The Judicial Court of Tete province says that crimes have been recorded in mining operations in the town of Mualudzi, in the district of Chifundzi, and that it has already captured four individuals and is taking steps to remove 500 illegal miners. Quoted by Notícias, the institution speaks of drug trafficking, money laundering, immigration...
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Mineral pollution of rivers compromises agriculture in Manica
Agricultural production in Manica district, Manica province, is compromised due to the invasion of crop fields by mercury-contaminated water. The liquid metal is used to mine precious metals such as gold, which is abundant in that province. Soils and crop fields for family and industrial agriculture are...
PRM arrests citizens with 262 explosives and 150 detonators
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) arrested two men and seized 262 explosives and 150 detonators that were allegedly used in illegal mining. According to the portal "Sapo" citing a police source, the two individuals and of Mozambican nationality and another Zimbabwean. The materials would have been smuggled from Zimbabwe and seized on Monday...
Mining authorities tighten restrictions on mines in the center of the country
The monitoring of restrictive measures in mines, imposed on garimpeiros in Manica province, is the priority of the mining authorities in Manica, according to the Director of the provincial infrastructure services. The statement came after five miners died following a landslide in a gold mine on Monday in the district of...
The Tax Authority wants to collect revenues from informal activities
The Autoridade Tributária (AT) intends to set as a goal for this year the increase of 10% in the total value of revenue acquired in 2021 (more than 278 billion meticais) and this is through the collection of contributions from informal activities, including garimpo, according to the President of the institution. "There is the revenue. We have problems with...
Government studies ways to organize garimpo
By the middle of next year the Government will have concrete information about the artisanal mining activity in the country to define the best way to intervene to organize the sector
Government studies ways to organize garimpo
By the middle of next year the Government will have concrete information about the artisanal mining activity in the country to define the best way to intervene to organize the sector
Government concerned about children in the garimpo
Children aged between 12 and 15 are being exploited by miners in Tete province, according to the inspector-general of Mineral Resources and Energy, who was visiting this part of the country last week