The Kalahari Copperbelt's electrifying new

Alive again: Bosetou00e2u20acu2122s processing plant will soon be rumbling again PIC: KHOEMACAU.COM
Alive again: Bosetou00e2u20acu2122s processing plant will soon be rumbling again PIC: KHOEMACAU.COM

The unlocking of the millions of tonnes of copper and silver resources known to be hidden in the sands of the 1,000-kilometre Kalahari Copperbelt in the northwest has been given a huge boost with the finalisation of the North West Transmission Grid Connection project. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI explains

Sixty years after explorers first noted the “quartz veins rich in copper, silver and lead” in what was then referred to as ‘North Ghanziland’, the Kalahari Copperbelt appears to have lined up all the variables needed for the sustainable unlocking of its secrets.

The 1,000-kilometre stretch of mineral riches running south-west to north-east has been difficult to sustainably extract value from due to, amongst other factors, the remoteness of the area and the subsequent unavailability of key inputs such as power.

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