GOVERNMENT says it is no longer counting months but days before it announces the direction it will take for Mopani and Konkola Copper Mines. Addressing the media, Friday, Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe said government was targeting July 31 to pick the preferred bidder for Mopani. “I think that a month or so ago, we had mentioned that there were about 13 companies that were interested in running Mopani and reputable ones for that matter. Government has been running the process and as we are talking now, we have shortlisted companies which will now be again taken through… At first, they submitted what we were calling non-binding offers. After government scrutinised the non-binding offers, they had to go...