
I-Zambia idume ngama-golide ayo anempahla ye-copper, okwenza kube enye yeziqu zegolide ezikhulayo emhlabeni. Ukuqonda okujwayelekile kwe-copper ku-ore yase-Zambia kubalulekile kumafemu okumba nabatshalizimali, njengoba kuthinta ngqo izindleko zokucubungula kanye nezindleko ezivela emisebenzini yokumba.
Okuqukethwe kwekhipa ku-ore, okuvame ukubizwa ngokuthi isikhumba sekhipa, kuyinto ebalulekile ekwenzeni isinqumo sokuthi ukukhiqizwa kokumba kuhle. E-Zambia, isikhumba sekhipa siyahluka ezindaweni ezahlukene zokumba nasezindaweni zokugcina.
Iphuzu le-copper kwi-ore lithonya kakhulu izindleko zokucubungula, okuhlanganisa ukukhipha, ukuhlela, nokuthuthukisa. Nansi indlela:
Izinkampani zokumba zisebenzisa izindlela ezahlukahlukene ukuphatha nokunciphisa izindleko zokucubungula ezihlobene nezinga le-copper elihlukene:
Okujwayelekile kokuba nekhopha emgodleni wezinsalela eZambia kubalulekile ekwenzeni izindleko zokucubungula kanye nezinzuzo eziphelele zokumbiwa. Izinsalela ezisezingeni eliphakeme zikhombisa izinzuzo zemali, kanti izinsalela ezisezingeni eliphansi zibeka izinselele ezidinga ukuphathwa okufanele kanye nezixazululo zobuchwepheshe. Ukuqonda lezi zimo kubalulekile kubabambiqhaza embonini yokumba ikhopha eZambia ukuze benze izinqumo ezihlakaniphile futhi bagcine ukuqhudelana emakethe yomhlaba.