Bainard Mining Company Limited, a Chinese-owned mining firm, has declined to comment on mounting allegations that it is illegally constructing a copper processing plant within Chingola’s Musenga Farming Block, a zone reserved for agricultural purposes. Local community members have raised serious concerns, claiming the company has bypassed regulatory requirements and commenced construction activities without securing the necessary environmental and operational permits. The construction of the plant in a Farming block has heightened anxieties among residents, who fear negative impacts on agriculture and the environment. When contacted by the Zambian Business Times (ZBT) for clarification, Bainard officials neither confirmed nor denied...
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