Nathan Chishimba

Position: Corporate Affairs Manager, Lumwana Mining Company, Barrick Gold Corporation Australia Pacific Region Main activity of the company: Copper mining Date and place of birth: April 24, 1969, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia

Equinox closes $400m corporate loan

Dual-listed Equinox Minerals has closed its $400-million corporate loan facility with four commercial banks. The ASX- and TSX-listed miner said in a statement on Wednesday that the corporate facility would be used to repay certain existing senior...

Five-year concentrate agreement finalised

International mining company Equinox Minerals reports that its wholly owned subsidiary, the Lumwana Mining Company (LMC) has signed a five-year concentrate offtake agreement with Konkola Copper Mines (KCM).

Australian mining major commits to Lumwana town development

Australian mining major, Equinox Minerals has secured a $25-million debt facility with the Netherlands Government development funding institution, the Nederlandse Financierings-Maatshappij voor Ontwikklingslanden, to advance the company’s social...

Zambia’s Lumwana Mining inks five-year concentrate offtake deal

Zambian copper mining company Lumwana Mining Company (LMC), part of the Equinox group, has signed a five year concentrate offtake beneficiation agreement with Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). The deal is for between 70 000 t/y and 80 000 t/y of...

$1bn Lumwana copper project raises Zambian hopes of resuscitating its economy

Zambia, once viewed as a Central African economic power house, wants to reclaim some of its former glory as Africa's biggest greenfield copper project, Lumwana, is commissioned.

Company Announcement: Dimension Data installs data centre in a container for Zambian copper mine

Attached please find a press release on: Lumwana Mining Company (LMC) in Zambia has become one of the first African recipients of a Data Centre In-a-Container. The solution from Dimension Data has provided the mine with advanced technology for...

Local company secures package plant supply contract for Zambian mine

Local water and wastewater treatment specialist VWS Envig has secured a contract to install a water treatment package plant at the Lumwana copper mine in Zambia, reports the company.

Lumwana project now fully funded - Equinox

African copper developer Equinox has now achieved financial close on its $583,8-million Lumwana project finance debt facility, concluding all requisite funding for completion of project construction, the group reported.