Minerals
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Minerals
Zimbabwe’s coal resource estimated at 26 billion tonnes
By Business Reporter – Thursday 27 August 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – DID you know that Zimbabwe has an estimated…
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Is copper still being mined in Zimbabwe?
HARARE (Mining Index) – THERE is currently no large scale copper mining operations being undertaken in Zimbabwe. A few small…
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Tourmaline – a semi-precious stone worth mining
By Features Reporter – Thursday 16 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THERE is great potential to extract tourmaline and…
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Mine asbestos while the sun shines
By Features Reporter – 27 December 2018 ANALYSIS – HARARE (Mining Index) – THE use of asbestos or asbestos containing…
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Zimbabwe’s 45 billion tons of iron ore deposits under threat from global steel industry decline
By Business Reporter – 20 December 2018 HARARE (Mining Index) – GOVERNMENT has been urged to prioritise large-scale extraction of…
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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…
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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…
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Vermiculite, an alternative to asbestos
By Own Correspondent VERMICULITE is fast replacing asbestos, with potential to redefine the country’s manufacturing and construction sectors owing to…
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