The town of Kalumbila in North-Western province was designed by a Danish urban-design consultancy and built from scratch at a total cost of $200 million. Who paid for it?
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6. Which African country overtook Zambia in 2013 to become Africa’s largest copper producer, with output of 942 000 tonnes?
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7. How many litres of diesel fuel does FQM’s Kansanshi Mine consume every day for use in machinery, vehicles and equipment?
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8. How much underground water does KCM’s Konkola Deep copper mine pump to the surface every day?
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9. Approximately what proportion of Zambia’s mining industry workforce is foreign?
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10. Who is the largest shareholder in the Zambian mining industry in terms of the number of mines it holds a stake in?
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