By Fadzanai Shumba
Freda Rebecca Gold Mine has has warned the general public against the illegal mining of ore and processing of ore at Phoenix Prince commonly referred to as kwaKitsinyatota.
In a statement the gold mining company said, “Freda Rebecca Gold Mine is advising the general public that gold mining operations and the mining of ore and processing at Phoenix Prince Mine which is also known as Kitsinyatota are prohibited and should be stopped by the 12th of June.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police has been engaged to arrest and prosecute any person found carrying out mining activities at Kitsinyatota area.”
Freda Rebecca Mining Company also said it would take responsibility in the rehabilitation of Kitsinyatota which included filling up all pots and gullies with waste rock material .
The company has warned the public of the risk of continuing with the illegal mining as they risked being buried in the pits and gullies during the rehabilitation programme.
