Vedanta Resources v Zambian State Mining Company ZCCM-IH: Does Anyone Win?

With over $3 billion invested by Vedanta Resources in Zambia since it became a shareholder in Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in 2004, it is a less optimistic turn of events with Vedanta Resources and fellow shareholder, the government-owned Zambian State Mining Company ZCCM-IH (ZCCM), being at loggerheads in arbitration.

In this post, we examine what led to this downward spiral in relations and what this means for investors in the mining industry in Zambia.

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This article was first published on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog by Sadaff Habib, Assistant Editor for Africa and Associate at Beale & Co in Dubai, and Abdul Jinadu of Keating Chambers.