Kubikwa ukuthi imayini ye-Alaska eChinoy izoqhubeka nokukhiqizwa kwe-Copper ngemuva kokuba abatshalizimali baseChina basebenzisana neZimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) batshale batshale ama-US $ 6 million.

Yize i-Alaska Copper Smelter ivaliwe kusukela ngo-2000, iqale kabusha umsebenzi. Kulindeleke ukuthi isetshenziswe ngokuphelele ngoJulayi kulo nyaka futhi ifinyelele umgomo wamathani angama-300 ethusi ngosuku.

Kuze kube manje, umtshalizimali wabatshalizimali baseChina, izinsizakusebenza ze-Dasanyuan Copper, usetshale ingxenye yenhlokodolobha yayo ($ 6 million).