konkola copper backfill

increasing depth of mining operations has largely increased the use of backfill material in underground operations to allow efficient and safe extraction of the mineral deposits The need for Konkola Copper Mines KCM to develop additional production areas further below its

Feb 18 2020 · The Konkola Deposit is a very large copper deposit situated on the northern section of the Copperbelt The Katangan sediments that contain the copper mineralisation are draped around a core of basement rock Dips are in the range 1570 degrees

The ever increasing depth of mining operations has largely increased the use of backfill material in underground operations to allow efficient and safe extraction of the mineral deposits The need for Konkola Copper Mines KCM to develop additional production areas further below its current operations has resulted in the sinking of No 4 shaft to a depth of 1500m below surface

Walchandnagar industries Ltd WIL received a contract from Ma Copper Mines for putting up the Mine Back Fill Plant at Chililabombwe Copperbelt province Zambia first of its kind in Zambia

Konkola Copper Mines KCM is a leading Zambian integrated copper producer operating 3 underground mines and 2 open pit mines as well as metallurgical plants on one of the highestgrade copper seams in the world on the Zambian Copperbelt The geological setting of the Copperbelt is unusual compared to other worldwide

The Konkola coppercobalt deposit is composed of two orebodies separated by a barren gap The North Orebody is opened by Shaft No 3 and the South Orebody is mined from Shaft No 1 Economic mineralization is present within the Ore Shale mostly in the form of

Konkola Chililabombwe Underground mine New Concentrator Old Concentrator Backfill Plant Nchanga Chingola Underground mine with 2 shafts Open pit mines 2 operational 2 concentrators East and West mills Tailings leach plant Smelter with acid plant mills Nchanga Open Pits Konkola Deeps Konkola Copper Mines KCM Overview 3

Mine Captain Backfill Production Konkola Copper Mines plc Oct 2001 – Present 18 years 11 months Chililabombwe Zambia Education ZCCM Mining Training School luanshya Division Certificate in Mining Staff learnership Mining TechnologyTechnician 1987 – 1990 Roan Antelope Secondary School

Konkola copper mines KCM is an integrated mining operation comprising of open pit and underground mines Nchanga and Konkola copper mines Konkola mines is aptly referred to as Konkola deep and