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Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) said on Thursday nickel sales were up 20 percent to 1 864 tonnes in the quarter ending December 2020 on the back of increased demand and production. In a trading update, the miner said it had recorded a 9 percent increase in tonnes mined to 111 525. Head grade was down […]

Invictus Energy, the Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) listed firm exploring for oil and gas in the Muzarabani area, has selected its preferred contractor for the seismic data acquisition campaign in 2021. Seismic acquisition refers to a process that uses reflected sound waves from the sub-surface to gather evidence or data that can be used to […]

Anglo American Platinum Limited’s local unit, Unki Mine’s PGM production increased by 7 percent to 55 800 ounces during the fourth quarter to December 31, 2020 compared to same period in the prior year. PGM includes platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and gold. According to the group, the increase was largely due to higher 4E […]

THE Mutasa community and small-scale miners are set to benefit from the resumption of mining activities at Redwing Mine following the coming in of a new investor. Prime Royal Africa Investment (Mining Division) has already started operations at the gold rich area. Prime Royal chairman, Mr Stanley Motto, said the firm is working closely with […]

GREAT Dyke Investments (GDI), which is developing a platinum mining project in Darwendale, Mashonaland West province has been granted a five-year tax exemption by the Government. The mining entity is a joint venture between Russia’s Vi Holdings and Zimbabwe’s Landela Mining Venture (Pvt) Limited and is investing US$3 billion into the platinum project. According to […]

Platinum giant, Zimplats, has spent US$1,2 million in exploration activities during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 while ore mined increased by two percent. The ore mined was also four percent up year-on-year underpinned by improved fleet productivity and additional tonnage from the company’s Mupani Mine, presently under development. In a trading update for the […]

INVICTUS Energy Limited’s (IEL) petroleum exploration development and production agreement (PEDPA) with the government has been reviewed and approved, the firm said last week. The agreement is expected to provide a stable, transparent, legal, and fiscal framework for the exploration and production of oil and gas in Zimbabwe. “The petroleum exploration development and production agreement […]

Government has activated the Chegutu District Civil Protection Unit to help in the current efforts to rescue at least five trapped artisanal miners at Elvington Mine. The miners were trapped yesterday when a shaft they were working in gave in and collapsed. Mines and Minerals Development ministry at the site say the rescue efforts are […]

HENRIETTA Rushwaya’s accomplices, Stephen Tserai, Raphios Mufandauya and Gift Karanda, who are facing allegations of attempting to smuggle gold out of the country, were today freed on $30 000 bail each. Harare regional magistrate Mr Ngoni Nduna also ordered the trio not to visit the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport and report twice a month […]

ZIMBABWE’s mining industry has warned that a Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) directive early this month pushing foreign currency retention thresholds to 40% will trigger viability problems in the industry. Previously, mining houses were required to surrender 30% of their export earnings to the central bank, which was transferred into firms’ Zimbabwe dollar accounts at […]