Zambia’s Chamber of Mines warns of ‘drastic’ fall in copper output

Zambia’s 2019 copper output could be as much as 100 000 t lower than last year as changes to mining tax drive miners to cut production, the Chamber of Mines said on Thursday. "Present forecasts are that copper production, both concentrate and finished copper, will now be drastically lower than last year, and could be as much as 100 000 t lower," it said in a statement.