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- April 19, 2022
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Plug all plunder loopholes

A MINISTRY of Mines and Mining Development probe into diamond exploration of big multinationals in the 1990s exposed shocking evidence of plunder. The big resources outfit, spirited away substantial tonnes of diamonds to South Africa, claiming that its shipments were only samples that were going to laboratories for studies. It is difficult to tell how […]

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- April 19, 2022
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GAS PROJECT: Time to taste Invictus Energy’s Zimbabwean fruit

Invictus Energy expects to start drilling its major Zimbabwean prospect by July, bringing the long-awaited dream of founder and managing director Scott Macmillan to the test. Mobil, in the late 1980s, got the ball rolling with a seismic shoot. The US company did not go ahead to test the licence in the Cabora Bassa Basin, […]

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- April 19, 2022
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Violence breaks out at Matobo’s Dandi 5 mine

VIOLENCE erupted on Wednesday last week at Dandi 5 gold mine in Matobo, Matabeleland South province, after people suspected to be from Harare invaded the mine. The gang reportedly used machetes and unidentified weapons to drive out workers from the mine. Confirming the incident, mine owner Ndodana Moyo told Southern Eye that: “The gang came […]

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- April 13, 2022
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South Africa sets $900m yearly mineral exploration target

South Africa, home to the world’s biggest deposits of a number of minerals, has set an annual target of attracting $900-million of mining exploration expenditure annually by 2025. The target, equivalent to 5% of the annual spend on exploration globally, is expected to kick start a mining industry, that while among the world’s biggest, has […]

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- April 13, 2022
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Uganda seeks investors to revive copper mine

Uganda said on Tuesday it was inviting expressions of interest from investors to restart a vast copper mine in the country’s west that also holds significant cobalt deposits. The Kilembe mine, which sits on the foothills of the ice-capped Rwenzori mountains on the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo, is estimated by government geologists […]

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- April 13, 2022
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World Diamond Council ends Alrosa’s membership

The World Diamond Council (WDC) ended Alrosa’s membership on Friday in response to the latest US sanctions against the Russian miner. “The deciding factor [was] the sanctions issued by OFAC [the Office of Foreign Assets Control] on the evening of [April 7],” the WDC said Monday. “The termination of membership includes the cessation of any […]

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- April 13, 2022
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Tsenengamu vows to take over SA-owned Zimplats over operation Dudula

Opposition Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ) leader, Godfrey Tsenengamu, says he is planning to lead masses to seize South Africa-owned Zimplats in retaliation against the ongoing xenophobic attacks against the country’s citizens in the neighbouring country. Stirred by the brutal killing of Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot last week, Tsenengamu blamed Emmerson Mnangagwa for […]

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- April 13, 2022
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Zimbabwe is the world’s worst investment destination for miners. Or maybe it isn’t

Is Zimbabwe a good investment destination for miners or not? It all depends on who you ask. Each year, Canada’s Fraser Institute asks over 2000 mining companies to assess which countries are best to invest in. The latest Investment Attractiveness Index, which has just been released, says Zimbabwe is the worst mining jurisdiction in the […]

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- April 13, 2022
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Caledonia records 40% increase in gold production

VICTORIA Falls Stock-Exchange-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc has set a new first quarter production record after reporting a 40% increase in gold production in the first three months of the year. Caledonia operates Gwanda-based gold producer Blanket Mine, which has been on an aggressive expansion drive over the past five years. According to the company’s […]

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- April 12, 2022
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Tesla may start mining lithium as Musk cites battery metal cost

Nearly two years after Tesla outlined a plan to dig for lithium, its chief Elon Musk signaled that the electric car giant might start doing so, due to skyrocketing cost of the metal key to battery technology. Lithium has joined the turmoil gripping commodities in the wake of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Even before the […]

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