PRODUCTION of gold by small-scale miners has increased by 54 percent compared to the same period last year, while overall output increased by 21 percent, a report has revealed.

The first quarter mining performance report released by the Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe says that small and custom millers, which make up 37 percent of producers had increased production from 1,215 tonnes to 1,876 tonnes in the period under review.

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