BOSSO FORM MINING COMPANY

HIGHLANDERS have registered a mining entity called Bosso Mining Company Pvt Ltd as they work towards fully utilising a gold claim in Inyathi, Matabeleland North, they were awarded by the Government.

President Mnangagwa awarded Bosso the claim in 2020 as part of empowering the club to expand its revenue generation streams.

The major mine breakthrough came at a time when Highlanders were celebrating 95 years of existence.

The Government through the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development approved relevant paperwork for Bosso to start operations at their gold mining claim in December 2020, but lack of funding and failure to lure partners saw the licence expiring.

The licence was renewed in April last year.

“The year 2022 also saw us obtaining the mining special grant/licence. We went on to form a Mining Committee comprising some board and executive members, the chief executive officer and some members of the club with specialised skills in mining.

“Members of the committee are Methuseli Mafu, Busani Mthombeni, Ronald Moyo, Vulindlela Bongani Sibanda, Kenneth Mhlophe, Gideon Ncube and Mazibuko Tshabile. Through this committee, we managed to register a mining company called Bosso Mining Company, (PVT) Ltd. Surveying is currently in progress,” said club chairman Johnfat Sibanda.

Our sister publication, the Chronicle, has it on good authority that a number of potential partners have demanded a bankable geological report before investing in the mining venture.

Highlanders are said to have lost an undisclosed amount of money in the past by engaging geologists who only confirmed that the place had gold, but didn’t provide details of where the reserves, rifts and ore can be found.