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- January 16, 2020
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Tourmaline – a semi-precious stone worth mining

 By Features Reporter – Thursday 16 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THERE is great potential to extract tourmaline and other semi-precious stones that remain under explored in most provinces of Zimbabwe, whose value is estimated to be approximately US$20 billion. Tourmaline is found in seven provinces of Zimbabwe including Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Manicaland, […]

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- January 14, 2020
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Special courts to deal with mining sector machete hooligans

By Mining Reporter – Tuesday 14 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – FOLLOWING continued reports of violence among artisanal miners who invade mining claims while attacking competitors, special courts have been set up in areas hardest hit by machete gangs in most mining towns and cities. Chief Justice Luke Malaba revealed special courts have been […]

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- January 14, 2020
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Georgette Barnes – breaking the gender barrier in male dominated mining profession

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 14 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – WHILE Women-in-Mining across the globe face various barriers to entry and operate in the extractive sector, it takes devoted, courageous and strong-willed female entrepreneurs to venture into male dominated occupational sectors such as the mining industry and are scaling to dizzier heights, equally […]

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- January 13, 2020
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Prospect Resources to become the largest ultra-low iron lithium concentrate producer globally

By Business Reporter – Monday 13 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – ARCADIA Lithium producer, Prospect Resources (ASX:PSC, FRA:5E8)  is poised to become the largest ultra-low iron lithium concentrate producer on the international market. “Prospect anticipates being one of only two mines in the world capable of producing ultra-low iron petalite and we expect to […]

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- January 13, 2020
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Ghanaian Georgette Barnes to spread its tentacles in Africa

By Business Reporter – Monday 13 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – GHANAIAN based Georgette Barnes Limited is eyeing to spread its wings in more African countries as part of it expansion drive to source for new markets for its mining products and consumables. Since inception in 2009, Georgette Barnes Limited has been in the […]

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- January 10, 2020
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RioZim’s future hinges on 100 percent forex retention

By Business Reporter – Friday 10 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – RIOZIM says the future and success of its mining operations is dependant on the company being able to retain 100 percent of its foreign currency earnings to enable it to plan and provide for capital investment, without which its long term prospects will […]

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- January 10, 2020
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ZCDC finalises JV with Alrosa

By Business Reporter – Friday 10 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) and world’s top diamond producer by output, Alrosa (MCX: ALRS) signed several agreements to finalise the creation of a joint venture (JV) to prospect and explore diamonds in Zimbabwe. In a press release, ZCDC announced signing a […]

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- January 9, 2020
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No certified diamond agents – MMCZ warns

By Business Reporter – Thursday 9 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – MINERALS Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has cautioned diamond buyers and the business community saying there are no independent certified diamond agents in Zimbabwe. The warning follows reports of unscrupulous agents purporting to have been approved by MMCZ to purchase diamonds in the […]

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- January 9, 2020
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Apple Bridge gets another female boss

By Business Reporter – Thursday 9 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – APPLE Bridge Investment has appointed another female boss Martha Chiwambutsa to stir the chrome entity following the departure of Georgina Mufunda. In a circular to chrome producers dated 16 December 2019, Masimba Chandavengerwa, a director announced the appointment of Chiwambutsa to the helm […]

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- January 6, 2020
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Hwange Colliery slowly losing mining rights

By Business Reporter – Monday 6 January 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) is allegedly not reaping the full benefits from its vast coal concessions due to financial constraints, operational inefficiencies and supposed invasions of its concessions by various interested third parties. Sources close to Mining Index revealed that various local […]

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