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Zimbabwe’s ferrochrome miners, the nation’s biggest electricity consumers, have agreed to build their own power plants over the next two years as the government seeks to balance energy demand. Under the agreement, ferrochrome producers will in the meantime pay electricity tariffs that are little more than half the rate charged to other mining companies, according […]

The National Railways of Zimbabwe needs US$431 million for a rail link to the new Manhize steel plant, which has just started production. The plant, built by Tsingshan’s Dinson Iron and Steel Company near Chivhu, plans to produce up to 600,000 tonnes of steel in the first phase of operations. The first output will be […]

In a significant milestone for Zimbabwe’s mining sector, Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) steel plant in Manhize near Mvuma on Wednesday afternoon successfully commenced pig iron production from its blast furnace. This event marks a historic moment in Zimbabwe’s journey toward industrial revitalization and economic recovery. The initiation of pig iron production at Dinson […]

Government wants Zimbabwe’s ferrochrome producers, the heaviest consumers of energy, to produce their own power within the next two years and relieve pressure on the grid. Energy Minister Edgar Moyo says power demand from the mining sector has now risen to 2,600MW as the industry expands and new projects come on stream. This is more […]

NATURAL resources watchdog, Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has called for risk management in mining as accidents continue to be a “scourge” in the sector. This comes as the beginning of the year saw 15 artisanal miners getting trapped at the Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, near Mutare, after a shaft collapsed during underground mining […]

ZIMBABWE and South Africa could be headed for another diplomatic showdown over approximately 1,7 million hectares of mining claims jointly owned by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) and sister companies in the neighbouring country and Zambia. Appearing before the joint parliamentary committees on Foreign Affairs and International Trade and Transport and Infrastructural Development yesterday, […]

Zimbabwe is desperate to get more out of its lithium wealth, but the country is also trying to strike a balance to keep investors happy. The country enjoyed a rush of lithium investments two years ago, as prices of the metal used in electric vehicles firmed. But this has slowed over the past year, after […]

PLATINUM miner, Mimosa Mining Company, has put its US$134 million North Hill project on hold due to a challenging operational environment, characterised by declining global prices among other challenges. The project, intended to replace the South Hill mine, has been suspended, pending an improvement in market conditions, according to Stephen Ndiyamba, general manager at Mimosa. […]

UNITED Kingdom-based precious metals exploration company, Ariana Resources Plc has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% stake in Zimbabwe Dokwe Mine. The Zimbabwean asset comes as an addition to its primary area of operations in Turkey and across the wider European and Eastern Mediterranean regions, within which Ariana has specific expertise. In an update […]

PREPARATIONS for the 27th edition of the mining, engineering and transport expo, popularly known as Mine Entra, have begun in Bulawayo with organisers expecting an increased number of exhibitors. Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Company (ZITF) chief executive officer Nicholas Ndebele told Southern Eye that the annual expo, to be held in conjunction with the Mines […]