KCM seeks new Zambian export duty waiver for hard-to-smelt copper concentrate

Fastmarkets10-08 12:00

KCM was engaging the relevant ministries to secure the waiver, Kunda told Fastmarkets on October 1. “As a smelter, KCM’s intent is to beneficiate the concentrates within the country, except in cases ...

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He described the project as complementing Vedanta Resources’ ongoing $1 billion investment in KCM, which includes the Konkola Deep Mining Project.\nKCM had deployed $705 million of the investment committed under the 2023 shareholders’ agreement, Kunda said.\nKCM has not disclosed a construction timetable or expected commissioning date for the plant.\nCopper production targets\nKCM’s target of 300,000 tonnes of copper per year was set for 2031, as previously indicated, and the extended smelter shutdown would not change any previous guidance, Kunda said.\nCopperTech Metals said in November 2025 that it aimed to raise integrated production to 300,000 tonnes per year by 2031, from 140,000 tonnes in 2026.\nThe Konkola Deep Mining Project was progressing on schedule, with mine development to support infrastructure construction under way and procurement of major infrastructure packages in progress, Kunda said. Full ramp-up was expected by 2031, he added.\nKCM produced 80,215 tonnes of copper in 2025, according to Zambia’s Mines Ministry.\nZambia exported 890,346 tonnes of copper in 2025 and aims to raise national output to 3 million tonnes per year by 2031.\nCopperTech Metals, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources, holds 79.4% of KCM, Kunda confirmed. 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