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Rescue operations at the Bindura based Ran Mine where at least 10 miners were trapped in a disused mine shaft two weeks ago have been stopped after the tunnel continued to collapse.  Mines and Mining Development Minister...

Zimbabwe is reportedly losing more than US$100 million a month through gold smuggling, according to Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe.The government has been, for eons, trying to fight gold leakages but with little success. This article will...

Christopher Columbus once said, “those who had something of gold were in possession of something of great value on earth and a substance to even help souls to paradise.”By Sharon TsuroGold is a non-reactive transition metal...

WOMEN farmers have asked Parliament to expedite the crafting of the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill so that it solves conflicts between miners and farmers where deep pits have been left open due to illegal mining...

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed the arrest of 13 artisanal miners who were mining for gold without mining titles in Matusadonha last week. Through their Twitter handle, ZRP confirmed to have arrested the artisanal miners who...

Officials at Africa University have raised a red flag over the encroachment of artisanal mining activities which are polluting the main water source for their campus agriculture farm.Addressing journalists at a community reporting press club, Africa...

Struggling Petra Diamonds, which put itself up for sale in June, is facing allegations of human rights abuses at its Williamson mine in Tanzania resulting from the actions of its security guards.The South African company said on...

The Environment Management Agency (EMA) has feigned ignorance of rampant deforestation caused by artisanal gold mining in Mutasa district.The provincial manager for EMA, Kingstone Chitotombe seemed to suggest that the environmental watchdog is not privy to...

AN illegal gold panner died while his counterpart sustained injuries after a shaft they were working in collapsed on them at a mine in Esigodini.Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident...

ILLEGAL gold miners in Chimanimani district are using prohibited lethal chemicals such as mercury in search of the precious mineral resulting in local water sources being contaminated and putting the lives of villagers, livestock, and flora...

TWO illegal gold panners died after a shaft they were working in collapsed and buried them at a mine in West Nicholson. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Philisani Ndebele confirmed the incident which occurred on...

A Zimbabwean woman Linda Katiyo has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for smuggling explosives used in illegal mining.Katiyo, was handed the sentence in the Musina Regional Court, South Africa on Thursday, Hawks spokesperson Captain...