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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Section 2 Making Mining Work for Zambia 13. Mining and the Zambian economy 14 Analysis of mining taxation 17 The environmental-health nexus 24 The legacy of lead and the human cost of previous mines 26 Mining environmental governance 28 Conclusion: making mining work for Zambia 29. Annex A Economic Data 31 Annex B …
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