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The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) said most copper mines had not reached their normal production levels by June after experiencing floods earlier in the year and that an export ban for copper ore by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities in March had also affected production.
The BoZ governor Caleb Fundanga said Zambia produced 229 102 tonnes of copper compared with 264 252 tonnes in the same period last year while cobalt production also declined to 2 172 tonnes from 2 393 tonnes the previous year.
Fundanga said the mineral-rich southern African country exported 208 681 tonnes of copper to earn $1.4bn compared with 249 425 tonnes of copper exported in the first six months of 2007, while cobalt exports were recorded at 1 953 tonnes compared with 2 347 tonnes the previous year.
