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China ENFI’s Asmara Copper-Polymetallic Mine Project in Eritrea Produces First Batch of Concentrate
Release Date:
2026-04-16
On April 10, 2026, it was reported that the Asmara Copper–Polymetallic Mine Project in Eritrea, constructed by China Nonferrous Corporation and China ENFI Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., has successfully completed feed-in commissioning and trial production, yielding its first batch of concentrate. This milestone marks a critical phase achievement for the project.
On April 10, 2026, it was reported that the Asmara Copper–Polymetallic Mine Project in Eritrea, constructed by China Nonferrous Corporation and China ENFI Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., has successfully completed feed-in commissioning and trial production, yielding its first batch of concentrate. This milestone marks a critical phase achievement for the project. Located on the outskirts of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, the project is currently the country’s largest mining venture, with a designed annual processing capacity of 4 million tonnes of raw ore. China ENFI assumed full responsibility for the project’s overall engineering design and undertook the procurement of equipment as well as the construction and installation works for the concentrator plant and the Phase I tailings storage facility, providing robust technical support through its professional engineering expertise. As a major Chinese–African mining cooperation project, the successful trial production at the Asmara Copper–Polymetallic Mine will not only boost Eritrea’s mining industry and resource development but also further highlight China’s comprehensive strengths in mining engineering design and construction, deepen pragmatic cooperation between China and Africa in the mining sector, and inject new momentum into local economic development.
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