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- November 25, 2021
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Lethargic ZESA Threatens US$1bn Mvuma Steel Plant

PROGRESS towards the completion of the US$1 billion steelmaking plant being constructed in Mvuma has been thrown off the rails after the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) refused to allow a Chinese company implementing it to finance the construction of a 97-meter-high voltage power line from Sherwood in Kwekwe, despite the parastatal lacking the required […]

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- November 24, 2021
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Production at Europe’s biggest zinc mine halted

Swedish mining group Boliden has halted production at the Tara zinc mine, in Ireland, owing to increased water flows into the mine. While drilling a pilot raise bore hole for a 1 km ventilation shaft, a high flow of water into the mine was encountered, the company explained on Wednesday. It stated that inflow volumes […]

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- November 24, 2021
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Indonesia may stop tin exports in 2024

Indonesia may stop tin exports in 2024 as part of efforts to attract investment into the resource processing industry and improve the country’s external balance, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday. Jokowi, as the president is popularly known, also reiterated the government may stop allowing exports of bauxite next year and copper ore in 2023. […]

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- November 24, 2021
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Chinese miner blocks workers’ union

THE Solidarity Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe has accused Dinson Colliery Company, a Chinese-owned mine in Hwange of flouting mining regulations after its workers alleged that they were being abused and denied the right to interact with union representatives. Dinson Colliery is alleged to have denied the trade union leaders access to the employees to […]

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- November 23, 2021
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Elton Gwatidzo elected AMMZ President

Elton Gwatidzo was yesterday elected the Association Of Mine Managers of Zimbabwe (AMMZ) President taking over from Tharisa’s Engineer Coburn Katanda at the Annual General Meeting (AMMZ) held at Caribbea Bay Resort, Kariba. Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)’s Head of Mining Innocent Guvakuva retained the Vice President post. Unki mines’ Freddy Chamboko joined Eng Tawanda […]

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- November 23, 2021
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Mines pensioners demand audited MIPF financials

HE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has petitioned the Mining Industry Pension Fund (MIPF) demanding that it produces audited financial statements from 2015 to date amid concerns that many miners have not been benefiting from the pension fund. Their petition comes at a time when the mining sector has seen an influx […]

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- November 23, 2021
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Chinese miner succumbs to pressure, removes mining equipment

A CHINESE mining company, Freestone Mines has removed its mining equipment from the deforested Dangamvura Mountain in Mutare where it wants to set up a quarry stone mine. The company was forced to withdraw the equipment from the site as irate residents piled pressure against the miner on the pretext the operation was near a […]

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- November 23, 2021
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‘Artisanal miners must account for their activities’

ARTISINAL miners have been urged to stop using mercury in their operations as it was affecting the environment and posing a serious health hazard to the public. This was said by Environmental Management Agency (Ema) Mashonaland West provincial spokesperson Munyaradzi Nhariswa last Friday during a safety and health awareness campaign for small-scale miners in Karoi. […]

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- November 23, 2021
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Hwange residents, Chinese miner clash

RESIDENTS of Hwange are up in arms with a Chinese company, Mutagech Mine, which they accuse of starting operations without consulting the community. Mutagech Mine has embarked on a coal-mining project in Hwange. In the Dinde area of Hwange, villagers have also been fighting a Chinese coal-mining project which is likely to displace them. Greater […]

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- November 22, 2021
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Rare earth elements market under the spotlight

Demand for rare earths is projected to increase as much as ten times between 2030 and 2040, and many countries have designated them as critical and strategic minerals, according to a panel on the rare earths market at The Northern Miner’s Global Mining Symposium this week. The panellists included Mark Chalmers, president and CEO of […]

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