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POLICE have arrested nearly 11 000 people for illegal mining activities across the country since January this year under an operation targeting illegal miners and people carrying dangerous weapons.Police last year launched Operation Isitsheketsha Kasiphele/Chikorokoza Ngachipere/No...

Two Ministry of Mines and Mining Development officials have appeared at the Marondera Magistrates Court facing a charge of criminal abuse of office after they allegedly approved the issuance of granite mining certificates to companies in...

INFORMAL mining in Zimbabwe is believed to be one of the biggest contributors to minerals being smuggled out of the country, and that is a cause for concern which should be addressed as a matter of...

CHINESE company, Freestone Mines, is facing litigation for embarking on quarry mining activities in the Dangamvura Mountain before obtaining the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). According to section 97 of the Environmental Management Act, mining companies are obligated...

ARTISANAL miners have been warned to stop mining activities during the rainy season to avoid possible mine collapses because of the wet ground.“The rains have made mining shafts and pillars in unregulated mining operations weak, hence...

WOMEN mining in Matabeleland South Province want a bigger slice of the cake and are seeking small-scale mining claims in gold rich areas across the province.Gwanda District sits on the Greenstone gold belt which hosts notable...

Villagers in Chimanimani, Chiadzwa and Penhalonga districts have raised concerns over illegal artisanal mining activities in the areas which have left uncovered pits that are death traps for both humans and livestock.The pits have also become...

SHURUGWI and many other towns across the country are blessed with an outstanding mineral endowment but the impacts of artisanal gold mining on the environment, health and education are as many as the components that incite...

GWANDA, the provincial capital of Matabeleland South province has over the years grown in leaps and bounds with potential to become a sought-after business hub.The town, which is a transit route for travellers to and from...

Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union secretary-general Justice Chinhema has warned that there is a high likelihood of mining accidents this rainy season due to the poor state of shafts in many mines dotted around...

Illegal miners have invaded Vanguard Primary School in Mberengwa District where they are digging pits in search of gold, putting the classroom blocks at risk of collapsing.  Vongai Mbara The miners reportedly discovered a gold belt near the...

The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) says it is yet to receive an environmental impact assessment report from Heijin Mining Company, a Chinese mining company, which is on the verge of displacing several villagers from their ancestral...