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Talk about amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act has been going on for some time. How far have you gone? There are a couple of issues in terms of the update and the first one is the amendment of the Mines and Minerals Act. The amendments are quite advanced and the draft amendments are […]

Zimbabwe’s Mines minister Winston Chitando says the country is rising up to reclaim its position as one of southern Africa’s biggest coal exporters after recent huge investments into coal shafts and coke oven batteries. Underpinned by a big push by Chinese and Russian capital, the investments are projected to raise  the country’s scaled-up production and […]

HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) says plans are underway to refurbish and re-commission its defunct coke oven battery and gas plant as part of the company’s turnaround strategy. The giant colliery hopes to consolidate its recovery mode through production of high value products with coking coal and gas being key for top-end domestic market and […]

THE Zimbabwe Diamond Allied and Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has demanded wage reviews between US$400 and US$600 for mine workers and expressed concern over the delay by employers to pay salary arrears at a time when second quarter wage negotiations should have been concluded. ZDAMWU secretary-general Justice Chinhema said the second quarter wage negotiations were […]

ZIMBABWE’S mining industry says chrome sector growth continues to be undermined by poor prices offered by buyers. Ferrochrome exports form a significant part of minerals that Zimbabwe trades on the international markets every year. Although the country is targeting to transform its mining industry to a US$12 billion sector by 2023, the sector currently generates […]

Bravura Zimbabwe, which is exploring for platinum in the Serui concession in Selous, Mashonaland West Province, has agreed to help the government pay a US$15m settlement to South African-based Amari Platinum, the previous holder of the concession who has battled the government in international courts, it has been learnt. Bravura is owned by the Nigerian […]

GOVERNMENT has defended the disputed Chinese coal mining project in Dinde, Hwange district, Matabeleland North province, and threatened to arrest villagers blocking the project. Zanu PF Dinde area chairperson Never Chuma is set to appear in court on May 16 for trial on charges of inciting public violence after leading villagers in a protest against […]

AUSTRALIA-LISTED mining concern, Prospect Resources, says construction of the Arcadia lithium pilot plant is now 70 percent complete with the company expecting to start shipping high grade petalite to Europe by end of June. The mining firm whose Arcadia project is situated a few kilometres East of Harare, produces lithium that goes into both technical […]

DINSON Colliery Company has started heating up its furnace in preparation for the start of metallurgical coke production next month at the US$30 million plant. A subsidiary of Chinese-owned steelmaker, Tsingshan Holding Group, Dinson Colliery Company is one of the nine new coal mines and coking plants that were visited by President Mnangagwa in July […]