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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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- December 27, 2018
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Mine asbestos while the sun shines

By Features Reporter – 27 December 2018 ANALYSIS – HARARE (Mining Index) – THE use of asbestos or asbestos containing materials will certainly cease within the construction sector, rendering asbestos deposits worthless. Will Zimbabwe secure investors from countries like Brazil, Russia, India, China, Indonesia, Canada and the United States (although regulated by the US Environmental […]

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- December 20, 2018
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Zimbabwe’s 45 billion tons of iron ore deposits under threat from global steel industry decline

 By Business Reporter – 20 December 2018 HARARE (Mining Index) – GOVERNMENT has been urged to prioritise large-scale extraction of the 45 billion tonnes of iron ore reserves in Chivhu as global steel demand growth is slowing dramatically, which will potentially reduce steel usage and demand in years to come. This was said by Eddie […]

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- December 19, 2018
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70% of gold buyers could not be located – Kambamura

 By Mining Reporter – 19 December 2018 HARARE (Mining Index) – SEVENTY percent of gold buyers in Zimbabwe cannot be located, exposing loopholes that not all the gold produced is going through formal channels as prescribed by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister Polite Kambamura revealed the developments saying […]

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- December 17, 2018
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Parliamentary committee recommendations not implemented in the Diamond Policy

By Business Reporter – Monday 17 December 2018 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE new National Diamond Policy has been faced with criticism after Mines and Energy Parliamentary Portfolio Committee chairperson, Temba Mliswa revealed that recommendations made by parliament were not taken into consideration. Earlier this month, Mangaliso Ndlovu, who was acting Minister of Information, Publicity […]

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- December 14, 2018
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Environmental scars from mercury, gold detectors

By Business Reporter – 14 December 2018 HARARE (Mining Index) – EXTENSIVE use of mercury and gold detectors by artisanal and small-scale gold miners has caused serious environmental injustices  posing risk to livestock and human health, leaving scars of environmental damage resulting from exploration, extraction and processing of minerals, that require millions of dollars to […]

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- December 13, 2018
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Zimbabwe losing US$50 million in gold leakages every month

By Business Reporter – Thursday 13 December 2018 HARARE – (Mining Index) – ZIMBABWE is losing an estimated US$50 million every month in gold leakages as a result of the current dual payment system by government being done in both local and foreign currency. Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) President Henrietta Rushwaya called on government to […]

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