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Posted on Wednesday 16 July 2008 - 08:20
Sanday
Sanday Chongo Kabange, AfricaNews reporter in Lusaka, zambia
Vedanta's Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia has resumed operations after it was initially shutdown following civil unrest and labour protest on weekend.
Konkola Copper Mines spokesperson Sam Equamo has said in a news statements released in Lusaka that operations at Nkana smelter have now resumed and full production is normal.

Equamo said 12 workers have since been fired as a result of the protest. KCM, majority-owned by London-listed Vedanta Resources Plc, did not say what impact the one-day shutdown had on production.

It forecast on Monday that it would raise cathode copper output to 250,000 tonnes in the 2008/2009 fiscal year from 150,000 tonnes the previous year.

The labour protest was prompted by reports that union representatives had agreed to a deal that fell short of workers' wage demands.

Union officials are continuing to brief members on the details of a new collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated last week.

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