Recovery operations of the remaining trapped bodies within the shaft at Gloria Coal Mine in Mpumalanga had to be halted on Friday due to severe smoke, the police have said. It was reported that 13 bodies were retrieved, with more
The ZBC reports 38 artisanal miners are feared dead following flooding of shafts at two mines in Battlefields near Kadoma. 34 of the miners went underground at Silver Moon Mine and another four at Cricket Mine in Muzvezve constituency last
The number of people killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in South Africa’s eastern province of Mpumalanga has risen to six, and several others remain trapped, an official at the mine said on Thursday. The representative
Problems caused by illegal gold mining operations across the country have been a thorn in the flesh for the Government for years. The police have had running battling battles with gold panners who have, for decades, thrown caution to the
TWO Gwanda men have been hospitalised after they were severely assaulted for trying to sell fake gold for $5 000 to a dealer. Matabeleland South Provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which occurred on Tuesday at
Miners are of the belief that, for the economy of Zimbabwe to be restored to yesteryear’s heights, the mining sector have to contribute remarkably. The mining industry is one of the industries that is capable of backing up and financing
SMALL scale miners in Zimbabwe are officially producing more gold than large scale, however, the conditions on which small scale miners are operating need a lot of improvements. By Dickson Rudairo Mapuranga The miners are reportedly neglected by the government,
How to get a gold buying permit in Zimbabwe A gold buying permit in Zimbabwe is issued by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FGR). To get a gold buying permit visit FGR. An interview will be scheduled and in the interview,
GOLD panning has been a major source of livelihood for thousands of artisanal miners who trekked to numerous mineral rich areas across the country. Notwithstanding hardships faced by artisanal miners, there have been some that were lucky to strike it
DETECTIVES in Mutare have launched an investigation into an armed robbery case in which 10 criminals allegedly bulldozed their way into the Chiadzwa diamond fields and looted two dump trucks of diamond ore before vanishing into the darkness. The diamond