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Zambian copper mining industry suffers a slump

Geoff Riley

28th October 2015

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One copper mine in Zambia accounts for 14% of the total electricity demand in the country. A remarkable statistic for a country so heavily dependent on copper mining for exports, jobs and GDP. This news report looks at the slump in copper mining in Zambia following a heavy fall in global prices.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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