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Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has shown its concern over the upsurge of accidents in small-scale mines due to a lack of knowledge among mining communities. By Shantel Chisango On its Twitter platform, ZELA has accredited the increase...

Ten gold miners are feared to have been buried alive at Premiere Mining area along Mutare river in Mutasa District, Manicaland.Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr Nick Mangwana on his...

Notorious gold dealer, Baron Dube (44) of Habane Extension Township in Esigodini has been sentenced to an effective 10 years in prison for killing a member of a rival gang following a dispute at a mine.Bulawayo...

A local publication last week wrote an article alleging security service chiefs were concerned about the rampant gold smuggling from the country and had resolved that several licences will be cancelled and stakeholders will be vetted...

The total elimination of mercury pollution in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASGM) is not as simple as legally restructuring and banning the use of mercury, Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) CEO Mr. Wellington Takavarasha has said.Rudairo...

Shares worth Z$3.43 billion were traded in Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) on Tuesday, as Mauritius-based commodity company Sotic International completed the takeover of Zimbabwe’s biggest nickel producer.The bulk deal comprised 22 trades in 926.8 million shares...

Roughly two weeks ago, I received a WhatsApp message from the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)’s Head of Public Relations and Community Development. “True to your advice, we have put annual reports and other documents on...

Nigeria aims to have 50 mines in operation by 2023 and can make up for time lost because of the impact of Covid-19 on development of the nascent sector, the country’s mining minister said in an...

TWO police officers Friday appeared before a Western Commonage Magistrate facing charges of stealing US$23 000 from a Bulawayo miner.Joseph Marirangombe (29) and Tafadzwa Sibanda (31) appeared before Magistrate Gladmore Mushowe facing theft charges.Marirangombe is stationed...

Musukuma, a former Zanu PF director of information, through his company Minerals Identity (Private) Limited made an urgent chamber application compelling the courts to grant him a spoliation order to proceed with operations on the disputed...

A Bulawayo miner lost US$23 000 to three unidentified bogus anti-corruption commission officers early this month. According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) official Twitter handle, the victim was duped by the three unknown men who presented...

Mounds of black chrome shimmer along the highway that runs through this area, as mine workers labour near heavy machinery marked with Chinese writing.The workers toil about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the road, at a...