The men are believed to have drowned after water from a burst dam flooded the shafts and underground tunnels they were working in.
Police said rescue teams were trying to pump out the water and search for bodies and any survivors.
According to reports, illegal miners in Battlefields, 175 km west of Harare, had entered shafts on land owned by RioZim and another firm in search of gold.
It added that the two mines, called Silver Moon Mine and Cricket Mine, are run by registered companies.
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India seizes suspected fake Mounjaro pens
Indian drug regulators seized more than 260 suspected counterfeit pens of Eli obesity and diabetes drug Mounjaro and said the main accused had ordered raw materials from vendors on Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba.
Ceasefire at risk after US seizes Iranian ship, Iran shuns peace talks
A ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared in jeopardy on Monday after the US said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Tehran vowed to retaliate, refusing for now to join new peace talks.
Trump says US officials will be in Pakistan for negotiations
US President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday that representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan, "tomorrow night" for Iran negotiations.
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