The recent horrific accident that claimed four lives at the trouble ridden state-owned copper mine of BCL is said to have been the last straw that broke the camel’s back with Government livid at the poor performance of the management. The Patriot on Sunday has it on good authority that the Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila, will soon call on the BCL executive led by Managing Director Dan Mahupela to announce government decision. In the past Mokaila has informed Parliament that he is not happy with the way BCL management was running the financially troubled copper nickel mine and it is said that some cabinet ministers felt that Mahupela should be given another chance to prove himself. Mahupela has been under immense pressure to turn around the copper mine which also owns the Tati Nickel Mine in Francistown amid the low metal prices. Preliminary reports on the accident that claimed four lives is said to have shown that there was gross negligence on the part of the management. It has been shown that management was aware that most machines at the South East Extension were old and needed replacement. The General Mine Transport (GMT) operators are…