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- June 22, 2020
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Indian diamond barons in connivance with a top government official in illegal diamond exports

By Business Reporter – Monday 22 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – ILLEGAL Indian diamond barons are allegedly working in cahoots with a top government official smuggling diamonds from Zimbabwe to various Asian markets. Allegations at hand reveal that a number of Indians are conniving with a senior government official, who endorses the diamond package […]

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- June 22, 2020
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Mbada Diamonds to return to Chiadzwa.

 By Business Reporter – Monday 22 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – MBADA Diamonds could soon be returning to the Chiadzwa Diamond Fields, four years after its diamond mining license was revoked by government. “Word going round is that Mbada Diamonds is going back to mine in Chiadzwa,” said a source privy to the developments. […]

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- June 19, 2020
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Mining mogul, John Bredenkamp dies

By Business Reporter – Friday 19 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – MINING guru, John Bredenkamp is no more. Born in South Africa on 11 August 1940, Bredenkamp died yesterday at the age of 79. He attended Prince Edward School in Harare, then Salisbury. He was one of the leading minds in the Zimbabwean mining industry. […]

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- June 16, 2020
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RioZim owed US$2 million for gold deliveries

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 16 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – MINING concern, RioZim says it is owed US$2 million by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for gold delivered to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR). RioZim has cited delays in receipt of gold proceeds from the apex bank. “Further, even the receipts for […]

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RioZim halts gold production

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 16 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – RIOZIM says it has stopped gold production owing to limited foreign currency retention which falls short of the Company’s operational and capital expenditure requirements. The inter-bank foreign exchange rate has remained lower, trading at a fixed rate of US$1:ZW$25, against the black market […]

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Inadequate PPE during COVID-19 a threat to small-scale miners – ZMF

 By Business Reporter – Friday 12 June 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – LACK of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has been noted as the biggest challenge among artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) in the fight against the spread and containment of COVID-19. In a presentation made […]

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- June 11, 2020
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Issuance of gold buying licenses not suspended – Fidelity

By Business Reporter – Thursday 11 June 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – FIDELITY Printers and Refiners (FPR) has dismissed as false claims that the state-owned gold buying centre had stopped issuing gold buying licenses to private individuals and companies wishing to trade in gold. Prospective traders who visited FPR last week said they […]

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- June 10, 2020
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Former Marange Resources executive tipped to take over as ZCDC CEO, but …

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 10 June 2020 HARARE – A DIAMOND specialist and former Marange Resources executive was last year tipped to take over the reins of power, and assume leadership for the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC). A preeminent figure in the Zimbabwean diamond industry, the mining executive was expected to steer ZCDC, […]

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- June 9, 2020
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It’s time for Zimbabwe to establish a gold vault

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 9 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE Business Economic Empowerment Forum (BEEF) believes the new gold trading framework announced by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FR) on Tuesday 26 May 2020 needs to be supported by ensuring Zimbabwe does not export all the raw gold, but establishes a gold vault that […]

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Shurugwi’s Boterekwa pass destroyed by illegal mining activities – pictures

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 9 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE famous Boterekwa Pass in Shurugwi has been destroyed by illegal miners. Below are pictures of the damages. Shurugwi is known for its rich gold and chrome ores. Pictures courtesy of Twitter. ENDS// www.miningindex.co.zw  Twitter @IndexMining Facebook @MiningIndexNews LinkedIn @MiningIndex    

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