Gold panning activities along Umzingwane River have contributed to water pollution.
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Mining toxins threaten Byo water

A GROWING environmental crisis in Matabeleland South is raising alarm over the safety of Bulawayo’s water supplies, as pollution linked to gold mining spreads through the Umzingwane catchment area —the city’s primary water source.Authorities say pollution of rivers and dams, largely blamed on illegal mining and the misuse of cyanide by some operators, was threatening…

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