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Nigerian minister wants death penalty for gold smuggling

Gold smugglers in Africa’s largest economy deserve the death penalty, Nigeria’s deputy minister in charge of mining development said. Uche Ogah, minister of state for mines and steel development, told lawmakers investigating the alleged loss of $9 billion a year to illegal mining of the precious metal, according to media reports Wednesday. It’s a sector […]

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Rich nations head to South Africa seeking coal exit deal

Four of the world’s richest nations will send a delegation to South Africa as soon as next week to seek a deal to begin closing the country’s coal-fired plants, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials from the US, UK, France and Germany are looking for an agreement with Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., which […]

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Women miners vulnerable to GBV

WOMEN in mining are a targets for sexual abuse and there is need for government and other stakeholders to come up with mechanisms to reduce gender-based violence in the sector, Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya has said. Speaking at a training workshop for women in mining organised by the Women’s International League for Peace […]

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ZELA urges govt to finalise mines law amendment process

Government should finalise the amendment process of the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill to create a proper legal framework that helps curb conflicts and address other sticking issues in the sector, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has said. In 2018, President Emmerson Mnangagwa ordered the Bill to be taken back to Parliament for further […]

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Petra Diamonds mulls selling Williamson mine

South Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LON: PDL) is considering selling its Williamson mine in Tanzania, even as it continues to work on bringing the operation back online in the second half of 2021. Delivering its year-end results, Petra said that Williamson had been classified as a discontinued operation, which will mean an accounting loss of $52.1 […]

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China backs Congo’s ban on six small Chinese mining companies

China gave its backing on Tuesday to a Congolese provincial government’s order last month banning six small Chinese-owned mining companies operating illegally. The move comes as Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi increases scrutiny of Chinese mining activities, reviewing a $6-billion “infrastructure-for-minerals” deal with Chinese investors and reassessing China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume mine. The […]

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Chinese miners accused of undertaking alluvial mining on the Great Dyke

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 15 September 2021 HARARE (Mining Index) – SOME small-scale Chinese miners are alleged to be undertaking alluvial mining in Guruve, along the Great Dyke, exporting the raw ore to China for processing, it has emerged. In September last year, government announced a ban on all riverbed and alluvial mining following […]

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Unki powers platinum rebound

ZIMBABWE’S platinum output increased by 17% to 128 000 ounces (oz) during the second quarter of this year compared to last year after processing matte backlogs from Unki mine, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) said at the weekend. “Zimbabwean production increased by 17% year-on-year as a backlog of matte from the Unki smelter was […]

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- September 14, 2021
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Chinese miner pegs whole village

VILLAGERS in Uzumba, Mashonaland East province, are up in arms against a Chinese company, Heijin Mining, whose black granite mining claim covers the entire village. This was revealed in a letter addressed to Mashonaland East provincial mining commissioner dated September 3, in which Lovemore Kaseke, through the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is demanding […]

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Ran Gold Mines return under threat

RIVAL investors were at the weekend planning to approach authorities to block the return of Bindura-based Ran Mines, saying a consortium led by mining executive Jack Murehwa, that is championing the project, could not operate the gold asset before government addressed a long-drawn ownership dispute. Murehwa’s investment vehicles, G&P Industries and Ran Mines Private Limited, […]

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