Esri Story Maps combine maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content to create compelling user experiences. This is a story map about the discovery and mining of copper in Zambia and its inexorable influence on the country’s affairs. The country is so intertwined with copper that copper shows up in many of its symbols. Copper’s influence, however, reaches beyond mere symbolism—it exerts influence in other ways that impact Zambians in their daily lives.