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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,...
Petra Diamonds accused of human rights abuses in Tanzania
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...
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...
EMA Feigns Ignorance Of Environmental Degradation In Penhalonga
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...
Transparency and illicit financial flows: what ZCDC’s annual reports tell us about Zim diamond industry
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...
Simmons, Mutambanengwe fight over diamond firm
South African business tycoon, Martin Simmons claims that he has been shut down from Kenako Diamond Processing a company in which he is the major shareholder.Simmons claimed he had a 70% stake in the firm which...
US$100 million gold smuggled out of Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE is losing at least US$100 million worth of gold every month, which is being smuggled out of the country through porous borders with Government now in the process of rolling out measures to plug the...
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...
Nigeria says can tap mineral wealth despite covid-19, unrest
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...
Esigodini artisanal gold miner dies in shaft collapse
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...
Artisanal miners scramble to dig up Chiadzwa graves
This came out during a meeting of traditional leaders in Chiadzwa last week. The leaders ordered the illegal miners to stop the act which they described as taboo.CHEEKY illegal diamond miners have reportedly invaded and dug...
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