UNgqongqoshe Wezezimali waseZambia uBwalya Ng'andu usanda kusho ukuthi uhulumeni waseZambia akahlosile ukuthatha izinkampani eziningi zezimayini futhi akanazo izinhlelo zokwenza imboni yezimayini ibe ngaphansi kukahulumeni.
Eminyakeni emibili edlule, uhulumeni uthole ingxenye yamabhizinisi endawo eGlencore naseVedanta Limited. Enkulumweni yakhe ngoDisemba odlule, uMongameli uLungu uthe uhulumeni unethemba "lokuba nenani elikhulu lamasheya" ezimayini ezingachazwanga, okubangele ukukhathazeka komphakathi mayelana negagasi elisha lokwenziwa kube ngokombuso. Kulokhu, uGandu uthe isitatimende sikaMongameli uLungu asiqondakali kahle futhi uhulumeni ngeke athathe ezinye izinkampani zezimayini ngenkani noma azifake ngokombuso.
IZambia ibhekane nezifundo ezibuhlungu ekwenzeni izimayini zibe ngaphansi kukahulumeni ekhulwini leminyaka elidlule, futhi ukukhiqizwa kwehle kakhulu, okwagcina kuholele ekutheni uhulumeni akhansele le nqubomgomo ngawo-1990. Ngemva kokwenziwa ngasese, ukukhiqizwa kwezimayini kuphindwe kathathu. Amazwi kaGandu angase anciphise ukukhathazeka kwabatshalizimali, okuhlanganisa iFirst Quantum Mining Co., Ltd. kanye neBarrick Gold.