KANSANSHI Mining Plc has disclosed that its US$1.25 billion S3 expansion project is scheduled to be commissioned in the second half of this year. Meanwhile, Mine Corporate Affairs Superintendent Ryan Ellis says the company spent US$55 million in 2024 on sourcing power from outside parties due to load shedding. Speaking during a tour of the S3 plant, Thursday, Kansanshi Mining Operations Superintendent Patricia Mankubwa said the project would double ore processing for Kansanshi from 28 million tons to about 53 million tons. “The S3 project is actually designed to treat about 25,000,000 tons of ore through the plant. Currently, Kansanshi, through the three circuits that we have in the main plant, is able to do about 28,000,000 tons. So, the...