{"id":408103,"date":"2011-04-29T15:15:34","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T15:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/29\/president-to-launch-new-mine-in-solwezi\/"},"modified":"2011-04-29T15:15:34","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T15:15:34","slug":"president-to-launch-new-mine-in-solwezi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/29\/president-to-launch-new-mine-in-solwezi\/","title":{"rendered":"President to Launch New Mine in Solwezi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"29.9634335296\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.times.co.zm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/ac5c213deszambia180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The Times of Zambia (Ndola)\" title=\"Visit The Times of Zambia (Ndola)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>29 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>PRESIDENT Banda is today expected to officially launch the construction of a multi-million dollar mining investment at Kalumbila near Solwezi in North-Western Province, which is expected to create more than 2,000 jobs once completed.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by special assistant to the president for Press and public relations Dickson Jere, the president said the Kalumbila Minerals Trident project, owned by First Quantum Minerals, showed that Zambia&#8217;s economy was headed for more success under his leadership as more foreign investors continued to pump huge sums of money into the economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The new mine will increase the national coffers through taxes that will translate into more money which my Government will use to improve the lives of Zambians,&#8221; President Banda said ahead of the ground-breaking ceremony of the US$1 billion project.<\/p>\n<p>The new mine was expected to start operations in 2014 and with the commencement of operations at Kalumbila Minerals and other new mining projects, Zambia&#8217;s copper production is expected to peak at about one million tonnes of copper per annum.<\/p>\n<p>President Banda, who will be in North-Western Province for two days, is also expected to officially open Solwezi Trades Training Institute constructed as part of the Government&#8217;s strategy to provide skills education to young people.<\/p>\n<p>The president will further lay a foundation stone for the construction of Zangamenu Bridge and flag off the construction of township roads in Solwezi District.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104290768.html\" title=\"President to Launch New Mine in Solwezi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President to Launch New Mine in Solwezi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 29 April 2011 PRESIDENT Banda is today expected to officially launch the construction of a multi-million dollar mining investment at Kalumbila near Solwezi in North-Western Province, which is expected to create more than 2,000 jobs once completed. 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