赞比亚国有矿业公司和阿布扎比国际资源控股公司（IRH）表示，他们已解决关于莫帕尼铜矿的融资争端，该矿的开发是南非国家经济增长计划的基石。
Zambia’s state miner and Abu Dhabi-based International Resources Holding (IRH) say they have patched up their financing dispute over Mopani Copper Mines, the development of which is a cornerstone of the southern African country’s economic growth plan.
在9月的一封信中，赞比亚ZCCM-IH指责这家阿联酋公司未能提供股权融资并承担未经批准的债务。最新声明回避了该问题，描述了新的联合勘探项目，并表示双方“在该矿的长期发展上保持一致”，但资金问题仍未解决。
In a letter in September, Zambia’s ZCCM-IH accused the Emirati company of failing to provide equity funding and taking on unapproved debt. The latest statement skirted the issue, describing new joint-exploration projects and saying they “remain aligned on the long-term development” of the mine, but left funding questions open.
这场休战是在赞比亚总统哈卡因德·希奇莱马与IRH首席执行官在阿布扎比会晤后达成的，会晤发生在该信件公开的当天。IRH于2024年支付6.2亿美元收购莫帕尼51%的股份，该交易总价值超过10亿美元。双方都无法承受争端：作为非洲第二大铜生产国，赞比亚需要海湾资本来实现将年产量从目前水平提升至300万吨的目标，而IRH计划将莫帕尼的产量从2025年的66,369吨提升至2029年的30万吨。
The truce followed a meeting in Abu Dhabi between Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and IRH’s CEO on the day the letter became public. IRH paid $620 million in 2024 for a 51% stake in Mopani as part of a deal worth more than $1 billion. Neither side can afford a fight: Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, needs Gulf capital for its bid to more than triple its output to 3 million tons a year, and IRH aims to lift Mopani’s production from 66,369 tons in 2025 to 300,000 tons by 2029.