Major Mines & Projects | Lumwana Mine
The Chimiwungo mining area consists of three separate pits; South, Main and East. Sulphide copper ore at Lumwana is mined by open pit methods that follow the typical sequence of tasks: grade control drilling, blasthole drilling, blasting, loading by hydraulic shovels (15 m3 and 27 m3 ), and hauling by off-highway trucks (254 t).