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Trucks transporting bulk copper concentrate from the Kamoa-Kakula to the Lualaba smelter via by-pass road connecting the mine to Kolwezi. , due to a truckers strike that started in late October, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
A Reuters survey this month showed expectations for a small copper market surplus of around 112,000 tons this year, which could become a deficit if the strike is prolonged. Truck drivers, who move minerals from Kolwezi to Zambia and then to coastal ports for transporting by vessel to consuming countries, such as China, have demanded logistics firms pay an extra risk allowance of $700 per journey, the sources said.
“It’s affecting most of the supply routes. I can’t say cargo is completely blocked, but most of the mines aren’t able to go and offload or pick up the loads.”
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