Umphathiswa wezeziMali waseZambia uBwalya Ng'andu kutshanje uthe urhulumente waseZambia akazimiselanga kuthathela iinkampani zemigodi ezininzi kwaye akanazo zicwangciso zokumisela ishishini lemigodi kuzwelonke.
Kule minyaka mibini idlulileyo, urhulumente uye wafumana inxalenye yamashishini asekuhlaleni eGlencore naseVedanta Limited.Kwintetho kaDisemba odlulileyo, uMongameli uLungu wathi urhulumente unethemba "lokuba nenani elikhulu lezabelo" kwiimigodi ezingachazwanga, eziye zabangela ukukhathazeka koluntu malunga ne-wave wave of nationalization.Ngokubhekiselele koku, uGandu uthe intetho kamongameli uLungu ayiqondwa kakuhle kwaye urhulumente akasokuze athathele ngenkani ezinye iinkampani zemigodi okanye azifake kurhulumente.
IZambia ifumene izifundo ezibuhlungu malunga nokufakwa kwemigodi kuzwelonke kwinkulungwane edlulileyo, kwaye imveliso yehle kakhulu, nto leyo eyakhokelela ekubeni urhulumente awurhoxise umgaqo-nkqubo ngeminyaka yoo-1990.Emva koshishino lwabucala, imveliso yasemgodini iphindaphindeke kathathu.Amagqabantshintshi kaGandu asenokuthomalalisa inkxalabo yabatyali-zimali, kuquka iFirst Quantum Mining Co., Ltd. kunye neBarrick Gold.