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- January 11, 2022
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Govt avails US$13m for Dorowa Minerals refurb

GOVERNMENT says US$13 million from the $2,3 billion allocated to Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe (IDCZ) will be released in the first quarter of this year towards the refurbishment of Dorowa Minerals. Industry and Commerce minister Sekai Nzenza says the project, which is expected to be commissioned in April this year, targets to achieve 70% […]

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- January 11, 2022
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Villagers live in fear of relocation to pave way for Chinese mining

A CONVOY of trucks laden with huge black granite rocks trundles along the dusty pathway as a group of villagers look on grimly. Everyday more than 60 trucks take granite for export along this rugged road through Nyamakope village in the district of Mutoko, 90 miles east of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. The air reverberates with […]

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- January 10, 2022
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Chinese firm bails out Zesa

CHINESE steel giant, Tsingshan Limited will soon release US$60 million to Zesa Holdings for the construction of a power transmission line from Kwekwe to Mvuma. This comes after the Chinese company had made a request to Zesa to improve some of its infrastructure but the power utility dithered. The steel manufacturing giant which has operations […]

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- January 10, 2022
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Ema opens offices in Esigodini to improve efficiency

GOVERNMENT last week officially opened new Environment Management Agency (Ema) offices in Esigodini and Umzingwane districts in Matabeleland South to curb environmental degradation caused by illegal gold mining activities in the area. The opening of the Ema offices came at a time when Bulawayo City Council rangers and the police have launched a joint operation […]

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- January 10, 2022
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‘They Want To Remove Us And Take The Rock’: Mutoko Villagers

AS COMPANIES extract wealth, villagers say they see little benefit and are instead exploited in quarries, live in homes damaged by blasts and are unable to farm polluted land. A convoy of trucks laden with huge black granite rocks trundles along the dusty pathway as a group of villagers look on grimly. Every day more […]

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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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