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New gold trading framework may worsen leakages – ZMF

By Business Reporter – Monday 1 June May 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – THE ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) says the new gold buying framework will encourage side marketing and promote leakages as miners seek better margins from unregistered gold barons offering attractive prices. The recent review by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) provides […]

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Analysis of Zimbabwe’s gold buying framework – ZELA

 By Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association (ZELA)  – Monday 1 June 2020 ANALYSIS (Mining Index) – FIDELITY Printers and Refiners (FPR) announced a new gold trading framework on Tuesday, 26 May 2020. Mainly, the new measures relate to different gold payment arrangements for deliveries from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) and Large-Scale Mining (LSM). With […]

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- May 29, 2020
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Handling of cyanide in mining

By Abigail Makumbe – Friday 29 May 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – MINING chemicals are hazardous, especially if used in treatment of sands using sodium cyanide. They are however useful and necessary in mining operations. Improper use of hazardous chemicals is very dangerous. Chemicals can be corrosive and/or toxic, and misusing them can […]

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- May 26, 2020
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Indian company tipped to set up diamond beneficiation plant in Chiadzwa

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 26 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – AN INDIAN-owned company with an existing local manufacturing concern is eyeing to set up a diamond processing plant in Chiadzwa as soon as the ZCDC/Katanga joint venture is concluded. Katanga is a partnership formed between Vast Resources Enterprises (VRE) and the Chiadzwa community […]

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Miners welcome 100% USD payment for gold, but query the US$45 flat rate

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 26 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – GOLD miners have welcomed the move by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) to pay 100 percent in foreign currency for all gold deliveries but have quizzed the gazetted US$45 imposed as a flat rate on every gram of fine gold. Today, Fidelity reviewed […]

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- May 26, 2020
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Darwendale, a source of livelihood for artisanal chrome miners

By Mining Reporter – Tuesday 26 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE rich chrome belt in Darwendale has become a hotspot for artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) flocking to the area to sustain their livelihoods. Darwendale is part of the Mashonaland West middle dyke which incorporates Ngezi, Maryland, Lembe/Mapinga and Mutorashanga. Although the area […]

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Management of hazardous chemicals in mining – mercury

By Abigail Makumbe – Branch Manager for Curechem Bulawayo – Friday 22 May 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – MERCURY is a naturally occurring metallic element, which at room temperature and in its pure form is a silvery-white liquid. It is widely used in gold mining. Mercury is also found in a range of […]

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- May 22, 2020
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US$ shortages expected to normalise next week

By Business Reporter – Friday 22 May 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – UNAVAILABILITY of the United States Dollar (US$) to pay gold miners is expected to normalise next week, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) revealed yesterday following a meeting with Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR). Fidelity ran out of the greenback to pay […]

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- May 21, 2020
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Chinese diamond operations in Chingwizi worrisome

By Business Reporter – Thursday 21 May 2020 FEATURE (Mining Index) – FOR over a year, scores of Chinese miners have been camped in Chingwizi purportedly engaging in diamond mining. Heavy duty machinery such as tippers and bulldozers has been spotted in the area, working day and night. “There are a lot of Chinese people […]

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- May 21, 2020
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ZMF outlines road-map for mining and COVID-19 to cohabit

 By Business Reporter – Thursday 21 May 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – THE Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) yesterday drew up a strategic road-map to ensure continuity and coexistence of mining with the COVID-19 pandemic. Stipulated measures are meant to ensure mining within the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) community cohabits with the new-normal […]

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