By JOHN KOMBEGOLD mining cooperatives in Rufunsa have bemoaned the lack of water in mining sites and have asked the government to urgently sink boreholes in selected mining sites as promised.In an interview, Pokela Gold Mining Cooperative vice chairman, Josias Malunga said that the four gold mining cooperatives were finding it difficult to carry out their operations due to lack of water sources in some sites.He disclosed that the government through ZCCM-IH promised to sink boreholes last year, but had not done so up to now.Mr Malunga noted that the process of separating gold from the alluvial required a lot of water and as such it was important to urgently sink boreholes in selected areas so as to increase productivity.He said that the miners were relying on unreliable water sources that dry up during the dry season. He was however hopeful that ZCCM-IH would soon sink the boreholes as promised.In his view, the sinking of […]
RUFUNSA GOLD MINERS CRY FOR BOREHOLES
