Chingola

Brief information about the Chingola

Chingola is a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the nation 's copper-mining area, with a population of 157,340 (2008 census). It's the house of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequently (from the 1960s) led to the growth of two open pit operations, Chingola Open Pit after which Nchanga Open Pit (the latter being the 2nd largest open cast mine on earth ).