August 22, 2018, Zambia, the company held a production commencement ceremony in the southeast ore body project of Chambishi Copper Mine, a copper mine invested in by the company in Zambia. Accompanied by Li Jie, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, Wang Tongzhou, Chairman of the Holding Group, Edgar Lungu, President of Zambia and senior Zambian government officials attended the production commencement ceremony and cut the ribbon for the project.

Wang Tongzhou, Chairman, Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of CNMC and his delegation visited Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Zambia, and held talks with Li Jie, Chinese Ambassador in Zambia on Zambian local time of August 20, 2018. 

On August 16, 2018, the Hunan Nonferrous Metals Delegation led by Tangyong, Director of Hunan Nonferrous Metal Administration, visited CNMC Luanshya, accompanied by Ye Guolin, the person in charge of a holding company’s vocational education pilot work. The Delegation was received by Wang Chunlai, the executive director, the vice president and General Manager of CNMC Luanshya, and Wang Jingjun, the executive vice president.

To improve Chinese employees’ English proficiency and level, CNMC Luanshya has taken use of spare time to provide Chinese employees with English training class and hired Zambian teachers to give concentrated lessons since May 19.