ZIMBABWE'S small-scale and artisanal gold miners have for the first time in more than 10 years, emerged as the cornerstone of the sector after smashing production records, producing and delivering more gold than large-scale mining houses, statistics have showed.
The country's primary producers yielded 24,8 tonnes of gold in 2017, according to official data. The sector has recovered from its three tonne nadir recorded at the height of Zimbabwe's economic crisis in 2008, but is still short of the 27,1 tonne peak reached in 1999.
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