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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...

GOLD panners have unleashed a reign of terror in Malungwane Village in Umzingwane District, Matabeleland South attacking villagers with axes, machetes and knobkerries.The development has seen the community members sleeping in maize fields fearing being attacked...

Mining is the linchpin of the Zimbabwean economy. It is positioned there through the National Vision 2030. Discipline, consistency and alignment are critical as we are poising ourselves for growth as a country.Edmond MkaratigwaOne area that...

The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) is still engaging the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development (MMMD) over the recently gazetted Statutory instruments (SI) 44 and 46 of 2021 which saw mining fees hike averaging 2000% suspended...

Letter to the Editor: An increase in mining fees when currency is stable a no brainerAs a small-scale miner, I do find those fees rather exorbitant in the sense that it is a very high and...

RESIDENTS of Queens Park East in Bulawayo have expressed concern over the emergence of omakorokoza panning for gold on the suburbs’ outskirts, saying their presence is a threat to the peace and social fabric in the...

THE recent hike in mining fees has irked small scale miners countrywide, with the Zimbabwe Federation of Miners (ZMF) pleading with the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development to reconsider its decision.ZMF, the biggest miners’ representative...

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) President Ms. Henrietta Rushwaya yesterday announced that the ZMF has appealed for temporary reprieve from the Mines and Mining Development Minister Hon Winston Chitando in a bid to address the recently gazetted...

ZIMBABWE has recorded over 463 fatalities in the mining industry in the past three years as a result of not having enough enforcement of mining regulations due to the increase in the number of mining locations,...

Five illegal miners were today trapped in an old working shaft at the Kuvimba owned Elvington mine in Chegutu this morning.Chegutu Miners Association Chairman Mr. Innocent Nicks confirmed the development and said one person was rescued...

A week ago we had a visit from representatives of the company that applied for an EPO in the Midlands area. So it happens that our Claim falls under the confines of this EPO which was...