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Zimbabwe is renowned for its vast mineral resources, boasting a wide variety of economically significant deposits that form the backbone of its mining industry.From precious metals like gold and platinum to industrial minerals such as lithium...

Artisanal and Small Scale Miners (ASM) for the better part of the year have been the biggest producers of gold until this November when their delivery to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) declined by almost 44...

Machete-wielding illegal gold panders infamously known as “Mashurugwi” are wreaking havoc in artisanal mining compounds, terrorising settlers and farmers in parts of Mazowe and Guruve.Force is what they are known for, thwarting any resistance through machetes...