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KitweCommercial centre for the Zambian copperbelt; population (2000) 363,700. It is the headquarters of the Zambia Chamber of Mines. Nkana township and copper mine is adjacent; to the south are Zambia's emerald mines. The local supplies of copper have helped the growth of an electrical equipment industry. Other industries include engineering, brewing, iron goods, fibreglass, paint, furniture, and plastics. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hometown: Born in Kitwe, Zambia, he now makes his home in Hancock Park. The ZEHRP Ndola and Kitwe sites located in the Copperbelt and their sister project, Project San Francisco (PSF), located in Kigali, Rwanda, comprise the Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group (RZHRG). Chibuluma West is situated 12 kilometres west of the main Copperbelt town of Kitwe and the Nkana smelting/refinery complex, and is currently the second most profitable mine in Zambia, producing approximately 9,500 tons of copper metal and 200 tons of cobalt per annum. |
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