OVER 500 illegal miners have broken into the perimeter wire fence and forced their way into the mining area at Kasenseli gold mine in Mwinilunga looting undisclosed quantities of alluvial gold.The illegal miners are reported to have come from a camp in the nearby bush called Kabanda B nicknamed after Kabanda Township in the district.District commissioner Arnot Mapulanga confirmto ZANIS yesterday after he visited the area.Mr Mapulanga observed that the illegal miners found it easy to gain entry into the mine area by simply unscrewing the joints in the wire fence.He called on the contractor erecting the fence to reconsider the design by welding the joints as opposed to using bolts and nuts and also advised the contractor to immediately repair the fence to avoid a reoccurrence.Mr Mapulanga warned that Government will not sit idle and allow criminality to continue at the Gold mine adding that stern action will be taken against anyone found wanting.He […]
THIEVES STEAL GOLD AT KASENSELI MINE
