Analysis - Mining Index Zimbabwe

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miningnews - November 26, 2018

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Multi-billion dollar Zimbabwean gas project lying idle

By Features Reporter ANALYSIS (Mining Index) – FOUR years later after discovery of coal bed methane in Matebeleland North province, Zimbabwe still sits on this multi-billion dollar project, while the country continue to battle to supply power to its domestic users, largely bailed out by electricity imports from South Africa and Mozambique. Coal-bed methane natural gas […]

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miningnews - November 23, 2018

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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) only tracks mineral revenue, not expenditure

By Features Reporter ANALYSIS – (Mining Index) –IT is a noble idea for Zimbabwe to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), but it is another story as subscribing to the world body is not the overall panacea to bottlenecks affecting Zimbabwe’s mining sector. Control over mineral revenue is one of the main stumbling blocks […]

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miningnews - November 20, 2018

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Tantalum, Uranium – potential nuclear electricity sources for Zimbabwe

By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – CLASSIFIED as a metal and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, tantalite is a heavy, hard, blue-grey or black shiny mineral found in granite rocks. While this metal is a key ingredient in the manufacture of mobile phones, DVD players, video cameras, personal computers, video game systems, […]

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miningnews - November 13, 2018

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National Diamond Policy – survey expectations

By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – THE much awaited National Diamond Policy is set to be pronounced within the next fortnight amid high expectations from industry to improve governance of diamond mining to create a level playing field in the sector. The announcement of this legislative framework which was initially pencilled for June 2018, […]