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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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- February 19, 2019
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Parliamentary Committee on Mines dissolved

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 19 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy was yesterday dissolved following allegations of intended corruption involving a $400 000 bribe. Norton legislator Temba Mliswa together with three other members of the committee are alleged to have demanded a $400 000 carrot, that […]

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- February 19, 2019
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RioZim calls for safe, legal and authorised mining

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 19 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – RIOZIM Limited says it vital for government and the mining industry to work together in promoting safe, legal and authorised mining activities to avoid tragedies in the mining sector. RioZim group corporate affairs executive Wilson Gwatiringa said this in a statement on the […]

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- February 16, 2019
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Business Economic Empowerment Forum mourns Kadoma-Battlefields miners; urges government to revive PROTO

By Business Reporter – Saturday 16 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE Business Economic Empowerment Forum (B.E.E.F) has joined the nation in mourning trapped miners at the Kadoma-Battlefields mine, calling on government to put in place a mobile and comprehensive Disaster Management Committee that will trigger emergency rescue efforts for small-scale miners. Small-scale and […]

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- February 14, 2019
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Zimbabwe Miners Federation joins investigative teams at Battlefields mine collapse

By Business Reporter – 14 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF)   has joined rescue and investigative teams at Battlefields mine accident that occurred yesterday near Kadoma to ascertain the cause of the collapse, in which the federation will comment after getting empirical evidence. As of yesterday RioZim had joined hands with […]

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- February 13, 2019
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38 artisanal miners feared dead in Kadoma

By Business Reporter –  Wednesday 13 February 2019 BREAKING NEWS (Mining Index) – AT least 38 artisanal miners are feared dead after heavy flooding at a makeshift mine in Battlefields/Muzvezve area in Kadoma, Mashonaland West province. RioZim had pledged to provide a pump to de-water the mine pits. 34 artisanal miners were at Silver Moon […]

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- February 12, 2019
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Effects of black granite mining in Mutoko mount up

By Business Reporter – Tuesday 12 February 2019 MUTOKO (Mining Index) – BLACK granite mining in the Mutoko district of Mashonaland East Province continues to pose a myriad challenges to Murehwa, Mutoko, Uzumba and Mount Darwin communities. Environmental health, infrastructural damage, land degradation, loss of life and unplanned pregnancies have been experienced as a result […]

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- February 11, 2019
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Muzenda appointed MMCZ General Manager

By Business Reporter – 11 February 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – FORMER Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Mr Tongai Matthew Muzenda was appointed General Manager for the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ). Muzenda succeeds former acting general manager Mr Richard Chingodza. His mining history dates back when he served in […]

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