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New mining technology to reduce CAPEX, OPEX for Arcadia lithium project

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 5 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – PROSPECT Resource’s value engineering program which seeks to incorporate the High Pressure Grinding Roll (HPGR) technology in the plant’s processing design is expected to yield positive results on the project economics. HPGR is a mature technology proven to reduce capital and operating costs […]

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Mutoko black granite SEZ mining project to attract US$20 million FDI

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 5 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – BLACK granite mining and value addition is expected to attract US$20 million worth of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), with a projected annual revenue of US$5 million turning Mutoko into an industrial hub for black granite extraction, cutting, polishing and production of tiles and […]

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- March 1, 2019
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Prospect Resources gets Special Economic Zone status for its lithium project

By Business Reporter – Friday 1 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – GOVERNMENT has granted a 10 year Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status to Prospect Resources’ lithium project, with the licence open for renewal and extension prior to expiry. “Prospect Lithium Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd, has received notification from Mr. Edwin Kondo the Zimbabwe Special Economic […]

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Two more bodies retrieved at Battlefields mine

By Business Reporter – Friday 1 March 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – TWO bodies of artisanal miners were yesterday morning retrieved in an advanced state of decomposition from Cricket 3 Mine near Battlefields. The incident happened on February 12 after torrential rains broke makeshift barriers that were constructed to divert water along a water channel […]

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- February 28, 2019
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Zimbabwe, Botswana sign MoU on geology, mining and metallurgy

By Business Reporter – Thursday 28 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE inaugural Bi-National Commission (BNC) held today by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Botswana counterpart Mokgweetsi Masisi saw Harare and Gaborone sign six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs), including one on co-operation in geology, mining and metallurgy. In his speech, Foreign Affairs and International […]

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Mid-term monetary policy to affect Blanket Gold Mine 2019 earnings – Caledonia

 By Business Reporter – Thursday 28 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – CALEDONIA Mining Corporation says the recent announcement of the mid-term monetary policy statement by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya is likely to affect Blanket Gold Mine 2019 earnings. “Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc (“Caledonia” or the “Company”) announces that following the […]

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Zimplats platinum output drops marginally

By Own Correspondent – Thursday 28 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – ZIMBABWE Platinum (ZIMPLATS) say platinum production for the half year ending December 31 2018 decreased marginally by one percent to 135 430 ounces from 136 152 ounces. The company said the marginal decline was due to the decrease in volume of ore milled. […]

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- February 26, 2019
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US$500 million Botswana diamond facility crucial

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 26 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – ZIMBABWE is expected to host Botswana for a Bi-National Commission (BNC) which will see President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his counterpart Mokgweetsi Masisi sign agreements, that will operationalize the US$500 million facility for the diamond sector. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]

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- February 25, 2019
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Digesting the 55 percent foreign currency retention threshold for small-scale gold miners

Features Reporter – Monday 25 February 2019 ANALYSIS (Mining Index) – IN the mid-term Monetary Policy statement, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya slashed foreign currency retention threshold for small scale miners from 70 to 55 percent, a move that may negatively affect gold deliveries to the state-run enterprise, Fidelity Printers and Refiners […]

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- February 20, 2019
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Gold deliveries to Fidelity slump 44 percent; monthly anticipated deliveries fall short of 1.56 tonnes

By Business Reporter – Wednesday 20 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – ZIMBABWE’S gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) for the month of January slumped 44.63 percent as miners grappled with seasonal challenges associated with rainfall. January gold deliveries to FRP totalled 1.77 tonnes, a decline relative to same period last year which […]

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