RE: Luansobe.27 Dec 2025 16:47
1. Mineralisation in the Special Grants around Mufulira that might conceivably prove to be economic in the future has been discovered in the Luansobe, Mutundu, and Mwekera areas and also near Mokambo, on the Congo border, and the northerly limb of the Mufulira syncline. Economic independence and Zambian copper; a case study of foreign investment By Bostock, Mark Publication Date 1972
2. First Quantum reported no activity on these projects during 2000. In February 2001, however, Mopani Copper Mines PLC of Zambia, in which First Quantum held a 44% interest, began negotiations with Gécamines to exploit jointly the ORE DEPOSITS at Luansobe. Mopani is an extension of the Mufulira Mine that stretches across the border from Zambia into Congo (Kinshasa). Ore from the Luansobe ore deposit would be processed in Zambia and would extend the lifespan of Mufulira Mine from the 2000 estimate of 15 years to 25 years (Lewis Mwanangombe, Panafrican News Agency (Dakar), February 23, 2001, Mopani Copper Mines Plc in negotiation with Gécamines, accessed April 10, 2001, at URL http://allafrica.com/stories/200102230120.html) Minerals Yearbook 2000 Vol 3 Area Reports International: Africa and the Middle East Publication date 2000
3. There is also a similarity in the succession in the east from Kinsenda and Luansobe to Mufulira and Bwana Copper, its geology and economics by Bowen, Robert Publication date 1977