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Operation Chikorokoza Chapera is affecting us big time because as Makorokoza who had been allowed by the government to operate we called for help to weed out criminal elements and murderers who were causing havoc in...

A middle-aged couple allocated chrome claims by an Afrochine agent lost over 20 tonnes of Chrome to Oliken (Pvt) ltd a Kwekwe based company which claims the couple was stealing the chrome from their site.The Couple,...

Prolonged boardroom wrangles at Hwange Colliery Company (Hwange) took a fresh twist this week after it emerged the company will now be returned to its shareholders while former board members have bounced back following last week’s...

Zimbabwe Miners Federation President Ms. Henrietta Rushwaya has created an Interactive forum were miners can interact and share ideas with the ZMF President.The Whatsapp forum created on Friday at 20:31 hrs was fully subscribed to a...

In many parts of the world, artisanal or small-scale mining (ASM) activities are at least as important as large-scale mining activities, particularly in terms of the numbers of people employed. ASM can play a crucial role...

CNRG director Farai Maguwu says artisanal mining in the country is a poverty-driven crisis and there is need for government to offer alternative livelihood options to local communities to stop the illicit trade.The Centre for Natural...

AN undisclosed number of police officers are among 2 852 people who have been arrested for illegal gold mining or being part of the machete-wielding gangs, police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has said.He was speaking...

Organised Crime Investigation unit of South Africa, the Hawks, arrested two Zimbabwean women for smuggling contraband of explosives with an estimated street value of R1, 2million.The suspects aged 27 and 41, whose names are yet to...

Assistant Commissioner Paul Themba Nyathi confirmed that an undisclosed number of police officers are among 2 852 people who have been arrested for illegal gold mining or being part of the machete wielding gangs.He was speaking...

Kwekwe Artisanal miners have voiced their frustrations with the government’s slow reaction to the Kwekwe mine collapse in which two gold panners died while 20 were trapped.The mishap occurred following the collapse of a disused mine...

Zanu PF youth deputy secretary Lewis Matutu and political commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu said they had managed to identify some of the companies buying gold from machete gangs.In an explosive presser the duo yesterday named and shamed...

Last year, gold had its best price performance since 2010, rising by 18,4 percent in US dollar terms.It outperformed major global bonds and emerging market stock benchmarks over that period.It also reached record highs in most...