Illegal miners
NW police arrest 36 people following gun fight over illegal mining turf
Officers have also confiscated three assault rifles from the scene.
The newspaper quoted a Civil Protection Unit (CPU) official in Kwekwe district, 200 km south-west of the capital Harare, saying a rescue team had found two bodies but was yet to start rescuing the trapped miners.
The undocumented Mozambican national, who was found to be in possession of dagga, will also face charge of trespassing after two bodies were recovered from a non-operating shaft at the mine.
Police have raided illegal mining operations at Benoni following the killing of seven miners last month.
The police refused to say whether the men were involved in a turf war with another group of illegal miners or whether they were involved in an altercation with security officials.
The bodies were found on Thursday with gunshot wounds to the upper body and one burned beyond recognition.
Emergency services say while six of the discovered bodies had what appeared to be gunshot wounds to the upper body, one was burnt.
The miners were trapped on Tuesday night when the shafts they were working in were flooded after a nearby dam burst.
The bodies of seven more people were uncovered on Thursday when rescue teams went underground to search for a group trapped in the abandoned mine.
Officials involved in the rescue operation have confirmed many more men are still trapped underground.
The 6 men belong to rival gangs and are believed to be responsible for the murders of several illegal miners as well as house robberies in the area.
The city's Infrastructure Protection Unit is concerned about zama zamas blasting just meters from highly flammable gas.
The bodies were found in an open field and the victims are believed to have died some time ago.
Authorities also recovered over 80 bags of gold bearing material.
They were arrested on Sunday in an operation by the crime prevention unit.
Gwede Mantashe, who delivered his maiden speech in the NCOP, says illegal mining is not a human rights issue and is nothing more than a criminal activity.
Three other illegal miners were shot dead and another injured during a confrontation with police on Monday.
Police say 14 'zama zamas' were arrested and several unlicensed firearms confiscated.
It is understood that the miner's boss ordered the deceased and two others to get rid of explosives that might incriminate him.