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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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- February 6, 2019
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US$365 million Zimplats capital projects on course

By Business Reporter – 06 February 2019 HARARE – (Mining Index) – The US$365 million Zimplats capital projects in developing the new Mupani Mine and redeveloping the collapsed Bimha Mine are on course, with the Bimha Mine south underground crusher and ore conveyancing system expected to be commissioned in August this year. Installation of the […]

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- January 30, 2019
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Muzarabani project has potential to supply Zimbabwe with crude oil for 20 years

Business Reporter – Wednesday 30 January 2019 NEWS – (Mining Index) – THE Muzarabani crude oil project, if successful, will potentially fuel Zimbabwe for two decades. According to Invictus Energy Managing Director, Scott Macmillan, oil reserves discovered in Muzarabani can supply Zimbabwe with crude oil for up to 20 years. In estimates conducted by Netherland, […]

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- January 22, 2019
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Zimbabwe could be in the top 20 gold producing countries by end of 2019

By Features Editor – Tuesday 22 January 2019 ANALYSIS – (Mining Index) – THE recent announcement and upward review of the new gold production target for 2019 to 40 tonnes could potentially place Zimbabwe among the top 20 gold producers in the world. Sudan, which was number 20 on the top gold producing countries in […]

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- January 17, 2019
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Why Zimbabwe should seek readmission into the London Bullion Market

Features Editor – 17 January 2019 ANALYSIS – HARARE (Mining Index) – GOLD output targets have been set. For 2019, Zimbabwe has projected 40 tons. With the mining sector expected to lead economic recovery in the coming years, 100 tons per annum is anticipated by 2030. Government, through Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), Ministry of […]

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- January 16, 2019
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Blanket Mine produced 1.7 tons of gold in 2018

By Business Reporter – 16 January 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – GWANDA-based gold producer Blanket Mine produced 1 696 kilograms of gold for the year ending 2018, with 465kgs produced in the last quarter of 2018, projecting between 1 648 to 1 742kgs for year 2019. Commenting on the announcement, Caledonia Mining Corporation Chief Executive […]

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- January 9, 2019
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Forget about ZISCO reopening; give small-scale iron and steel miners concessions

Features Editor – Wednesday 9 January 2019 ANALYSIS (Mining Index) – THE 3rd of August 2011 witnessed the re-birth of New Zimbabwe Steel, former Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) through massive capital injection by Essar Global, an Indian conglomerate group that undertook to recapitalise the steel force owning a 54 percent stake in the […]

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- January 6, 2019
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Zimbabwe losing her mineral trove to economic hit men

 Features Editor – Sunday 6 January 2019 ANALYSIS – (Mining Index) – THE discovery of oil and gas in Zimbabwe, coupled with dire need for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to resuscitate the ailing economy, puts Zimbabwe in a precarious position to accept funding even at a compromising position. Mining has become Zimbabwe’s mainstay, overtaking agriculture […]

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