The Government of Zambia has reportedly cancelled plans to allow the construction of a major copper mine in the Lower Zambezi National Park. The development comes after Australia’s Mwembeshi Resources received authorisation from the country’s High Court to construct a copper mine in the park. The National Park is located 174km (108 miles) south-east of the capital Lusaka. China-based Grand Resources owns Mwembeshi, which is registered in Dubai. Zambia founding president Kenneth Kaunda has appealed to leave the park untouched, reported Lukasa Times. The news agency quotes Kaunda as saying that the Kangaluwi copper ... (full story)