{"id":12856,"date":"2014-03-02T05:54:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T05:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/zambia-copper-project-to-get-100m-boost\/"},"modified":"2014-03-02T05:54:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-02T05:54:12","slug":"zambia-copper-project-to-get-100m-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/zambia-copper-project-to-get-100m-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambia Copper Project to get $100M Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{{The Non-Ferrous Africa Mining Corporation (NFCA) will invest an additional US$100mn in 2014 towards the development South East Ore Body Mine (SEOB) copper project in Zambia\u2019s Chambishi.}}<\/p>\n<p>NFCA is jointly owned by Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investment Holding (ZCCM-IH) and China Nonferrous Metals Company Limited with 15 per cent and 85 per cent stake respectively. The project is expected to be completed by 2017.<\/p>\n<p>NFCA said that the US$832mn copper mine project will increase copper production to 100,000 tonnes per annum on completion in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Wang Chuilai, CEO of NFCA, said, \u201cThe mining firm was committed to developing the SEOB because the future of company largely depended on the project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said that the planned investment in the development of the SEOB was US$832mn and that by 2013, NFCA had injected a total of US$123mn, according to Times of Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>Chuilai added, \u201cWe are so far on course in the implementation of the project and its completion date is 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dApart from creating employment, NFCA is contributing to the economy of the country through the various forms of taxes we are paying to the Zambian government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mwenya Musenge, copperbelt minister of Zambia, said, that he was happy with the Chinese investment in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He added that NFCA had significantly contributed to the growth of the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{{The Non-Ferrous Africa Mining Corporation (NFCA) will invest an additional US$100mn in 2014 towards the development South East Ore Body Mine (SEOB) copper project in Zambia\u2019s Chambishi.}} NFCA is jointly owned by Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines-Investment Holding (ZCCM-IH) and China Nonferrous Metals Company Limited with 15 per cent and 85 per cent stake respectively. 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