By Paul Nyathi|About twelve illegal gold miners are feared dead after a mine shaft collapsed at Eldorado Mine in Chinhoyi.

Details on the incident are still sketchy though ZimEye.com is reliably informed that the mine collapsed late last night and reports were only made to the police hours after.

The mine has been under a heavy ownership dispute which has seen police intervene in the activities at the mine several times.

Police In Chinhoyi indicated that investigations on the matter are still underway and details will be made available as the investigations progresses.

More to follow…