Johannesburg, Jan 20, 2025 (AFP) - Zimbabwe gold shaft collapse kills seven miners

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2025-01-20
Police in Zimbabwe said Monday that seven artisanal miners were killed in a disused gold shaft when it collapsed at the weekend. Few details were given on the circumstances of the collapse on Saturday in Bindura, about 85 kilometres (53 miles) north of the capital Harare. However police issued a warning against illegal mining activities. The southern African nation has vast reserves of platinum, diamonds, gold, coal and copper. Due to the flound......
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