SCANDAL: A Chinese mining firm, Jin Yang Africa (PVT) Ltd, has been caught in a gold mining scandal amid revelations that it used fake documents to forcefully take over 148 claims in the western part of the district. The gold claims in the Bonza area near Dossert have been a source of livelihood for hundreds of unemployed locals who were given mining rights by the owner of the claims, Francis Bester. The Zimbabwe Investment Agency certificate for the Chinese firm, which is held by The Zimbabwean, shows a number of irregularities. The document shows that Jin Yang Africa was authorised by government to make its investment in Mashaba, Masvingo and, according to the law, the area of operation stated cannot be transferred. This means the firm has no legal authority to mine in Shurugwi. The document also has no licence number. Efforts to contact the firm were fruitless. Desmond Mangisi, spokesperson of the Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation, an advocacy organisation that stands for all small-scale miners, condemned the actions of the firm saying they had left about 1,500 people unemployed in Shurugwi. He also said that the firm had shut down the shafts to deter local miners. What do you think should be done about this Chinese firm? thez.im/s/70814
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 12:00:00 +0000
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