THE Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development has restricted the mining licence for Bayan Construction Limited citing the company for undertaking mining activities that are beyond its permission. But the company has accused the ministry of having issued a new licence to unknown people on their mine hence overshadowing theirs. In September 2022, Mines Permanent Secretary Mooya Lumamba had granted authority to a team of 11 people believed to be UPND sympathisers to conduct due diligence at Bayan Construction Limited, despite a restraining court order. “RE: DUE DILIGENCE STUDIES AT LICENSE 27282-HQ-SEL. Refer to the above subject matter, I wish to advise that a team has been assembled to conduct some due diligence study at license number 27282-HQ-SEL in Chembe...