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Zambia restores full power supply to First Quantum mines

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Zambia has restored full electricity supply to the mines of First Quantum Minerals, the ministries of finance and energy said on Saturday, after reducing power to the mines earlier this week in a dispute over new, higher prices. Zambia's state power company reduced electricity supply to two First Quantum copper mines because the mining firm had failed to pay the new flat electricity tariff of 9c/kWh agreed by the utility Zesco and mining companies, Energy Minister David Mabumba said on Tuesday.
 
 
 
 
 

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