GOVERNMENT has ordered Mukabamo Copper Mines Limited to cease operations and fund full environmental restoration after a tailings dam failure polluted Chebele stream in Mwense district. And government says illegal operations and disregard for regulations were among the reasons for the tailings dam failure. On November 28, 2025, the Ministry of Mines announced the suspension of mining operations at Mukabamo Copper Mine in Mwense District, Luapula Province following the collapse of its tailing dam. Rendering a ministerial statement in Parliament, Friday, Minister of Green Economy and Environment Mike Mposha said the mine was operated by Ezed Mines Limited and had been undertaking mineral processing activities since 2023. “Madam Speaker, thank you for according me the opportunity to address the House...