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Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Nobert Muzondo  confirmed the latest development yesterday.

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Centre for Research and Development director James Mupfumi confirmed the search saying there was open cast alluvial gold mining taking place along Mutare River in Penhalonga.

It has already been involved in scandals.

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Global Press Journal BINDURA: Amid piles of red soil and the buzz of grinding mills, Lloyd Karambakuwa prepares to risk his life for gold. Tall and slim, the 40-year-old is an artisanal miner in Bindura, a town 86 kilometers (53 miles) northeast of Harare, the capital. On this day, he dons a pair of worn-out shorts, attaches his headlamp and throws his equipment into a shallow tunnel. There is nothing to keep the tunnel from collapsing. He has no protective clothing, equipment or formal knowled...

11 Feb 2021 Local artisanal miners assaulted Chinese nationals operating a gold mine in east Zimbabwe with crowbars and shovels this week, leaving them with serious injuries, New Zimbabwereported on Thursday. “One of the Chinese is reported to have sustained broken ribs while the other one lost a finger as he tried to block his face from a shovel attack,” the newspaper revealed, adding that the physical state of two additional Chinese nationals involved in the incident remains unknown. “...

By Staff Reporter MUTASA SOUTH: Four Chinese nationals working under the controversial Zhong Jian mining company sustained severe injuries this week after they were attacked by artisanal gold miners over mining rights dispute. The incident occurred at Premier Estates, a gold-rich area in Mutasa. One of the Chinese is reported to have sustained broken ribs while the other one lost a finger as he tried to block his face from a shovel attack. The irate artisanal miners, popularly known as Makoroko...