The Financial Post reports in its Wednesday, June 17, edition that Poland plans to become a leading copper producer as new mines by Canada's Lumina Metals are set to double the output of state-controlled KGHM Polska Miedz. A Bloomberg dispatch to the Post reports that Lumina shares surged 46 per cent on their Warsaw bourse debut Tuesday following an initial public offering in Canada in April to fund a new copper mine in Poland. The stock traded significantly above its $11.60 closing price in Toronto, indicating strong demand from Polish investors, particularly retail traders excluded from the Canadian offering. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at the Warsaw bourse: "[Lumina projects] present tremendous opportunities for Poland for a dramatic increase in copper and silver production capacity. After consultations with our largest player, KGHM, we concluded that this strengthens Poland's prospects of becoming an absolutely crucial supplier of the metal of the future." The comments come as the government is considering the creation of a "Copper Valley" to foster an industrial ecosystem around copper and silver production, according to Deputy Technology and Development Minister Michal Jaros.