vacate invaded mining area DEPUTY Minister for Minerals Prof Shukrani Manya has issued two days to over 1000 artisanal miners who have invaded a mining area at Mwang’holo area, Mwadui Ward in Shinyanga Region to vacate the area so as to allow investor’s activities to continue. DEPUTY Minister for Minerals Prof Shukrani Manya. The mine is currently licensed to an investor named El Hillal Minerals Limited. Prof Manya issued the directive here this week when he visited the area and witnessed the conflicting situation. He directed the regional security committee to ensure that the invaders, whom most of them are artisanal miners, vacated the area immediately so as to protect the investor’s area.