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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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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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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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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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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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Chinese firm quits US$7.5m Zimbabwe explosives contract

Chinese explosives company Hunan Nanling Industrial Explosive Materials has cancelled its contract in Zimbabwe over what it says is a ‘turbulent domestic situation’ in the economy. The Chinese government has a significant stake in Hunan Nanling, which is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and has assets of US$4 billion. Hunan announced plans in 2016 […]

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Zera defers fuel price adjustment

THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) yesterday advised fuel operators to continue using the December 2021 fuel prices as it monitors developments on the international market and awaits finalisation of consultations currently taking place with the government. According to Statutory Instrument 270 of 2019 Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations, Zera is supposed to review fuel prices […]

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Diamond market booms in Israel

The Israeli diamond industry showed an impressive recovery in 2021 and even surpassed figures for 2019, with net polished diamond exports having reached $3.65-billion. This was a 54% increase compared with 2020 and a 7.5% increase compared with 2019. The Israel Diamond Controller of the Ministry of Economy and Industry reports that net polished diamond […]

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5 lithium projects in Zimbabwe you need to know about

Prospect Resources’ US$422 million deal with China’s Huayou has raised interest in Zimbabwe’s lithium assets. The deal will see Huayou, one of the world leaders in the manufacture of batteries, taking over Prospect’s Arcadia project. So, what other lithium projects do we have in Zimbabwe? Here are five lithium projects, at various stages of development, […]

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Miners reveal dates of 2022 rough sales

De Beers, Alrosa and Rio Tinto have released their schedules for this year’s contract sales, at which the miners offer the majority of their rough supply. De Beers will stick with its format of 10 sights per year, while the calendar that Alrosa published features 11 contract sales. Rio Tinto will have 10 regular contract […]

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