The abundant natural resources including minerals of the North Western Province have been known about for a longtime since George Gray founded Kansanshi Mine in 1891. The discovery of copper at Lumwana by Rio Tinto and RST in 1961 failed to materialise into viable mining projects because of the absence of regional infrastructure. It has always been observed that the upgrading of the highway, construction of power lines and power generation in the province would trigger off massive development. Read More
