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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A cartel with foreign and local players is invading chrome mining claims along the mineral-rich Great Dyke belt amid fears of a potential source of future machete wars, Business Times reports.<\/p>\n

It is understood that the cartel, which is said to be backed by powerful politicians, is using hostile means to invade and grab mines along the mineral-rich Great Dyke and smuggle the mineral either to China or South Africa.<\/p>\n

Business Times<\/b><\/p>\n

reported a source as saying the cartel invades mining claims and extract for about two months and leave. Said the source:<\/p>\n

There is a cartel boasting of political backing that has been bombing people\u2019s rich chrome claims especially along the Great Dyke.<\/p>\n

The cartel consists of local and foreigners who after mining are accused of circumventing chrome selling procedures.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe Miners Federation secretary for external affairs Gift Karanda confirmed receiving reports of the rogue grouping, saying the cases are on the rise.<\/p>\n

The publication, however, could not get a comment from Mines and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A cartel with foreign and local players is invading chrome mining claims along the mineral-rich Great Dyke belt amid fears of a potential source of future machete wars, Business Times reports. 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