Mining Index Zimbabwe

Gold shows early signs of reclaiming safe-haven appeal after

August 18, 2026

Gold’s 9% rebound in August to around $4 400 an ounce suggests bullion is starting to regain favour with institutional investors and central banks, leaving the market better placed to extend gains as it moves beyond the initial shock of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

The outbreak of the war in late February drove gold from a record high of $5 595 per ounce in January to below $4 000.

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Local - August 19, 2026

Beneficiation: Not every lithium mine can do…

Kamativi Mining Company (KMC) says Zimbabwe’s push for
Local - August 19, 2026

Mutapa seeks to introduce contracts to formalize…

State-owned Mutapa Gold Resources is moving to formalize
Local - August 18, 2026

Zimplats records 179% PGM production surge

THE country’s largest platinum group metals (PGM) producer,
Local - August 6, 2026

Can Zimbabwe power its mining, processing ambitions?

Zimbabwe’s drive to expand mining and process more
Local - August 6, 2026

Zida approves US$1.59bn in Q2 investments as…

The Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA) approved
Local - July 27, 2026

Hwange revives coke production after 12-year shutdown…

State-owned Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has restarted

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- Videos - April 4, 2023

Ferrochrome production at Zimasco in Kwekwe

Established in 1926 as an exporter of chromite ore, today, ZIMASCO is the Largest integrated ferrochrome producer in
- Videos - April 4, 2023

Hwange Unit 7 control room

The Hwange Thermal Unit 7 has an installed capacity of 300MW.

Beneficiation: Not every lithium mine can do it, Kamativi says

Kamativi Mining Company (KMC) says Zimbabwe’s push for lithium beneficiation must
- August 19, 2026

Mutapa seeks to introduce contracts to formalize artisanal gold mining

State-owned Mutapa Gold Resources is moving to formalize artisanal gold mining
- August 19, 2026

Gold shows early signs of reclaiming safe-haven appeal after Iran war selloff

Gold's 9% rebound in August to around $4 400 an ounce
- August 18, 2026

Zimplats records 179% PGM production surge

THE country’s largest platinum group metals (PGM) producer, Zimplats Holdings Limited,
- August 18, 2026

Women bear the brunt as Manhize relocation stalls

FOR women in Mushenjere, Chikomba district, relocation from land they've farmed
- August 14, 2026

VFEX targets $5 billion market value by next year, plans venture board for emerging miners

Zimbabwe’s dollar-denominated stock exchange plans to increase its market value by
- August 11, 2026
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Mining Index Zimbabwe

VFEX targets $5 billion market value by

Zimbabwe’s dollar-denominated stock exchange plans to increase its market value by 25% over the next
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Mining Index Zimbabwe

Environmentalists exhort Mnangagwa to save Christmas Pass

Envionmental pressure groups are piling pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently intervene and stop
3 mins
Mining Index Zimbabwe

MMCZ mineral exports jump 84% to US$2.53bn

Zimbabwe’s mineral exports marketed through the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) rose 84% to
6 mins
Mining Index Zimbabwe

From extraction to intelligence: How smart mining

Deep underground, a miner’s safety depends on more than training and procedures. In this dangerous
Mining Index Zimbabwe
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Kamativi Mining Company (KMC) says Zimbabwe’s push for lithium beneficiation must
 

AfricanNews

De Beers’ rough diamond production increases,

Global diamond miner De Beers has reported an 88% year-on-year increase in rough diamond production to 7.8-million
- July 24, 2026

Ghana’s 2026 artisanal gold output likely

Ghana's Gold Board bought up to 54 metric tons of gold from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)
- July 16, 2026

InternationalNews

Gold shows early signs of reclaiming

Gold's 9% rebound in August to around $4 400 an ounce suggests bullion is starting to regain
- August 18, 2026

China’s sulphuric acid exports all but

China’s sulphuric acid exports plunged more than 99% in June following a move to halt overseas shipments,
- July 21, 2026

WomenIn Mining

Rituals, rites and rumours: how women

In Zimbabwe they say, hanzi bhande rinonzvenga vakadzi vakapinda mumigoghi (The gold belt will disappear if women go into
- February 5, 2025

Female miners seek protection from machete

FEMALE miners are seeking intervention from the authorities as they are reportedly being targeted by the notorious
- January 24, 2025

Small SCale Miners

2 die in Kwekwe mineshaft collapse

Two artisanal miners were buried alive Tuesday evening following a shaft collapse at Vigilant Gold Mine in
- July 9, 2026

New rules lock out foreign players

Government has moved to reserve its highly lucrative small- and medium-scale gold mining sector exclusively for local
- May 28, 2026

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