By NOEL IYOMBWASMALL-SCALE miners and youths should form cooperatives to enable them benefit from the dumpsites across the country, Mines and Mineral Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has said.Mr Kabuswe told journalists in Lusaka that the ministry is ready to offer artisanal mining licences to youths that will form cooperatives without any challenges.He also clarified that the government early this month suspended mining activities at all dumpsites to bring sanity to the operations.Mr. Kabuswe said the process of reorganising the dumpsites is aimed at ensuring that youths benefit in a fair and safe manner to avoid situations where the same people are benefitting.He said the government will provide safety officers to offer comprehensive training to small-scale miners so that they conduct their activities in a safe environment.“People are making false statements over the dumpsites across the country.“This is causing misunderstandings. The reason why we decided to tell the small-scale miners to lay back was because we […]
FORM COOPERATIVES, MINISTER TELLS YOUTHS
