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Those that are not well-connected and cannot afford bribes end up mining without permits. They have to pay huge royalties to the owners of mining permits, normally 30% of net proceeds, after deducting costs. Ultimately, it...

IN his 2021 mid-term budget and economic review, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube revealed that the mining sector has made huge strides towards achieving the US$12 billion mining industry by 2023, with a number of projects having...

The majority of artisanal and small-scale mining activities operate informally, which means they take place illegally without the required licences and permits. Despite the existence of legal frameworks for ASM in many countries around the world,...

THE Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has called on the Government to set up mobile clinics in mining areas to help vaccinate miners so that they can positively contribute to the country’s target to turn the mining...

PASSERS-BY along the Gweru-Zvishavane Highway cannot help but shake their heads in dejection as they watch the once picturesque landscape slowly turning into unsightly craters and gullies — the work of small-scale miners scooping out tonnes...

Three Zimbabwean men and a South African national have been arrested by police in Limpopo province who found them with three truckloads of chrome believed to have been illegally mined.Limpopo provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo...

TWO illegal gold panners died in separate mine accidents in Matabeleland South Province, police have confirmed.Acting Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Thabani Mkhwananzi said the incidents occurred on Friday and Saturday at Bolo Mine...

POSSESSION of copper cables without a valid licence will soon attract a mandatory 10-year prison sentence without the option of a fine, under new regulations meant to deter vandalism of key utilities.The Copper Control Act is...

Ghana’s military has launched a nationwide operation to clear illegal miners out of its water bodies, the West African country’s lands minister said on Wednesday.Two hundred soldiers were deployed on Wednesday morning to lakes, rivers and...

Uganda’s cabinet has approved a draft mining law that would allow the government to own shares in private mining operations and impose steep penalties for violations in the sector, including prison terms of up to seven...

ABOUT 9 000 illegal gold miners have been arrested in a police blitz against gold panning across the country.In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi expressed concern that the panners kept trekking back...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police says a cumulative 27 220 people have been arrested in connection with illegal mining activities across the country since Operation Chikorokoza Ngachipere was launched two years ago.ZRP launched the operation to end...