Two contractor deaths confirmed at First Quantum ops

Canadian miner First Quantum has confirmed two fatalities, both contractors, at its Kansanshi and Sentinel operations in Zambia. The first was a worker from a Reliant Drilling at the operator’s Kansanshi open-pit copper mine in the North Western province on 23 November. The incident involved a fall of ground at the underground dewatering decline. In a separate incident on Friday,…

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Chariot, FQM working to provide wind, solar at Zambian copper mines

African-based Chariot and its business arm Chariot Transitional Power will be working alongside French renewables firm Total Eren to develop a solar and wind power project for First Quantum Minerals’ operations in Zambia. Chariot said it has inked the partnership with the other companies for a 430-megawatt flagship project that will “complement and expand Zambia’s existing renewable energy capacity” and…

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