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Gwanda women miners robbed by machete gangs

By Business Reporter – Thursday 12 March 2020 WOMEN IN MINING – (Mining Index) – ANNUAL commemorations for the Women’s Day come in the backdrop of fierce attacks perpetrated by machete gangs in most gold rich areas which had become a haven for informal mining and criminal gangs before the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) launched […]

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- March 11, 2020
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Government to terminate the gold incentive facility

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 11 March 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – GOVERNMENT has taken steps and measures to ensure the success of the Reuters System in various sectors of the economy, the extractives sector included, which will see termination of the gold incentive facility, said Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube […]

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ZMF embarks on a gold mechanisation program

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 11 March 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – THE Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has embarked on a gold mechanisation program to capacitate artisanal and small scale miners with mining equipment and consumables for improved gold recovery. “Notice is hereby given that The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) is embarking on […]

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A call to end myths that prohibit women from mining during their menstrual cycle – ZELA

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 11 March 2020 WOMEN IN MINING – (Mining Index) – WOMEN in Mining have expressed concern over traditional myths in some Zimbabwean communities that prohibit women from taking part in any form of mining during their menstrual cycle. According to findings by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), certain Zimbabwean […]

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- March 10, 2020
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Zimplats revenue up 29 percent

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 10 March 2020 LOCAL – HARARE – (Mining Index) – ZIMPLATS revenue for the half year ended 31 December 2019 grew 29 percent to US$377.7 from US$291 844 million in the comparative period the previous year primarily driven by an increase in metal prices. Average prices for most metals except […]

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ZMF aims to expand its service portfolio

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 10 March 2020 LOCAL NEWS – HARARE (Mining Index) – MINER’s body, Zimbabwe Miners Federations (ZMF) says it plans to enhance its service portfolio to incorporate various specialised mining services which emerging miners are failing to access due to a myriad of reasons. Most artisanal and small scale miners have […]

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- March 9, 2020
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Women make up 50 percent of ASM workforce

By Business Reporter – Monday 9 March 2020 WOMEN – HARARE (Mining Index) – WOMEN miners account for 50 percent of the artisanal and small-scale (ASM) mining workforce in Africa, noted World Bank in its Gender Dimensions of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, with conservative estimates indicating the presence of more than eight million artisanal miners […]

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- March 6, 2020
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Chiponda – an environmental and climate justice advocate in the extractives sector

By Business Reporter – Friday 6 March 2020 WOMEN IN MINING – PROFILES – HARARE (Mining Index) – LORRAINE Chiponda is an environmental and climate justice advocate with vast experience in the extractives sector with a particular focus on mining. Chiponda is the Africa Coal Coordinator for the International Coal Network, a network of African […]

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- March 5, 2020
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Diamonds discovered in Shurugwi

By Business Reporter – Thursday 5 March 2020 LOCAL – HARARE (Mining Index) – ARTISANAL miners last month reportedly unearthed diamonds in Shurugwi, barely a year after discovery of an even more valuable find, the D colour diamonds in the country’s diamond-rich Chiadzwa fields. If the latest discovery of these precious gemstones in Shurugwi is […]

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Chiadzwa Community Diamond Project JV to be concluded this March

By Business Reporter – Thursday 5 March 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – CONCLUSION of the much awaited Chiadzwa Community Diamond Project Joint Venture (JV) Agreement with state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is expected to be finalised this March. After receiving communication from the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development concerning the Chiadzwa Community Diamond […]

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