Edmonds' Fierce Test in the Heart of Africa ; Former Cricket Star and Politicians Square Up Over a Mining Merger

Mail on Sunday (September 02, 2007)

Author: Ben Marlow, Andrew Leach

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As one of England's best ever spin bowlers, Phil Edmonds was renowned for his aggression with the cricket ball in his Eighties heyday. The 56-year-old has adopted a similar style in his business life, building up several mining concerns, floating them on the stock market and earning himself an estimated 45 million fortune.

But he will need all his fighting spirit as he faces a major challenge over his latest venture.

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Edmonds' Fierce Test in the Heart of Africa ; Former Cricket Star and Politicians Square Up Over a Mining Merger

Edmonds is boss of the Central African Mining Exploration Company (Camec), which explores for and mines copper, coal and other minerals in central and southern Africa.

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