By SILUMESI MALUMOMANY lives will be lost if government does not put in safety measures for small scale miners mining at black mountain, mining expert, Edward Simukonda, has said.Mr Simukonda was reacting to images of a mass of people rushing to the black mountain without due regard to safety.In one of the videos which has gone viral, small-scale miners are seen climbing the black mountain to extract some minerals.And Mr Simukonda said small-scale miners undertaking mining activities at black mountain are not following required safety measures which is a source of concern.In an interview, he said Government should have ensured that no miner will undertake mining if they do not have safety clothing and proper machinery.He said what is currently happening is disaster waiting to happen because some people are rushing for the top of the mountain while some where operating from below.“This is a most unfortunate situation, what we are seeing at the black […]
‘Halt Black Mountain operations’
