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Zambia's Sentinel copper mine, Africa's biggest, a project worth 20% of nation's GDP

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The African Continent possesses enormous mineral wealth but bringing this rich endowment to account can be a complex matter.

For decades Johannesburg-based RMB had specialised in the region. It has now played a major role in supporting the development of Sentinel, a $2.1bn operation, which when completed in 2 years’ time, will be Africa’s biggest copper mine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
30 Jul 2018 2PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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