Lumwana
'Lumwana is a mining town located in Mwinilunga District, within the North-Western Province of Zambia. Geography The town is located on the T5 Highway, approximately , by road, west of Solwezi and east of Mwinilunga. Lumwana is approximately by road northwest of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is in the Copperbelt mineral deposits and mining region of Southern Africa. Population The population of Lumwana was estimated at less than 1,000 in 1999. With 1,000 new homes constructed in the town since then, it is estimated that the population of the town in 2010 was approximately 5,000. Economy Prior to 1999, Lumwana was a rural village. In 1999, Equinox Minerals Limited acquired the nearby Lumwana Copper Mine. Over the next 10 years, working with its Zambian subsidiary, Lumwana Mining Company Limited, Equinox carried out feasibility studies, sourced financing and constructed the present infrastructure. The mine was commissioned in December 2008 and is the largest employer in the town. In July 2011, Barrick Gold acquired a 100% interest in Lumwana mine. As of second quarter 2013, the mine employed approximately 1,850 employees and 4,400 contractors. In addition to copper, the mine also produces cobalt, gold, and uranium. Lumwana