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The DRC's "copperbelt" region is rich not only in copper and cobalt, but the uranium is found in small quantities in unrefined copper ore.
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Mr. Simuusa said that ZCCM-IH will also acquire minority stakes in many other green field projects, mainly outside the copperbelt.
Zambia Seeks Greater Mining Profits Nicholas Bariyo 2012
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Currently, ZCCM-IH only operates the Ndola Lime Company, a major supplier of lime to copper and cobalt mines in the copperbelt.
Zambia Seeks Greater Mining Profits Nicholas Bariyo 2012
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Mr. Sata is popular mainly in urban centers and the copperbelt province, while Mr. Banda's power base is in rural areas.
Zambian Opposition Candidate Leads Polls Nicholas Bariyo 2011
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Chiluba destroyed many lives and I know this for certain because I come from the copperbelt, Luanshya to be exact and I saw first hand the kind of confusion which arose during the privatisation era (people lost houses and Jobs and mining towns became Ghost towns).
Global Voices in English » Zambia: Reactions to Chiluba’s acquittal 2009
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Zambia's mining operations are concentrated in the copperbelt, an area some 300 kilometers north of the capital Lusaka near the border with Congo, mainly due to inadequate exploration elsewhere, although some huge discoveries have been made outside the copperbelt in recent years, including Barrick Gold Corp.'s Lumwama and Kansanshi, owned by First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
Zambia Seeks Greater Mining Profits Nicholas Bariyo 2012
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The copperbelt straddling Katanga and northern Zambia also includes cobalt and uranium extracted from copper deposits.
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Namibia, will spend time in Zambia's copperbelt province where he will conduct his research before crossing into the Democratic
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Woodland structure, destruction and conservation in the copperbelt of Zambia.
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Hundreds of people have been left homeless in Zambia's central copperbelt region after their makeshift houses collapsed as a result of torrential rains.
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