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Kalumbila District
Kalumbila District is a district of North-Western Province, Zambia.[1][2] It was named after a mine of the same name (Kalumbila Mine) and was made independent from Solwezi District In 2016.[3] As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 177,067 people.[4] MiningKalumbila Mine is a copper mine operated by FQM Trident Limited (previously known as Kalumbila Minerals), a wholly owned subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals of Canada.[5] The Enterprise Nickel Project is an open-pit nickel mine, also owned by First Quantum Minerals, and is 12 km from the Kalumbila Mine.[6][7] The Kalumbila Mine processing facility will be used to produce nickel concentrate output.[6][8] The project, estimated at U$275 million,[9] was expected to be operational at the end of 2021 but as of March 2022 was still yet to be operational.[10][11] In May 2022, First Quantum Minerals approved an additional US$100 million investment the project, which is now expected to commence production in 2023.[12][needs update] References
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