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UNZA professor gets copper mine job

UNZA professor gets copper mine job
By Nchima Nchito Jr
Tue 03 Nov. 2009, 04:00 CAT

UNIVERSITY of Zambia (UNZA) Vice-Chancellor Prof Stephen Simukanga has been appointed as an independent director of African Copper. African Copper owns the Mowana Mine in Botswana, the country’s only pure copper mine and is a major player in the mining sector.

Simukanga is a professor of metallurgy and mineral processing and started his career at Luanshya mine under the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines in 1982.
According to the Mining Weekly, his appointment was a strategic move for the mining company.

“His obvious academic and metallurgical experience will complement the composition of the board and we look forward to his valued contribution to the team as the company grows as a base metals producer," said company chairperson David Rodier.

Prof Simukanga is a UK chartered engineer and a fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and the Engineering Institution of Zambia.

He chairs the boards of the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Examinations Council of Zambia and is a member of three other boards of directors, including Zambia Copper Investments.

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