Nakonde District Commissioner Marvelous Sikapizye has warned residents of Nakonde and the surrounding areas not to engage themselves in illegal mining activities.
This follows the recent discovery of gold in Movu village of Nakonde district in Muchinga Province which saw 16 people being apprehended.
Mr Sikapizye told the the media in an interview in Nakonde district this morning that those who will be found wanting will face the law.
He said residents should not engage in the gold mining activities that has been recently discovered in Nakonde district if they do not have proper documentation.
“I want to take this opportunity to warn those who want to engage in illegal mining activities that the government will not tolerate such, let them do a better thing by following the right procedure,” he said.
The DC further encouraged cooperatives and those willing to take part in mining activities to follow procedures through acquiring the necessary mining documents that will allow them to carry out mining activities in a legal manner.
He further stated that recently police apprehended a total of 16 Nakonde residents for undertaking illegal mining at the newly discovered site.
Meanwhile, Muchinga Province United Party for National Development (UPND) Coordinator Frederick Chimeya has appealed to residents in the area to adhere to President Hakainde Hichilema’s directive on mining activities.
Mr Chimeya explained that following the directive will bring sanity in mining areas.
The recently discovered gold site in Nakonde district marks the number of gold mines in Muchinga rising to three with two mines located in Mpika and Shiwang’andu districts.
