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- August 25, 2021
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While the world devours these distractions China is eyeing one of the world’s largest mineral reserves – it is estimated that Afghanistan’s resources hold value of anywhere between US$1 trillion and US$3 trillion. Vast reserves of gold, platinum, silver, copper, iron, chromite, lithium, uranium, and aluminium are waiting to be exploited. In addition, high-quality emeralds, […]

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- August 25, 2021
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AUSTRALIA–LISTED mining concern, Prospect Resources, has started the process of finding a long-term partner for the funding and development of its flagship Arcadia Mine, a world-class asset on the outskirts of Harare. The development comes after the Zimbabwe-focused lithium outfit successfully scaled up shareholding in Arcadia Mine to 87% in a deal worth just under […]

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- August 25, 2021
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INCENTIVE schemes announced early this year to boost gold deliveries to the State-run Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) have bolstered shipments into the formal market, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya said on Friday, projecting higher year-end output. Speaking during a mid-term monetary policy statement (MPS) review webinar organised by the country’s biggest […]

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- August 25, 2021
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By Business Reporter – Wednesday 25 August 2021 HARARE (Mining Index) – LACK of public access to relevant and accurate extractives (mining, oil and gas) information remains a major issue for Zimbabwe. Since the decline of the agricultural sector, mining emerged as the leading sector for economic revival. In 2012 mineral exports accounted for 64% […]

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- August 24, 2021
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New York Stock Exchange-listed resources firm, Caledonia Mining Corporation, has ditched its targeted gold mining project at Glen Hume in the Gweru district, Midlands Province, following poor exploration results. In December last year, Caledonia Mining Corporation announced that it had secured exclusive rights to explore and acquire the mining claims at Glen Hume and Connemara […]

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- August 24, 2021
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POLICE are investigating Matobo-based Chinese miner He Chisheng Mike of Yakuts Investment, who is accused of strangling an employee before dismissing him from work. Matabeleland South police spokesperson Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the developments. “The case of Charles Muswaka was reported and I have the case number and investigations are currently ongoing. “If there are […]

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- August 24, 2021
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Petra Diamonds has had its reputation as an ethical miner broken by a lawsuit showing human rights abuses at its Williamson mine. In November 2020, UK-based NGO Raid drew the world’s attention to a range of human rights abuses at the Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania. Illegal miners were subjected to physical beatings, fatal assaults, […]

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- August 24, 2021
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The Benguela railway will soon be opened up to the private sector, with the operation and maintenance of the railway infrastructure and of rail freight transport set to be granted via the Lobito Corridor. This railway will allow for goods to be transported from Angola’s neighbours, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and […]

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- August 24, 2021
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Government has launched an exercise to reprint all mining maps in order to improve service delivery. The program launched in Bindura, Mash central is aimed at improving service delivery and administration of mining title. Launching the exrcise Mines and Mining  Development Minister Winston Chitando said effficiency which will be brought by new maps in every […]

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- August 24, 2021
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A suspected leak of heavy metals from a mine in northern Angola is causing an “unprecedented environmental catastrophe”, affecting some 2 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers at Kinshasa University said on Friday. Analysis of satellite imagery and interviews indicate a reservoir used to store mining pollutants was breached on July 15 in […]