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Copperbelt

The Copperbelt is a region of rich copper deposits straddling the border of present-day Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has been mined since early times. Trade in its copper linked the Luba Empire and the Lunda Empire to wider regional networks.

Copperbelt
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Luba EmpireSocioeconomy, ImpactLunda EmpireSocioeconomy

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Northern Rhodesia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Copperbelt. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/copperbelt
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“Copperbelt.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/copperbelt. Accessed .
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