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The national lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Coronavirus has impacted negatively on the gold sector, lowering production and spiking cases of gold smuggling, a new report by a civic watchdog Centre for Natural...

Two illegal gold panners died on the spot while another escaped with minor injuries after a shaft they were working in Kwekwe collapsed on Tuesday.  Police confirmed the incident. “Police are investigating the death of two gold...

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...

THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has deployed resources to provinces in a bid to clear title issuance backlog which is now making it difficult for one to get a licence on application submission.By Dumisani...

The government last year launched a strategic roadmap to the achievement of a US$12 billion mining industry by 2023 as it ramps up efforts to increase the sector’s contribution to the economy.By Dumisani NyoniUnder the US$12...

Primary producers of gold in the country would have felt some respite in the wake of the inaugural Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) foreign currency auction, held on the 23rd of June 2020, when it was...

The South African Police’s Serious Organised Crime Unit in Rustenburg arrested a man in possession of chrome with an estimated street value of (R1.2million) US$70751.He is due to appear in the Mogwase Magistrates’ Court in the...

The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) condemns the shooting of two gold mine workers, Wendy Chikwaira and Kennedy Tachiona by their Chinese Mine employer at Reden Mine in Gweru on the 21st of June 2020.Video, audio...

The Chinese employer Zhang Xuelin (41) of Reeden mine who shot and injured an employee last Sunday has been remanded in custody to July 07th, 2020.The shooting had calls for strict measures taken against Chinese employees...

Zimbabwe Miners Federation and Chinese embassy released statements on the shooting incident at a Chinese owned mine in Midlands."Please be advised that Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) is making a follow up of an incident where a...

Mines and Mining Development Ministry leadership's inaction to fix Certificate issuance problems has created loopholes for corrupt Mines Officials to manipulate leading to gold leakage onto the parallel market, unending claim disputes, and illegal mining amongst...

Mines and Mining Development Permanent Secretary Onesimo Mazai Moyo and three other senior employees have been sucked in a scandal in Midlands province regarding double allocation of gold mine claims, Zim Morning Post has learnt.The syndicate...