JERABOS, the small scale miners based on the Copperbelt, are angry and disappointed that Government has ignored their grouping in the allocation of the black mountain.They were promised to be heard when their slug dump operations were suspended, but nothing happened. They are surprised that promises that they would be engaged in the process of re-aligning operations of the black mountain, have not been fulfilled.The small scale miners however, feel that they should not be marginalised because they have been working from the slug dump for a long time.They said, they believed that the suspension of the operations was to allow government to realign their working arrangement and not to be shunted out.Their complaint follows Mines Minister, Paul Kabuswe’s comments that all important people were consulted before the black mountain or slug dump was given to the youth cooperatives as announced by President Hakainde Hichilema.Mr Kabuswe has clarified that important people were consulted when selecting […]
MINISTER SHOCKS JERABOS
