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ZIMBABWE has a large number of large-scale mines that have shut down, a development which has become a major stumbling block as the country seeks to build a US$12 billion mining sector and position it at the centre of an ambitious economic revival blueprint, a new report has revealed.
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In its latest report titled State of Closed Large- and Small-Scale Mines and their Relationship with Artisanal Mining, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) said the mines closed due to government interference, mismanagement, poor economic and political environment.
The report, conducted between August and November 2020, says some of the closed mines are Nan Jiang Africa, Mashava Mines, Athens Mine, Ran Mine, Alaska Mine, Mazowe Mine, Madziva Mine, Giant Mine, Shabanie Mine.
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