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- August 13, 2021
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36k diamond carats siphoned to Angola/Hong Kong in one month under illicit trade

By Business Reporter – Friday 13th August 2021 NEWS (Mining Index) – AT LEAST 36 000 carats of diamonds are alleged to have been shipped to Angola between 4 April and 16 May in 2013 under illicit dealings, Mining Index has learned. An internal document from the CIO Director General’s office, “‘Ref/23/13/1432’ dated 23 May 2013, […]

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- August 12, 2021
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Bigwigs eye Zanu-PF ex-youth leader mining concession

Former Zanu-PF youth leader, Lewis Matutu, could lose his mining concession in Mashonaland Central Province, amid revelations that party bigwigs are eyeing the claims. It is understood that the special mining grant awarded to Matutu’s investment vehicle, Nyamatsanga Mining, to mine at the heart of the late business tycoon John Bredenkamp’s 1 500 hectares Thetford […]

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- August 12, 2021
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Govt rolls out computerised mining cadastre system

Government is set to roll out  mining cadastre system to  computerise the country’s register of mining  rights and titles in the fourth quarter of this year following the completion of a pilot project in Manicaland Province. The computer-based cadastre system is expected to  enhance transparency  and accountability in the administration of mining titles. The cadastre system will have all records […]

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- August 11, 2021
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Zimbabwe’s refinery privatisation: Whose gold is it anyway?

The government of Zimbabwe has decided to privatise its gold refinery, Fidelity Printers and Refineries.  In a report carried by newZWire, it turns out the parastatal is now going to be majority (60%) owned by at least ten unnamed gold mining companies that paid a total of $US49 million to the Zimbabwean government. For many a Zimbabwean, […]

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- August 11, 2021
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Zimbabwe has banned raw chrome exports to push for local processing, yet again. Will it work this time?

Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw chrome ore and concentrates to push for local refining. It’s not the first time, and the question is whether this old play will bring new results. Chrome producers are banned immediately from exporting raw chrome, while producers of chrome concentrates have a year to set up local refinery […]

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- August 10, 2021
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Mine grab scandal rocks Ministry of Mines

The seizure of a Mashonaland East-based gold mine has exposed a well-knit corruption syndicate involving high ranking officials in the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development and part of the investigators from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC). In 2007, Trymore Chipepwe, Michel Chipepwe and Tongai Gata discovered a gold mine claim and in the same […]

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- August 10, 2021
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Gvt forfeits 200 gold mines in Matabeleland South

Government has forfeited close to 200 small-scale mines in Matabeleland South after owners failed to comply with various operational requirements governing such enterprises including tax compliance. In a circular, Mines and Mining Development regional director said the takeover was done in accordance with the law. “The following mine locations have on this day Wednesday the […]

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- August 5, 2021
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Mine defies ban on alluvial gold mining

A MINING company operating in Mberengwa has continued to defy the Government ban on alluvial gold mining despite warnings and orders from the Environmental Management Agency (Ema). The Government released Statutory Instrument 104 of 2021 Environmental Management (Control of Alluvial Mining) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (No 2) as a subsequent legislation to the Ema Act which […]

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- August 5, 2021
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Mavhuradonha chrome is ours: Chinese

CHINESE firm, Afrochine Smelting (Pvt) Ltd has filed a lawsuit against Earthlink Minerals (Pvt) Ltd for carrying out mining operations in Mavhuradonha Wilderness in Muzarabani district. Afrochine cited Earthlink and Mines minister Winston Chitando, who it challenged to tell the court the truth regarding ownership of the controversial mining site. The Zimbabwe chrome smelting giant […]

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- August 3, 2021
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Chinese dominate in chrome to ferrochrome processing facilities

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 3 August 2021 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – CHINESE companies have been heavily investing in Zimbabwe’s chrome mining, with government announcing the availing of approximately 8,483.70ha of land to five Chinese companies intending to establish integrated chrome mining and ferrochrome smelters. In recent years, Chinese nationals have been leading […]

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