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Mystery over diamond stockpile

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 23 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – A CONSIDERABLE amount of diamond stockpile is suspected to be held at the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ), but the institution has denied having any stockpile of the precious stone. The 500 000 carats that was scheduled to be auctioned in December […]

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- June 22, 2020
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Zimbabwean miners call for stiffer penalty for Chinese shooter

By Business Reporter – Monday 22 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – MINERS across the country have responded with rage to the recent shooting of two Zimbabwean nationals by a Chinese miner at Reeden Mine in Gweru following a wage dispute. Zhang Xueun, 41 shot Wendy Chikwaira (31) and Kennedy Tachiona (39) after the duo […]

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- June 22, 2020
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Miners call on government to introduce a flat rate for council levy

By Business Reporter – Monday 22 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – MINERS have called on government to introduce a flat rate for Rural Council Levy to bring uniformity and avoid over charging by local authorities. This follows a recent review for rural levies by local authorities Rural District Councils (RDCs) across the country, with […]

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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– MBADA Diamonds could soon be returning to the Chiadzwa Diamond Fields, four years after its diamond mining license was revoked by government.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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- June 16, 2020
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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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- June 12, 2020
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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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