My best friend died 7 years ago.
Today, his son called:
"Can you help me fix my bike?"
I asked, "How did you get my number?"
He said, "Dad kept your photo by his bed with a note:
'If you ever need help and I'm not here, call him. It's me... in another body.''
Man to man: Neverrrrrrrr let your bro stand alone during his darkest moment.
When someone tells you something can't be done, remember there's a sign at NASA that says:
Aerodynamically, a bee's body is not made to fly, but bees don't know that. 🐝
Operating on incomplete information is worse than having no information at all. The "$2bn" is just an estimate of the gross value of the metal in the GROUND at CURRENT metal price. There is zero guarantee that the in-situ resource will still be worth $2bn in future.
This was a private (not government) transaction between Leopard Exploration and Mining (LEM) and Shuka Minerals. LEM acquired a large-scale mining licence in December 2014 and this licence includes the historical Kabwe Zinc Mine. The zinc mine ceased operations in 1994. The $4.5m is structured as $1.5m cash + $3m in Shuka shares, meaning LEM will receive $3m worth of Shuka shares.
If people want to be angry, perhaps they should direct their anger towards the mines minister at the time who allowed LEM to acquire the mining licence that included the Kabwe Zinc Mine.