Blackgate Investments (Private) Limited v (1) Minister of Mines and Mining Development N.O (2) The Mining Commissioner Mashonaland Central Province N.O (3) Ran Mine (Private) Limited (4) G & P Industries (Private) Limited

SC 64/25

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

28 July 2025

Citation

SC 64/25

Neutral Citation

[2025] ZWSC 64

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

Uchena JA

Full Bench

Uchena JAMakoni JAMusakwa JA

Areas of Law

Mining lawAdministrative lawCivil procedure

Keywords

Mining claimsSurvey diagramsForfeitureOver-peggingRes judicata

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether notice of appeal complied with r 37(1)(e) requiring exact relief to be stated","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Notice of appeal referred to relief sought in HC 7617/23 rather than stating exact terms"}
{"issue_text":"Whether High Court erred in dismissing compelling order application","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application sought survey and reinstatement of mining rights"}
{"issue_text":"Whether survey maps and diagrams were required under s 177(8) of Mines & Minerals Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Committee conducted inspection but produced no survey maps"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

Long-standing dispute since 2009 between Blackgate and Ran Mine/G&P Industries over adjacent mining claims known as Kimberly 18-21 in Bindura. Blackgate sought to compel Minister and Mining Commissioner to conduct survey and produce diagrams showing exact boundaries, claiming Ran Mine's claims had been forfeited. High Court dismissed application. Appeal to Supreme Court failed on procedural ground that notice of appeal did not state exact relief sought.

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