Zambian Finance Minister Bwalya Ng'andu tsis ntev los no tau hais tias tsoomfwv Zambia tsis muaj lub siab xav yuav ntau lub tuam txhab mining thiab tsis muaj phiaj xwm los ua lub teb chaws rau kev lag luam mining.
Ob xyoos dhau los no, tsoomfwv tau yuav ib feem ntawm cov lag luam hauv zos ntawm Glencore thiab Vedanta Limited. Hauv kev hais lus thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis tas los, Thawj Tswj Hwm Lungu tau hais tias tsoomfwv vam tias yuav "muaj ntau feem" hauv cov chaw tsuas tsis tau teev tseg, uas ua rau pej xeem txhawj xeeb txog kev ua haujlwm hauv tebchaws tshiab. Hauv qhov no, Gandu tau hais tias Thawj Tswj Hwm Lungu cov lus tau raug nkag siab yuam kev thiab tsoomfwv yuav tsis yuam kom lwm lub tuam txhab tsuas lossis ua haujlwm hauv tebchaws rau lawv.
Zambia tau ntsib kev mob siab rau hauv kev ua lub teb chaws cov chaw zeb hauv lub xyoo pua dhau los, thiab kev tsim khoom tau poob qis heev, uas thaum kawg ua rau tsoomfwv tshem tawm txoj cai hauv xyoo 1990. Tom qab kev ua lag luam ntiag tug, kev tsim khoom hauv qhov chaw zeb tau ntau dua peb npaug. Gandu cov lus hais yuav ua rau cov tub ua lag luam txo qhov kev txhawj xeeb, suav nrog First Quantum Mining Co., Ltd. thiab Barrick Gold tsis txhawj xeeb.