until it was overtaken in the early 1930s by larger copper mining complexes on the Copperbelt. Apart from lead and zinc it also produced silver, manganese and heavy metals such as cadmium, vanadium, and titanium in smaller quantities. In 1921 a human fossil, a skull, dubbed Kabwe 1, also "Broken Hill Man" or "Rhodesian Man" (classified as Homo rhodesiensis or Homo heidelbergensis) was found in the mine. Anglo American plc became the majority owner of the mine in 1925, until the mine was nationalized in 1974 by the Zambian government, who closed it in 1994. The mine, which occupies a 2.5 km2 site 1 km south-west of the town centre, is closed but metals are still extracted from old tailings. Closure of the mine led to economic decline for Kabwe. It has a number of manufacturing industries including the Zambia-China Mulungushi textiles plant established with Chinese investment in the 1980s, but after suffering large losses this plant closed (temporarily according to management) at the beginning of 2007. Climate Institutions and attractions Mulungushi Rock of Authority, north of the city Mulungushi University Kabwe Warriors football club, one of the top three teams in the country Zambia National Service Training School Chindwin Barracks and Kohima Barracks (Zambian Defence Force) Mulungushi Boat Club, Mulungushi Dam Kwame Nkrumah University, a public institution of higher education Paglory University Ellensmere High School Notable people Wilbur Smith, novelist Michael Norgrove, boxer Tutwa Ngulube, politician References External links http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/the-rebirth-of-kabwe-town/ http://www.bmrplc.com/kabwe_mine.php https://www.investincentralzambia.com/wordpress/kabwe-district-profile/ https://www.mindat.org/loc-4341.htm https://www.zambia-info.org/country/town/1316/kabwe Populated places in Central Province, Zambia Provincial capitals in Zambia Mining communities in Africa Mining in Zambia 1902 establishments in the British Empire