AN illegal miner at Isabella Mine in Bubi District recently drowned in a 40 metre deep pit after he allegedly tried to pan with colleagues whose names could not be established.
Melinkosi Mlotshwa from Ntobe area in Bubi District drowned in a pit at the mine after he allegedly accessed the mine at midnight.
His friends ran away when they discovered that their colleague had drowned.
Mlotshwa's body was retrieved the following morning.
The police called in the sub-aqua team who retrieved the body from the deep pit.
The manager of Isabella Mine, Shingirayi Chimhanda, said Bilboes Holding Pvt Ltd, the owners of Isabella Mine, have had problems with illegal miners for several years.
Efforts to get a comment from Matabeleland North police spokesperson Inspector Siphiwe Makonese were fruitless as her phone was unreachable.
- Sunday News
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