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- January 10, 2022
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Gold panners prey on sex workers

MACHETE-WIELDING gold panners in the Midlands province are reportedly terrorizing commercial sex workers, beating them up and refusing to pay for services rendered. Women rights groups say some of the daring gold panners break into sex workers’ lodgings and demanded free services. Talent Jumo, director for Katswe Sistahood urged police and other stakeholders to immediately […]

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- January 7, 2022
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Top uranium supplier says Kazakh unrest hasn’t hit output

The historic unrest sweeping Kazakhstan hasn’t affected uranium production at top supplier Kazatomprom, an executive for the company said, after the turmoil sparked a surge in prices for the nuclear fuel. Kazakhstan, which produces more than 40% of the world’s uranium, disrupted communications networks and restricted some travel as the country struggled to cope with […]

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- January 7, 2022
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Osino acquires Namibia gold project from B2Gold for $15.2m

TSX-listed gold exploration and development company Osino Resources has entered into an agreement to acquire the Ondundu gold exploration property, in Namibia, from TSX-listed B2Gold for $15.2-million. The Ondundu gold project is located 250 km northwest of Windhoek. “We believe this is a highly accretive transaction for Osino, as it provides significant additional scale, diversification […]

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- January 7, 2022
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LSE-listed miner ups Zim footprint

LONDON Stock Exchange-listed Contango Holdings has expanded its portfolio through acquisition of two gold mining ventures while also developing its Matabeleland North-based Lubu coking coal project in Zimbabwe. The diversified resources firm has since identified a number of opportunities in Zimbabwe which could be monetised in order to provide material value to shareholders in the […]

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- January 6, 2022
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Padenga looks to mining for revenue growth

By Business Reporter – Thursday 6 January 2022 HARARE (Mining Index) – PADENGA Holdings Limited’s performance is expected to be backed by mining operations as well as the higher foreign currency retention from  the company’s Victoria Falls Exchange (VFEX) listing. Following an export incentive introduced by Government in May last year, Padenga’s board made a […]

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- January 6, 2022
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NRZ revives Zimasco deal

THE National Railways of Zimbabwe has allocated trains to ferrochrome producer, Zimasco, in a bid to recapture its lost market. “Executives from NRZ and Zimasco met in Bulawayo on January 3 to discuss ways to reposition the railways as the primary mode of transportation for ferrochrome and chrome concentrates,” the NRZ said in a statement […]

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- January 6, 2022
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Mimosa donates bicycles to police

POLICE in Zvishavane received 10 bicycles from Mimosa Mines to help combat crime in the Midlands mining town. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Mimosa general manager Steven Ndiyamba said it was part of the company’s corporate social responsibility to capacitate local police to enable them to fight crime. District police commander Chief Superintendent Martin Makusha […]

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- January 6, 2022
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Effects of coal seam fires and other environmental hazards in Hwange

By Simiso Mlevu Research has revealed significant evidence of the deleterious contribution of coal to climate change through combustion. However, no investigations into life-changing disasters suffered by people in coal mining areas due to underground coal fires have been done. Raging underground coal fires in and around Hwange town are endangering humans, leaving some with […]

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- January 6, 2022
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US to become largest LNG exporter, China largest importer in 2022

The US will become the world’s top exporter and China the top importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2022, says NYSE-listed market research and analysis company IHS Markit in its ‘LNG Trade in 2021: Runaway Recovery’ report. The report finds that the US, which was the third-largest LNG exporter behind Australia and Qatar in […]

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- January 6, 2022
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Hwange Colliery working with German firm to extinguish underground fires

ZIMBABWE’S largest coal mine Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) said it contracted German-based company DTM to help extinguish underground coal seam fires. “DTM is the only company, which offered its services for managing the fires using modern and cost-effective methods among other companies, which HCCL consulted,” HCCL Managing Director Charles Zinyemba said in a statement. […]

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