75 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- October 13, 2025
75 views 22 mins

Digging for gold in Zim

AMID the bustling chaos at the border crossing between Zimbabwe and South Africa in 2008, a microcosm of Zimbabwe’s internal turmoil unfolded. The air was thick with anticipation, a palpable tension mingling with the exhaust fumes of countless vehicles. As my sister (Samantha) and I navigated the labyrinthine lines of cars and trucks, the landscape […]

3014 POSTS
...
242 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- May 2, 2025
242 views 3 mins

Gold investor Nasdaq listing back on track

AMERICAN special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (HCVI) has set May 5 as the date to consider merging with Namib Minerals. HCVI had originally postponed an April meeting that was meant to consider the merger. The delay was owing to Namib and HCVI violating a Nasdaq listing rule requiring an SPAC […]

3014 POSTS
...
298 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- April 22, 2025
298 views 2 mins

Zimbabwe is exporting steel again, but lower prices hit overall mining earnings – Latest Mineral Report

Zimbabwe’s latest mineral sales report paints a mixed picture—volumes are up, but lower commodity prices have weighed heavily on earnings. But there’s a bright spot: steel has returned to the country’s export list for the first time in many years. Mineral exports—excluding gold—grew by 16% in volume during the first quarter of 2025, but earnings […]

3014 POSTS
...
197 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- January 22, 2025
197 views 3 mins

Zimbabwe Embassy in South Africa begins verification of Stilfontein mine disaster victims

THE Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa has reportedly dispatched a team of forensic experts and other professionals to collaborate with the host government to verify the nationality of victims of the Stilfontein mine disaster. This follows the death of 87 artisanal miners at Buffelsfontein Mine in Stilfontein, North West Province, while some others were rescued […]

3014 POSTS
...
144 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- January 21, 2025
144 views 2 mins

ZDAMWU sets up regional structures

THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) is setting up regional structures in six key regions as it seeks to better serve its constituency. The structures are expected to be completed by the end of this quarter, an official said. As Zimbabwe’s mining industry undergoes significant transformation fuelled by foreign investment and local […]

3014 POSTS
...
279 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- November 10, 2024
279 views 3 mins

Prospect turns away from lithium projects in Zim and Namibia to focus on Zambian copper

Prospect Resources is putting two lithium prospects in Zimbabwe and another in Namibia on the shelf to focus on its new copper project in Zambia. The company, listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, hit the jackpot two years ago when it spent US$25.7 million on exploration at the Arcadia lithium mine in Goromonzi, before selling […]

3014 POSTS
...
311 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- October 22, 2024
311 views 5 mins

RioZim liquidity shrinks 8%, loss widens

RESOURCES group RioZim Limited’s liquidity shrank by nearly 8% in its half-year performance for the period ended June 30, 2024 amid a widening loss on a drop in gold production. During the period under review, RioZim had ZiG0,20 for every ZiG of short-term debt, a drop from ZiG0,218 recorded in the comparable period last year. […]

3014 POSTS
...
246 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- October 22, 2024
246 views 2 mins

Zambia pursues deals with investors to develop mining permits

Zambia plans to develop dozens of mining licenses together with investors to boost copper output in Africa’s second-biggest producer. The nation has an ambitious plan to more than quadruple production by early next decade. The increase would require companies to spend billions of dollars to transform early stage projects into operating mines. More than 40 […]

3014 POSTS
...
200 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- October 22, 2024
200 views 4 mins

Companies struggle with data collection on ESG reporting: Expert

TRAINING and Advisory Services (TAS) managing director Webster Sigauke has said data collection for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting remains a challenge as most companies cannot track their sustainability efforts. At the beginning of the year, the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange mandated that all listed entities on the bourse and the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange […]

3014 POSTS
...
204 views
FEATURED
Mining Index Zimbabwe
- October 22, 2024
204 views 8 mins

Gold Mafia saga: Al Jazeera property attached

THE Sheriff of Zimbabwe has been ordered by the High Court to attach all properties owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network in Zimbabwe as security costs after one of its sources in the investigative documentary Gold Mafia filed an application suing them for US$2 million. Mehluli Dube, the applicant, had approached the court claiming […]

3014 POSTS
...