Aussie firm plans new $260m copper mine near Gantsi

The 1,000-kilometre belt running south west to north east, is known to contain millions of tonnes of copper and silver resources, but its heavy sands and lack of grid electricity have kept development at bay over the decades.

Boseto Mine, the first major development attempted on the Kalahari Copperbelt, folded in 2015, but Khoemacau Copper Mining is on track to establish a $565 million operation by next year, producing 60,000 tonnes per annum.