[fn] "Zimbabwe: unpacking the emergence and rise of violent criminals in mining", op. cit.Hide Footnote Well over 6,000 of the 8,000 people arrested between March 2019 and February 2020 were charged with illegal artisanal mining, whereas fewer than 2,000 were charged with possession of dangerous weapons.

Zambia has arrested 31 Chinese nationals for allegedly conducting illegal mining activities in the country's copper belt region. Zambia Home Affairs Minister Steven Kapyongo said that the Chinese nationals were arrested on this weekend after a probe operation was carried out in the mining area. According to Kapyongo, the Chinese …

Offenders range from local small-scale miners contracted by Chinese middlemen to the country's ferrochrome giants — Zimbabwe Mining and Alloy Smelting Company (Zimasco) and ZimAlloys.

Zimbabwe earned $209 million from lithium exports in the first nine months of 2023, nearly treble last year's earnings, Mines Minister Zhemu Soda said on Wednesday, as Chinese-driven mining and ...

There has been an influx of Chinese investments in the mining sector, resulting in growing conflicts between Chinese firms and local communities whose …

In July, Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 13 Chinese workers. Authorities alleged that the miners from W Mining Global Service were involved in illegal mining activities in the Kwara state, in the western part of the country. The suspects were arrested for illegal mining and non-payment of royalties …

As credit and investments dried up, China stepped in. In 2018, Zimbabwe-Chinese relations were elevated from "all-weather friends" to strategic partners, paving the way for Chinese investors ...

HARARE, Dec 22 (Reuters) - China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt (603799.SS) said on Wednesday it would pay a total $422 million to acquire the Arcadia hard-rock lithium mine in Zimbabwe. The move marks ...

Chinese lithium miners have in the past two years invested over R19 billion in setting up in Zimbabwe. A court dispute blocks a Chinese lithium miner from processing lithium ore worth R285 million. All mines registered after 2003 could be deemed illegal if a controversial High Court judgment is upheld. A protracted lithium mining dispute ...

The history of gold mining and processing in Zimbabwe predates the colonial occupation by Cecil John Rhodes' British South Africa Company (BSAC) in 1890 (Kritzinger 2012a, b; Phimister 1974; Beach 1988).The BSAC was an entity put together by Rhodes in the late nineteenth century in order to expand his gold mining monopoly from …

Although illegal under Zimbabwe ' s colonial era mining laws, which still structure present-day mining policies (Dube et al., 2016 ; Spiegel, 2015 ), ASGM has become an increasingly widespread ...

Mining Zimbabwe Magazine Issue 70 (AMMZ AGM 2023) Environmental groups in the north of Myanmar say a surge of illegal mining for rare earths has occurred in Kachin State close to the Chinese border since the coup on February 1. Activists have complained about a rapid influx of Chinese workers since the country's political turmoil …

On 21 st June 2020, Wendy Chikwaira and Kennedy Tachiona were shot by their Chinese Mine employer at Reden Mine in Gweru for allegedly demanding …

A PROTRACTED lithium mining dispute between Chinese investors and a Zimbabwean government-owned corporation has led to a contentious High Court verdict …

Chinese head of security at Bunyip Gold Mine in Filabusi, Matabeleland South, shot and injured four illegal miners who entered the mine and allegedly stole two sacks …

Researchers at the nongovernmental organization Business & Human Rights Resource Centre recorded 102 violations of human rights and environmental laws at 39 …

'Hwange Villagers Petition Chinese Company To Halt Coal Hunt' 14 March 2021. The local community here has petitioned Beifa Investments, a Chinese-owned mining company, exploring for coal in Dinde area to stop forthwith any mining activities as doing so violates the culture and heritage of the Nambya people.

Mining workers and villagers near the Bikita Minerals lithium mine in Zimbabwe accuse the government and Chinese mining company Sinomine Resource Group of sidelining environmental and social standards in the scramble for lithium.

Illegal gold and diamond mining The world of Chinese companies in northern DRC is small. Fodecos's operations manager joined them from the infamous Maniema Union to replace a man hired by Xian ...

LOCADIA MAVHUDZI | 08 August 2021. Mining Gold Environmental damage Environmental justice Water Indigenous. Chinese-owned mining operations in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe continue to defy …

1 of 11 |. People are seen on the grounds of Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe's processing plant in Goromonzi about 80 kilometers southeast of the capital Harare, Wednesday, July 5 2023. A Chinese mining …

Residents of Zimbabwe's Mutoko district are speaking up about human rights violations by Chinese companies mining black granite in the region. Conflicts between communities in Mutoko, Zimbabwe and Chinese-owned mining companies such as Shanghai Haoyuan, Jinding Mining and Bozimo are causing unease among …

9 September 2020. Getty Images. Hwange National Park has more than 40,000 elephants. Zimbabwe has banned mining in all its national parks, reversing a decision to let Chinese firms explore for ...

A ZIMBABWEAN court on Wednesday 26 July 2023 stopped Labenmon Investments, a Chinese mining company, from conducting illegal mining operations on ancestral land belonging to some Mutoko villagers in Mashonaland East province, following an outcry by the dwellers. The villagers led by George Makanjera and Judgmore …

The study "Purses and Curses: Impact of Chinese Mining on Local Communities in Zimbabwe" unpacks how some elements of Chinese US$ 2,7 billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) have exacerbated ...

Zimbabwe has prohibited the export of raw lithium from its mines so it can cash in on value addition and stop losing billions of dollars in mineral proceeds to foreign companies. The ministry of ...

Zimbabwe's mining profile differs from many other countries in Africa, such as South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Ghana, that tend to rely on a much smaller range of minerals and fewer large-scale mines (Weng et al. 2018; Kaseke et al. 2015). As indicated, Chinese mining conglomerates have been venturing …

Overall, the IDT study sheds light on the alarming violations and abuses occurring in Chinese mining operations in Zimbabwe, with the involvement of Zanu PF officials. It calls for the enforcement of national laws and policies to protect local communities and the environment, and the cessation of illegal practices by the Chinese …

HARARE, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has imposed a ban on the export of unprocessed lithium, according to a government notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday, in a bid to stop artisanal miners who the ...

August 11, 2021, Kinshasa – Greenpeace Africa supports the demand by a group of 205 local NGOs to cancel the mining permit of the Chinese firm Kimia Mining located within the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. "Following the false comfort last month of seeing Salonga National Park removed from the list of World Heritage in …