Copperbelt

The Copperbelt is a mineral-rich region spanning southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Zambia, known especially for its copper and cobalt deposits.

Katanga mining: The extraction of copper and other minerals in Katanga, a province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mining in Katanga forms the western core of the Copperbelt.
Lufilian Arc: A Neoproterozoic geological belt in central southern Africa that hosts major copper and cobalt deposits. Its mineralized rocks underpin the Copperbelt’s exceptional ore wealth.
Cecil Rhodes: A British imperialist and businessman who founded the British South Africa Company. The company’s colonial expansion helped bring Northern Rhodesia under British control.
Zambia: A landlocked country in south-central Africa, independent since 1964. Copper exports have strongly influenced Zambia’s public finances and economic cycles.
Witwatersrand: A geological region in South Africa containing the world’s largest known gold resources. It is another major southern African mining region, but its defining resource is gold.
Zambian copper mining: The extraction and processing of copper in Zambia, concentrated largely in the country's Copperbelt Province. Zambia’s mining district forms the Copperbelt’s eastern half.
Katanga Supergroup: A thick sequence of Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in central Africa, including strata that host copper-cobalt deposits. These rocks contain much of the Copperbelt’s stratiform ore.
Élisabethville: The colonial-era name of Lubumbashi, a major city in the Congolese Copperbelt. Its growth reflects the urban world built around Belgian mining in Katanga.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: A large country in central Africa with extensive mineral and biological resources. Copperbelt mining is concentrated in its southeastern provinces.
Zambian Copperbelt: The copper-mining region of northern Zambia, centered on towns such as Kitwe and Ndola. It distinguishes the Zambian portion from the cross-border Copperbelt as a whole.

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