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Illegal miners wreak havoc in Makoni

Makoni North legislator James Munetsi (Zanu PF) has urged the police to clamp down on illegal gold miners who are reportedly causing mayhem in his constituency. Munetsi said illegal mining activities had gone out of hand and fuelling criminality in his area. “People are mining all over and everywhere from Govakova area, Maondera village, Mwarazi […]

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VFEX listing to ignite Dallaglio spending spree

PADENGA Holdings’ mining operation, Dallaglio will be the most immediate beneficiary of a planned listing on the underachieving Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX), Inter Horizon Securities (IHS) said at the weekend, giving the deal the thumps up. In a commentary released hours after, Padenga said it would seek a shareholder nod to de-list from the […]

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Gender disparity in the mining sector, a legacy issue that must fall

By Lucy Tandi – Monday 14 June 2021 ANALYSIS – HARARE (Mining Index) – GENDER disparity in the mining sector is a legacy issue that has evolved for decades, continue today, potentially leading to an increase in women’s economic vulnerability. Challenges faced by women in extractives are neither unique nor new to the regional context, […]

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Zisco expression of interest underway

Expressions of interest from potential investors in ZiscoSteel are now being adjudicated with the process due to be completed by the end of this month, Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sekai Nzenza told Parliament last week. Two Chinese investors are now investing heavily in new steel mills and mines in other parts of the country, […]

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Mercury use in gold mining – women experiences and effects

By Lucy Tandi – Monday 14 June 2021 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – SMALL-SCALE women miners in Zimbabwe have in recent years been exposed to Mercury (Hg) during gold production, posing serious health challenges to their well-being and the environment. The gold mining sector in Zimbabwe remains detrimental to women and the environment in […]

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Mineral beneficiation is the next frontier

African countries, Zimbabwe included, continue to be haunted by the “resource curse” over failure to use their mineral wealth to transform their economies. They are among resource-rich countries that have seemingly failed to leverage on mining through beneficiation and value addition. Value adding mineral resources involves processing them into semi-processed and processed form. Despite having […]

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Effects of Covid-19 on women gold miners in Zimbabwe

By Lucy Tandi – Monday 14 June 2021 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – WOMEN bullion miners across Zimbabwe’s mining sector have not been spared from the effects of Covid-19. With government imposing lockdown measures, curfews and shutting down major economic sectors to curb spread of the virus, the mining sector was also prejudiced, recording […]

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Women step up in mining

THE Zimbabwe Mining Federation has stepped a gear up in re-organising its structures as they prepare to mechanise more artisanal and small-scale miners across the country. Speaking on the sidelines of the federation’s Manicaland provincial elections held at Mutare Museums last week, ZMF president Ms Henrietta Rushwaya said there is need to re-organise provincial structures […]

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Zim to resume copper production next year: Chitando

Zimbabwe is set to resume copper production next year more than 20 years after Mhangura Mine closed on falling international copper prices, Mines and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando has said. The government through its investment arm, Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC), which controls Mhangura Copper Mines, Sanyati and Lomagundi Smelting and Mining, has been […]

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Chiadzwa villagers turn to fishery

VILLAGERS in the diamond-rich Chiadzwa area have embarked on fishery and irrigation projects to sustain their families after realising that diamonds revenue was eluding them. Over 250 families are participating in the projects in Mukwada village. The villagers are keeping tilapia fish and growing beans among other crops on a five-hectare piece of land under […]

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