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Zambia’s Strategic Partnership Hit a Wall

High above the subterranean caverns of Zambia's historic Copperbelt, a high-stakes corporate drama is threatening to unravel one of Africa's most watched mining rescues. Just three years after Abu Dhabi-backed International Resources Holding (IRH) triumphantly acquired a controlling 51% stake in Mopani Copper Mines, the joint venture has plunged into friction.

Zambia’s Strategic Partnership Hit a Wall

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High above the subterranean caverns of Zambia's historic Copperbelt, a high-stakes corporate drama is threatening to unravel one of Africa's most watched mining rescues.

Just three years after Abu Dhabi-backed International Resources Holding (IRH) triumphantly acquired a controlling 51% stake in Mopani Copper Mines, the joint venture has plunged into friction.

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High above the subterranean caverns of Zambia's historic Copperbelt, a high-stakes corporate drama is threatening to unravel one of Africa's most watched mining rescues. Just three years after Abu Dhabi-backed International Resources Holding (IRH) triumphantly acquired a controlling 51% stake in Mopani Copper Mines, the joint venture has plunged into friction.

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