Kansanshi S3 Expansion
Expansion of Zambia's largest copper mine through a new processing train, central to national copper output growth targets.
Key data
- Location
- Solwezi, North-Western Province
- Stage
- Expansion
- Status
- Expansion executing
- Capacity
- New processing train raising throughput; see operator disclosures
- CAPEX
- Pending verification
- Timeline
- To be verified
- Owner
- First Quantum Minerals
- Partners
- Pending verification
- Commodities
- Copper, Gold
- Value chain
- Copper to cathode
Related commodities
Copper
The core electrification metal. African supply is concentrated in the Central African Copperbelt across the DRC and Zambia.
Gold
Ghana, South Africa, Mali, Tanzania and Burkina Faso anchor African gold output across large-scale and artisanal production.
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- Capacity
- Multi-phase concentrator capacity; see operator disclosures
- Status
- Operating with phased expansion and on-site smelter
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One of the largest copper-cobalt operations in the world, central to global cobalt supply.
- Capacity
- Major copper and cobalt output; see operator disclosures
- Status
- Operating
Related news
Lobito Corridor volumes become the metric to watch for Copperbelt exports
The Atlantic route shortens transit versus east coast alternatives; realised tonnage will determine its strategic weight.
Copperbelt growth keeps running into the power question
Expansion plans in Lualaba and North-Western Province depend on firm electricity, placing hydropower rehabilitation and imports at the centre of copper strategy.
Related intelligence
- First Quantum Minerals
Kansanshi S3 expansion
Last verified 26 Aug 2026Verified
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