Zambia to revoke mining rights of non-performing foreign firms

Zambia President Levy Mwanawasa said Saturday his government would revoke mining licences issued to foreign investors who have not developed their mines.
Mwanawasa said large-scale mining firms held prospecting licences for mines across the country that had either been idle for many years or covered very large tracks of land.
“I am therefore instructing the minister of [...]

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