Vedanta Resources to pay $250m debt to creditors in Zambia after regaining control of seized copper mines. : Vedanta Resources Ltd. has agreed to pay $250 million owed to its creditors in Zambia after it resumes control of the copper mines that were seized by former President Edgar Lungu's administration in 2019. Zambia government had accused Vedanta of paying too little tax and lying about its expansion plans while placing Konkola Copper Mines under provisional liquidation in 2019. However, current President Hakainde Hichilema wants to resolve the issue amicably, reported Bloomberg.