Authors:
L. Roux, M. van Rooyen, E. Minnaar, E. Robles, I. Cronje
Copper 2010, Hamburg, Germany, June 8, 2010
Abstract
The Central African Copperbelt has been an important focus point for the international mining industry over the last decade. The Copperbelt, which extends from north-central Zambia into the southern portion of the Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is one of the world's greatest metallogenic regions containing an estimated 34% of the world's cobalt reserves and over 10% of the world's copper reserves. The steady improvement in political stability in the region, together with attractive ore grades and improvements in processing technology has brought about a renewed interest in the Copperbelt.
