"Zambia is ready for business, and as part of our goal to reach 3 million t/y of copper production, there have been some important announcements recently."
"We plan to double our copper production by the end of the decade. There remains significant upside potential in the gold industry, and the copper operations are strategic and additive to that."
International investors demonstrate reinvigorated appetite for Africa’s mining prospects – from traditional partners like the Australians to a growing Chinese and Russian presence.
After five months in Lima and more than 130 interviews, the conversations with C-executives along the Peruvian mining value chain touched on various topics. These included production targets, drilling results, the benefits of new technologies like the so-called “digital twins” to replicate reality in a virtual environment, and even the use of cartridge valves. However, a recurring theme in almost every interview, and perhaps the most significant one in relevance, is Peru's loss of its position as the second-largest copper producer to the Democratic Republic of Congo.