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The government has ordered that perpetrators of illegal riverbed mining bear the full cost of rehabilitating degraded environments, invoking the "Polluter Pays Principle" as the next phase of its nationwide ban on alluvial mining, Mining Zimbabwe...

A journey from Harare to Bulawayo was once a lesson in Zimbabwe’s rich hydrology, a traverse across veins of life that sustained the nation. In 2006, the rivers I crossed were vibrant, flowing entities, their waters...

In a move that has left many in the mining community questioning the fairness of Zimbabwe’s judicial system, three Chinese nationals caught red-handed conducting illegal alluvial mining operations in Karoi have been let off with a...

It’s been over two years since the ground at Globe and Phoenix Primary School in Kwekwe opened up, swallowing classrooms, injuring terrified children, and exposing just how recklessly illegal mining can intersect with our communities, Mining...

Two men have been sentenced to two years in prison each after they were caught prospecting for diamonds without a licence in the Marange diamond fields, a powerful reminder of Zimbabwe’s strict stance on illegal mining...

An Australian mining company has been fined nearly A$1 million (approximately US$670,000) over the death of a 25-year-old underground mineworker—a clear example of corporate accountability that raises a pressing question for Zimbabwe: Will local mines, including...

Chinese investors operating in Zimbabwe’s mining sector are blaming red tape and bureaucratic delays for some of the violations that have drawn sharp criticism from the government. By Ryan Chigoche They argue that, in many cases, delays in...

We left the tarred highway just past the outskirts of Bulawayo and headed towards Fort Rixon. It was a trip that seemed short on the map—just about 50 kilometres—but as the road narrowed into thick bushland...

From pegging new claims to guiding production underground, surveying remains the heartbeat of Zimbabwe’s mining sector. No shaft is sunk, no ore is blasted, and no plan is implemented without the critical input of a mine...

Four illegal miners lost their lives in the early hours of Tuesday, 28 May 2025, following a tragic incident at Pickstone Peerless Mine in Chegutu, owned by Dallaglio Investments (Pvt) Ltd. The fatal accident occurred after a...

The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has issued a stern warning to unscrupulous chrome miners who have taken to violating legal mining rights under the cover of darkness, vowing to “name and shame” offenders as a way...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued an urgent appeal to the public for assistance in identifying and locating the families of 20 Zimbabwean nationals who perished in a tragic mining accident in South Africa during...