Zambia’s Copper Ambition: 3 Million Tonnes by 2031 – Can It Be Achieved?
As the 2025 Investing in African Mining Indaba unfolds, one of the most topical issues in Zambian mining takes centre stage: Can Zambia grow copper production from around 800,000 to 3 million metric tonnes per year by 2031?
This piece explores why this ambition matters, outlines the government’s strategy, and examines whether it’s achievable. What better time to bring this conversation to the fore than now?
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