Redwing Mine has rejected a notice purporting to place the gold mine under corporate rescue, describing the claims as false and defamatory and warning that it will pursue civil and criminal remedies against those responsible, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
In a statement dated September 11, 2026, Redwing said it was aware of a notice published by Raynos Gumbo of Gumbo & Associates concerning the purported placement of Redwing Mine under corporate rescue.
The company categorically denied initiating or authorising any such proceedings.
“The Company categorically states that it has not placed itself under corporate rescue, nor has it authorised or instructed anyone, including Gumbo & Associates, to act on its behalf in any such proceedings. This claim is false,” Redwing said.
The company said it considered the notice defamatory and alleged that the purported proceedings formed part of broader attempts to interfere with its affairs and disrupt its operations.
“The purported proceedings form part of a series of fraudulent attempts to unlawfully interfere in the Company’s affairs and disrupt its operations. Similar previous attempts have been successfully resisted,” the company said.
Redwing said it was pursuing all available civil and criminal remedies against Gumbo and any other individuals or entities it holds responsible for the actions.
The company also said it was lodging a formal complaint with the Law Society of Zimbabwe over what it described as “serious and unprofessional conduct” by one of its members.
In addition, Redwing said it was lodging a criminal complaint with the Zimbabwe Republic Police over what it described as the fraudulent use of its name, corporate identity and purported authority.
The dispute comes as Redwing Mine, which is owned by Nasdaq-listed Namib Minerals, works towards restarting operations at the historic gold mine.
Namib Minerals has outlined a five-step pathway towards the restart, including dewatering, completion of a Definitive Feasibility Study, resource definition drilling, construction and the eventual return to production.
The company said the latest developments would not derail those plans, assuring stakeholders that the restart programme remained on course.
“We assure our stakeholders that Redwing Mine remains firmly on course with its restart programme. We will not allow deliberate attempts to mislead the public, disrupt our operations or derail the progress we are making towards restart,” the company said.
Redwing is a historically significant gold operation, with the project currently reported to contain 1.18 million ounces of measured and indicated gold resources and a historical production record of approximately 650,000 ounces.
Mining Zimbabwe could not independently verify the claims contained in the disputed notice at the time of publication.
