Zimbabwe: Petrol Ban Hits Small Miners

Bulawayo — A number of small-scale mines in Matabeleland have been forced to suspend operations following a clampdown by the Ministry of Mines on the use of petrol-powered pumps for mining operations.

It emerged last week that the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development launched an operation recently targeting mines that had ignored the ban.

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