Thousands of illegal miners arrested.(News) From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: December 29, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Police in Zimbabwe arrested 16,290 illegal miners - mostly gold panners - in a blitz that began just over a month ago, it was reported yesterday. More than three kilos of gold, about 470 tonnes of gold ore, 4,876 diamonds and 20 emeralds were recovered, a police spokesman told The Herald, a government newspaper.

During Zimbabwe's e...

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