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of new projects, which will not only expand the sector in Zambia, but create more opportunities to expand revenue for the treasury and economic opportunity in other industries.

Going forward, it is our conviction that Zambia should move with the times and take a bold grasp of the unique opportunity we have to create a sustainable and inclusive future for our mining industry. We can ill-afford to resort to “Father Christmas type”, fanciful, unresearched, archaic commentary that have had ruinous effects on our economy and the people of Zambia in the past.