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Tharisa signs MoU for 40 MW solar plant

JSE-listed Tharisa has signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding (MoU) with renewable energy independent power producer Total Eren and Africa-focused transitional energy company Chariot. The MoU, which is a precursor to the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement for the supply of electricity on a take-or-pay basis, envisages the partners developing, financing, building, owning, […]

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How Mine gold output jumps 59%

BULAWAYO Mining Company’s How Mine has increased gold output by 59% after a US$5 million capital injection and also gained Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) recognition. The mine obtained SAZ certification for successfully using internationally recognized management procedures. Speaking during the handover of the certificates, SAZ director-general Eve Gadzikwa said the company had been recognised […]

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South Africa urges Rio Tinto workers to report cases of discrimination

South Africa’s labour ministry on Thursday urged Rio Tinto workers to report instances of discrimination after the Anglo-Australian miner released an internal report detailing sexual assault, racism, and bullying across its mines. The report, which sparked calls from investors for the entire industry to clean up its act, found that male and female Rio Tinto […]

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Heavy rains disrupt coal mining, power output

HEAVY rains in Zimbabwe’s main coal-producing region are hampering the country’s efforts to address electricity needs. The operations manager of Zambezi Gas and Coal, Menard Makota, told the state-owned newspaper, The Herald, that mining operations had been adversely affected by persistent heavy rains in and around the Hwange region leading to a decline in production. […]

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Hwange to evict 200 ex-workers

HWANGE Colliery Company (HCC) has won a civil court order to evict about 200 ex-workers who had refused to vacate the properties citing outstanding terminal benefits. The company has given them until month-end to move out and pave way for new occupants. But the workers said the move was inhumane given that it was being […]

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Mexico says lithium is too strategic for private investors

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is ratcheting up nationalistic rhetoric around the country’s untapped lithium deposits, signaling private capital isn’t welcome in the industry. Unlike silver and gold, lithium is a strategic mineral like oil that belongs to the nation, AMLO, as the populist president is known, told reporters in Mexico City on Wednesday. […]

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- February 3, 2022
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Hwange Units 7 and 8 to displace 636 families

THE Zimbabwe Power Company Hwange 7 and 8 electricity expansion project will affect 636 families in Ingangula township in Hwange, instead of the 90 stated earlier. Project manager Forbes Chanakira yesterday said 636 families will have to be relocated as the project has encroached onto their area. “A total of 636 housing units will be […]

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Investors urge miners to change ways after damning Rio Tinto workplace report

Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto’s admissions of sexual assault, racism and bullying in an internal report have sparked calls from investors for the entire industry to clean up its act. An 85-page report released by Rio on Tuesday that pointed to a culture where harmful behaviours are often normalised and bullying is rife put a spotlight […]

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Strong demand sends De Beers sales soaring

De Beers’ rough-diamond sales surged to $660 million in January as manufacturers replenished inventory following a solid holiday season. The total was on a par with the $663 million the miner garnered a year earlier and 96% higher than the $336 million it reported in December, De Beers said Wednesday. The rise came amid a […]

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Investigation refutes report on Chinese mining investment in Zimbabwe

A recent story published by The Guardian alleged that Chinese companies involved in granite mining in Zimbabwe have aroused fear and upset among local people. The article, titled “They want to remove us and take the rock, say Zimbabweans living near Chinese-owned mines,” claimed that Chinese mining companies in Mutoko District, Mashonaland East Province, are […]

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