Miner offers compensation for 14 poisoned cattle

A GOLD milling firm in Mutasa district, Manicaland province, has offered to compensate a local farmer, whose 14 head of cattle, died late last month after grazing on cyanide-contaminated pastures.

John Dendera, the plant manager at Armstrong gold milling plant, confirmed yesterday that his firm had opened negotiations with the farmer, Fungai Munyama, with a view to compensate him for the loss of his livestock.

‘’Yes, 14 cattle died from cyanide that spilled from our gold milling plant.

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