The first problem we are faced with is the destruction of vegetation. The panners are also using dangerous chemicals like cyanide and mercury in rivers which endanger livestock and people who use the water........
He said companies like GR Goddard, Zimasco and local small-scale miners were responsible for massive environmental damage and what appalled local communities in the mining areas of the Great Dyke was that these companies dug, took their loot and disappeared without giving back to the community or rehabilitating the environment......
http://www.newsday.co.zw/article/2012-01-24-environment-under-siege-from-illegal-panners/
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