ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ˈælfɹɪd mjˈʊlɑːk bˈɛntli sˈɛt ˈaʊt fɹʌm ˈaɪɚlənd tʊ ɛksplˈoːɹ ˈæfɹɪkə, ɪn pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ nˈɔːɹðɚn ænd sˈʌðɚn ɹoʊdˈiːʒə nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz zˈæmbiə ænd zɪmbˈɑːbwi wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪn sˈɛɾɪŋ ˌʌp ðə fˈɜːst kˈɑːpɚ mˈaɪnz ɪn zˈæmbiə.
In 1896 Alfred Mulock Bentley set out from Ireland to explore Africa, in particular Northern & Southern Rhodesia now known as Zambia & Zimbabwe where he was involved in setting up the first copper mines in Zambia.