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Copperbelt
The
Copperbelt
is a region of
Central Africa
running through northern
Zambia
and the southern
Democratic Republic of Congo
known for
copper mining
. Traditionally, it refers to the mining regions of Zambia's
Copperbelt Province
(around the towns of
Ndola
,
Kitwe
,
Chingola
,
Luanshya
and
Mufulira
) and the Congo's
Katanga Province
with its major city at
Lubumbashi
. In some contexts the term may exclude the Congo entirely.
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