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- May 7, 2020
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RIOZIM re-embarks on a US$17 million BIOX plant construction

 By Business Reporter  – Thursday 7 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – RIOZIM says it has re-embarked on a US$17 million capital project towards the construction of a Biological Oxidation Plant (BIOX) at its Cam & Motor Mine which had been earlier stalled due to lack of funding. RioZim says the 55 percent foreign currency […]

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- May 5, 2020
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US$20K diamond ‘carrot’ haunts Vast Resources

HARARE – By The News Editor – Tuesday 5 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – AIM LISTED, Vast Resources Enterprises (VRE) is being haunted by a US$20 000 transaction made under questionable circumstances towards implementation of community based projects under the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust (CCDT). The transaction was done from Vast Resources PLC United […]

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- May 5, 2020
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Why Zimbabwe must say no to the proposed Sengwa coal power plant

By Dr. Melania Chiponda – Tuesday 5 May 2020 ANAYSIS (Mining Index) – GIVEN that Zimbabwe, and just Africa in general is disproportionately affected by the effects of climate change, all of which have resulted in the loss of lives and devastated communities and the economy of the country, one wonders the logic behind investing […]

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- May 4, 2020
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Depressed gold prices force miners to stockpile

By Business Reporter – Monday 4 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – UNFAVOURABLE gold prices being offered by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), market disruptions due to the current COVID-19 and price distortions have left some Artisanal and Small-scale miners opting to stockpile instead of selling the yellow metal at unfavourable prices. Due to price […]

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- May 1, 2020
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Gold deliveries to Fidelity fall in first quarter of 2020

 By Business Reporter – Friday 1 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – ZIMBABWE’S gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) for the first quarter of 2020 dropped to 5,721.71 tonnes compared to 6,523.49 tonnes delivered in the same period last year, falling short of 801.78 tonnes. According to Fidelity, small scale miners produced more […]

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Marange community in a self-purging process ahead of a multi-billion dollar diamond project

HARARE – By Business Reporter – Friday 1 May 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE MARANGE community says it is undergoing a self-cleansing process ahead of a multi-billion dollar Chiadzwa community diamond mining project. The self-purging exercise is meant to weed out corrupt elements who want to utilise the diamond project for self-enrichment, to ensure […]

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- April 29, 2020
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Prospect Resources signs MOU with Sibelco

By Business Reporter – Thursday 30 April 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – PROSPECT Resources Ltd (ASX: PSC, FRA:5E8) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SCRSibelco N.V (Sibelco) for the off take of Arcadia’s ultra-low iron petalite product. The MOU provides an exclusive period of time for the parties to negotiate and execute […]

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- April 29, 2020
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How miners are losing gold during elution

By Mining Reporter – Wednesday 29 April 2020 HARARE – (Mining Index) – ARTISANAL and Small-scale Miners (ASM) are losing a significant amount of gold to boiler attendants during elution. While gold leakages have mostly been linked to smuggling and selling of the yellow metal by ASM to unlicensed gold barons, at least a third […]

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- April 27, 2020
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Chiadzwa Mineral Resources (CMR) chairman – alleged corruption diaries

CORRUPTION WATCH – By Investigative Reporter – Tuesday 28 April 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – HOW can we expect Zimbabwe to get bona fide investors in the mining sector when corruption continues to rein its ugly head in this economic sanctuary our country? Investors have come, but some have vowed never to return Zimbabwe following […]

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Traditional beliefs hinder advancement of women in mining

 By Business Reporter – Tuesday 28 April 2020 WOMEN IN MINING – (Mining Index) – TRADITIONAL and cultural beliefs have been identified as an intervening variable affecting the advancement of women in mining (WIM) not only in Zimbabwe but globally. Traditional belief systems still discourage women to venture into perceived male dominated fields, affecting the […]

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