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Zambia Government Seeks Police Help in Illegal Mining Crackdown

Zambia Government Seeks Police Help in Illegal Mining Crackdown

From The Lusaka Times

Government has urged the police command in North Western and Copperbelt provinces to beef-up security measures in a bid to curb illegal mining of copper and other precious minerals.

Last week, two Illegal miners were killed when a tunnel they attempted to quarry copper ore from at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Chingola collapsed due to heavy rains.

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