Zimbabwe Promises Mining Reforms as Communities Decry Damage
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Zimbabwe promises mining reforms as communities decry damage
Bulldozers and excavators raised dust that seeps into houses while rains washed cyanide used to extract the precious metal into rivers, locals and environmental activists told AFP. A major revision under way of a colonial-era mining law promises to boost protection from damage caused by open-cast mining like this, but critics have their doubts. "There is dust everywhere, even in the food," said local resident Bright Mavedzenge, 45. "We close win…
Bulldozers and shovellers raise dust that infiltrates houses and rains drain the cyanide used to extract yellow metal to rivers, say residents and environmental activists at the AFP. An ongoing revision of a mining law that dates back to colonial times promises to strengthen protection against this type of damage caused by open-air mining, but its critics remain skeptical. "There is dust everywhere, even in food," complains a local resident, Bri…
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