Malawi Police were called in on Thursday morning to bring peace and calm at a Chinese owned mine in Chitipa after villagers set ablaze security guard structures at the mine.
Government has since closed down the mine at Mbirima in the district pending talks which are scheduled after the Christmas and New Year festive season.
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