Zambia is Africa's biggest copper producer. (Photo: Reuters)
Zambia's 2010 copper output rose to 740,000 tonnes, up from 697,860 tonnes in 2009, mines minister said on Thursday.
The total was slightly below the 750,000 tonnes target for the year, after a temporary shutdown of some of the mines in Africa's biggest copper producer, Maxwell Mwale told Reuters in an interview.
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