KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) says it has suspended operations at Fitwaola Open Pit to facilitate transitioning to underground mining.
About 267 people operating at Fitwaola Open Pit recently lost their jobs after KCM allegedly terminated a contract with Moolmans, the company they were working for.
Moolmans management said they terminated the contracts of the employees following the action KCM took.
But KCM head of public relations,Joy Sata said in response to a Press query yesterday that the company had temporarily suspended operations at Fitwaola to facilitate transitioning to underground mining.
“KCM wishes to advise that open pit operations at Fitwaola have been temporarily suspended in order to bring forward the transitioning to underground operations,” Ms Sata said.
She said due to operational challenges specific to open pit mining of the Fitwaola ore body, the mine had experienced three stoppages in its short life of less than six years.
Ms Sata said Fitwaola ore was more amenable to underground mining and that was being actively reviewed.
She said mining at Fitwaola was initiated shortly after Vedanta took over at KCM in August 2005 and operations contracted out in April 2006.
[Times of Zambia]
sorry…its part of life in zambia…guys…start job hunting….and stop crying…
Investors just want to reap
Dont worry our new leaders will create jobs as promised. 90 days.
More works for you guys just wait and see what pf can do.
This is a ****ing lie. KCM failed to pay moolmans and hence moolmans decided to pull out. The truth is the comtract was extended for 2 years and KCM have not been paying Moolmans for close to 4 months now.my brother works for moolmans and we know exactly what is going on.Underground operations my foot.This Joy sata is a disgrace and is not fit to be the spocksperson for KCM. I understand these indians did not even buy these pits and they were mining illegally. Now they are scared of Sata because RB gave them a go ahead. The pits belong to ZCCM-IH. Does that ring a bell, no wonder the Indians had a luncheon with PF to plead so that they are allowed to continue. Nonsense.Â
Why is Joy Sata doing here? Is name associated with the one at State House?
Its to early to have a public relations officer in the name of Sata at KCM!
Why is KCM using Joy Sata as their spokesperson this time when Michael Sata is Presido. These Indians are too corrupt. If i were Joy Sata i would resign the position. The Indians think by using Joy Sata they would be winning favors from the current govt. Bailashaa ba samyaa..!! Where is Mundia Sikufele presido of NUMAUW and his vice??
Before Sata became presido, Joy Sata who happens to be his distant niece was a records clerk KCM 2 grade. Very Junior indeed! And now that MCS has become presido, KCM as usual Indians with their corrupt technics promotes Joy Sata from KCM 2 to KCM 7 special with a personal to-holder vehicle. Her salary is US $35,000 per month. These Indians are very corrupt. So they have put Joy in the front line. Why?? If i were Joy, i would not condone this.
Joy Sata at KCM Plc. What a shameful stance??
@ Donji, is the salary US$3,500=00 or US$35,000=00. If it is the later, it is not true. Not even senior manager get tha at KCMt.
donji,you should learn to be a good SDAÂ
@Donji
Be real! Â Even Saint Sata at State House who is allergic to corruption would condone a salary of $35,000 per month with personal-to-holder wheels, and a 5 grade instant promotion. Â I just hope she can deliver access to her uncle that the masame are hoping for. Â Anyway, as is usual with Zambians, you are using hyperbole and guesswork in place of real analysis – not even the CEO of KCM gets $35K per month!
Obofi. Joy sata a relative to Sata.I will unvail no details.
This article on Lt is different from the same story on UK zambians
If we have been attentive we will remeber that Joy Sata is a trained Journalist who worked at Zambia Daily Mail for many years. KCM may have its own problems but the truth be told, Joy Sata, whose relationship to HEMCS some of us dont want lie about, has only recently joined KCM after Gerald Mulwanda and the other PR Manager resigned. It will not help us to simply write things we are not sure about.
#6Shaka OZ you are very dull!!!!! Joy Sata joined KCM before MC Sata become president!!!.You should learn to consult and not just expose your small brain to the public!!!…for your own info,she is educated and fit for the job she has at kcm!
KCM & Moolmans seperated way before the Elections due to KCM’s non payments.Joy Sata was not promed to PR after the elections,she joined from Zambia Daily Mail jst before i left in may .Underground transitiong is a total lie,KCM has a bad record when it comes to paying Contractors.KCM has a lot of debts within and outside the Vedanta Group to sustaing their Capital Projects which God knows when they will fininsh.Hey! they are busy negotiating with China man for a possible takeover,watch this space.
a sudden emergency of a Sata as head of public relations office at KCM after MCS becomes presido….? smells a rat. but she does not get $35,000. thats a lie. i worked for KCM, and kcm 7 including most senior indians dont get that kind of money. the maximum she can get is 7,000 USD which in kwacha terms comes to 35ZMK.