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- April 16, 2019
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Unstable electricity supply affects gold production at Blanket Mine

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 16 April 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – ERRATIC electricity supply affected gold production at Blanket Mine during the first quarter of 2019, recording an output below target and lower relative to the same period last year. “Production in the first quarter of 2019 was slightly below our target and below […]

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- April 8, 2019
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Arcadia Lithium Project assay results deliver increased petalite recovery

 By Business Reporter – Monday 8 April 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – AFRICAN lithium developer, Prospect Resources Ltd (ASX: PSC) has announced improved petalite metallurgical test work results following a program to optimise recovery by gravity separation for its Arcadia Lithium Project. Following the release of the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for Arcadia in November […]

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- April 7, 2019
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ZASMF Women’s Quarter to prioritise formalisation of artisanal women miners

By Business Reporter – Sunday 7 April 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – ZIMBABWE Artisanal and Small-scale Miners Federation (ZASMF) Women’s Quarter has prioritised collaborative formalisation programmes for unregistered women miners through training, technical support, entrepreneurial capacity, access to capital while advocating for allocation of larger mining claims to women in mining. ZASMF 3rd Vice President, […]

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- April 5, 2019
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Zimbabwe Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners’ Federation (ZASMF) geared to promote mining sector boom

By Business Reporter – Friday 5 April 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE new miners’ representative body, Zimbabwe Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners’ Federation (ZASMF) was established to properly represent miners in influencing mining sector policy framework by addressing challenges, bringing change and development that promote mining sector boom. “Miners as entrepreneurs and business people group under […]

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- March 29, 2019
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Masvingo Airborne Mineral Exploration project commissioned, diamond sector targets US$1 billion revenue

By Business Reporter – Friday 29 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – MINES and Mining Development minister  Winston Chitando earlier this week commissioned an Airborne Mineral Exploration project in Masvingo in a bid to quantify kimberlite pipes discovered in Chivi, Mwenezi  and Rutenga districts. The exploration is expected to focus on conglomerate, alluvial and kimberlites. […]

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- March 26, 2019
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Nyanzvi safety program to enhance Blanket Mine’s disaster preparedness

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 26 March 2019 HARARE – (Mining Index) – BLANKET Gold Mine last year introduced a safety and innovative training program for its workforce aimed at enhancing disaster preparedness following two fatal accidents at the mine. The safety program named Nyanzvi, has seen approximately 45 percent of Blanket Mine employees completing […]

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- March 25, 2019
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Interim coal price set after depletion of reserves in Hwange

By Business Reporter – Monday 25 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – AN interim price has been set after coal producers expressed dissatisfaction with the pricing model, which saw a depletion in coal production in recent weeks as producers could not sustain the rising cost of production against stagnant selling price. For 8 years, the […]

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- March 22, 2019
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Zimbabwe’s economic status quo impacts on Caledonia’s financial performance

By Business Reporter – Friday 22 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) –  BLANKET Mine’s 2018 gold output, gross profit, attributable profit, net cash and cash equivalents, net cash from operating activities and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) were reportedly lower at the back of higher on-mine costs. “Costs in the Year and the Quarter were […]

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- March 20, 2019
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Investment plan at Blanket Mine expected to increase gold output

By Business Reporter – 20 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – CALEDONIA’S investment plan at Blanket Mine is expected to boost gold production, reduce operating costs while increasing flexibility for further exploration and development to its Zimbabwean operations. Presenting results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31 2018, Caledonia Mining Corporation Chief Executive […]

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- March 19, 2019
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All set for ZITF’s inaugural Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners Forum tomorrow

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 19 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in partnership with the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development will tomorrow host the inaugural Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners (ASM) forum in Bulawayo. The conference will be running under the theme, Leveraging Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining for […]

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