Mopani Copper Mines Plc is a multi-faceted mining investment with operations in Kitwe and Mufulira districts of the Copperbelt Province. The company’s operations encompass the full range of the copper production chain: from extracting the ore underground to concentrating, smelting, refining and packaging the finished red metal for export.
A Zambian registered entity, Mopani Copper Mines Plc is owned by ZCCM Investment Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH), a diversified mining investments and operations company with a primary listing on the Lusaka Securities Exchange in Zambia, and secondary listings on the London Stock Exchange in the United Kingdom and the Euronext Access Exchange in Paris, France. ZCCM-IH assumed ownership of Mopani Copper Mines Plc in 2021 after buying off the majority stake in the mine from Carlisa Investments – a joint venture between Swiss commodity trader Glencore and Canadian-based First Quantum Minerals – which ran Mopani from privatisation in 2000.
With a rich history in mining and processing dating back to the 1930s, Mopani’s assets in Kitwe and Mufulira include underground mines, concentrators, a smelter and a refinery. Mopani Copper Mines Plc continues to upgrade its infrastructure by investing in new technologies to increase production and improve efficiencies. The new infrastructure includes three deep shafts (Synclinorium, Mindola and Henderson), which were sunk and equipped between 2014 and 2021 to extend the life of the mine by over 25 years, safeguard the existing jobs at both mine sites and ensure Mopani’s continuous contribution to Zambia’s economic development.
Mopani Copper Mines Plc remains committed to supporting the social-economic development of the host communities through its robust Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes. The company supports the development of sports, local enterprises, education, health, basic infrastructure as well as water and sanitation in the communities of Kitwe and Mufulira.


MOPANI – MINING FOR THE FUTURE
Our History ...
1932
Copper produced at Nkana for the first time1964
Zambia gains independence Kenneth Kaunda becomes Zambia’s first president1982
Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd (ZCCM) formed2000
Mopani Copper Mines PLC formed: Tom Dale appointed CEO.2008
Rupiah Banda becomes Zambia’s Fourth President; Emmanuel Mutati appointed CEO of Mopani Copper Mines PLC2013
Mopani Copper Mines PLC launches THE MOPANI WAY 10-year plan2017
Chris Vermeulen appointed CEO of Mopani Copper Mines PLC2019
Mufulira Henderson Shaft commisioned; Nathan Bullock appointed CEO of Mopani Copper Mines PLC2022
The New Nkana Synclinorium Concentrator commisioned1929
Mufulira Copper Mine formed1933
Mining at Mindola Shaft begins1969
Zambia nationalises its mines1991
Zambia re-introduces Multi-Party Democracy: Frederick Chiluba becomes Zambia’s Second President, his liberal economic policy leads to the privatisation of the mines.2002
Levy Mwanawasa becomes Zambia’s Third President; Tim Henderson appointed CEO of Mopani Copper Mines PLC2011
Michael Sata becomes Zambia’s Fifth President; Danny Callow appointed CEO of Mopani Copper Mines PLC2015
Edgar Lungu becomes Zambia’s Sixth President; Johan Jansen appointed CEO of Mopani Copper Mines PLC, Synclinorium Shaft commissioned2020
Charles Sakanya appointed CEO of Mopani Copper Mines PLC2021
Hakainde Hichilema becomes Zambia’s Seventh President; ZCCM-IH acquires 100% shareholding in Mopani Copper Mines PLC