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- March 25, 2020
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99 percent of ZIMASCO chrome contracts awarded to Chinese miners

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 25 March 2020 LOCAL NEWS – HARARE (Mining Index) – SMALL-SCALE chrome miners have expressed concern over the parcelling out of chrome tributaries by Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (ZIMASCO), with the mining company accused of side-lining local chrome miners in favour of small-scale Chinese miners. In 2007, Sinosteel Corporation, […]

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- March 25, 2020
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Countries reliant on coal maybe at risk

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 25 March 2020 HARARE – (Mining Index) – WHILE coal use looks certain to eventually wane globally, Mining Industry Association of South Africa (MIASA) last month expressed concern over gradual reduction of fossil fuels use to zero, which it says poses a threat to economies that are heavily reliant on […]

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Petroleum Act amendment imminent

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 25 March 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – AMENDMENTS to the Petroleum Act are expected to be approved soon after government established a technical committee to undertake negotiations for a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) with Australia Stock Exchange (ASX) listed exploration company, Invictus Energy towards exploration and production of oil and […]

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- March 12, 2020
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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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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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