MINEWORKERS’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) president Joseph Chewe has attributed the shutting down of the Nchanga Copper Smelter in Chingola for 21 days by KCM to lack of maintenance. On Tuesday, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) announced that it had shut down its Nchanga Copper Smelter due to a molten metal leakage incident from one of the furnaces. In a statement, KCM General Manager Corporate Affairs Shapi Shachinda quoted the company’s Provisional Liquidator Celine Nair as saying that there was no loss of life or injuries to employees during the incident. “Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) informs business partners and stakeholders that the Nchanga smelter which is operated by its subsidiary KCM SmelterCo Limited has been shut down to facilitate repair works...