MINISTRY of Mines Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta says government considers it an unnecessary cost to publish the list of cooperatives that will be deployed to mining sites previously occupied by illegal miners. On Friday, Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe said government would deploy trained artisanal miners to areas that were occupied by illegal miners, such as Mufumbwe and Mpika. In yesterday’s editorial comment, News Diggers questioned why government did not consider encouraging the local “illegal” miners on-site to form cooperatives and enrol them in safe mining training. News Diggers also challenged government to publish the list of trained artisanal miners who would be deployed to Mufumbwe and Mpika. In an interview, Monday, Dr Kabeta said government had on several occasions...