Zambia's 2015 copper output seen down 15 pct on low demand

Zambia is expected to produce 600,000 tonnes of copper this year, down 15 percent from 708,000 tonnes in 2014 due to low copper demand and prices, coupled with electricity constraints, a government official said on Wednesday. Copper output in Africa's second largest producer should recover to 700,000 tonnes in 2016, permanent secretary for economic and budget affairs Pamela Kabamba told reporters. The Zambia Chamber of Mines said the current state of the mining sector Zambia was grave and called