I-Antaike, i-Chinese Research Institute, ithe ucwaningo lwayo lwe-smelter lubonise ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kwethusi ngoFebhuwari kwakufana nalokho ngoJanuwari, ngamathani angu-656000, aphezulu kakhulu kunalokho obekulindelwe, kuyilapho imboni ebalulekile yokusetshenziswa kwensimbi iqala kabusha ukukhiqiza kancane kancane.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, imali yokwelashwa kwe-copper concentrate, okuwumthombo oyinhloko wemali engenayo ye-smelter, ikhuphuke ngo-20% kusukela ekupheleni kuka-2019. U-Aetna uthe intengo engaphezu kuka-$ 70 ngethani inciphise ingcindezi kuma-smelters.Inkampani ilindele ukuthi ukukhiqizwa kufinyelele amathani angaba ngu-690000 ngoMashi.

Izitokwe zethusi esikhathini esidlule zikhuphuke ngokuqhubekayo kusukela ngoJanuwari 10, kodwa idatha yamaholide andwe oMkhosi Wasentwasahlobo ekupheleni kukaJanuwari nasekuqaleni kukaFebruwari ayikakhululwa.

UMnyango wezezindlu nokuthuthukiswa kwezindawo zasemakhaya emadolobheni uthe njengomthombo oyinhloko wokusetshenziswa kwekhopha, ngaphezu kuka-58% wezinhlelo zokwakhiwa kwezindlu nezakhiwo zaseChina ziqale kabusha ngesonto eledlule, kodwa basabhekene nenkinga yokushoda kwabasebenzi.