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Timothy Chizuzu – Miner, Mining Consultant and Environmentalist
At the beginning of August 2020, I travelled to Kadoma the “City of Gold” popularly known for its rich gold reserves and wealthy flamboyant gold buyers and miners. The town has well-known names like Cossy Rules,...
National Parks mining ban shows regulation is broken
It shouldn’t have taken pressure from conservationists for the Zimbabwe government to ban mineral prospecting in the country’s largest game reserve. It should just be the law.Last week, the Bhejane Trust, which works with Zimbabwe’s National...
Reviving The Legacy Of Formalized Artisanal Mining
Stakeholders in the mining sector have urged the government to revive its legacy efforts of formalizing artisanal mining to curb crime, black-market trading and Illicit financial flows IFFs.Speaking during a virtual discussion organized by the Zimbabwe...
Chinese Hwange National Park SG, the ivory mining risk!
The Special Grants given to two Chinese mining firms Afrochine and Zhongxin Coal Mining Group in Hwange National Park for coal exploration and mining have been labelled as an evil genius move that increases the chances...
Illegal brick moulders give Hwange torrid time
ILLEGAL brick moulders are wreaking havoc in Hwange Town where they are mining clay soil causing serious land degradation.The activity has been going on for some years and reportedly escalated as many residents have resorted to...
Mining title allocation delays Mines Ministry speaks out
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has deployed resources to provinces in a bid to clear title issuance backlog which is now making it difficult for one to get a licence on application submission.By Dumisani...
Mines Ministry Perm sec implicated in gold mining claims scandal
Mines and Mining Development Permanent Secretary Onesimo Mazai Moyo and three other senior employees have been sucked in a scandal in Midlands province regarding double allocation of gold mine claims, Zim Morning Post has learnt.The syndicate...
Policies standing in the way of mining investment
World over, Zimbabwe is regarded as one of the countries with rich mineral wealth that can sustain its economy into one of the finest.Rudairo MapurangaLike many African countries, Zimbabwe is no exception in failing to attract...
Hunger or arrest? fears rise for illegal miners hiding underground
At least 100 illegal gold miners in South Africa are hiding underground, too scared to surface with police on patrol to enforce the coronavirus lockdown, according to industry sources.Many illegal miners, known as Zama-Zamas - a...
Tunnel collapses at Mozambique ruby mine kill 11 illegal miners
At least 11 illegal miners in northern Mozambique’s Montepuez ruby mine died following a series of tunnel collapses over three days.The mine is 75% owned by the UK-based natural resources firm Gemfields.According to Gemfields, approximately 800...
Police arrest 240 illegal gold miners in Hwedza
Police have arrested 240 illegal gold miners in Hwedza in a move to eliminate machete gangs and illegal gold miners under their recently launched operation code-named ‘Zero Tolerance to Machete Wilding Gangs and Chikorokoza’.In a statement...
Artisanal Mining poverty driven – Maguwu
CNRG director Farai Maguwu says artisanal mining in the country is a poverty-driven crisis and there is need for government to offer alternative livelihood options to local communities to stop the illicit trade.The Centre for Natural...
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