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- December 12, 2018
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Mineral Exploration Bill crucial

 By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – COMPREHENSIVE mineral resource prospecting and evaluation is critical for Zimbabwe to pave way for judicious exploitation of natural resources and increased investment in the mining sector. Zimbabwe does not have thorough geological information and has not conducted detailed exploration to determine the quantity and quality of its mineral […]

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- December 8, 2018
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Metallons’ Redwing Mine pollution an eyesore to Penhalonga residents

By Business Reporter HARARE (MINING Index) – REDWING Mine is allegedly causing serious air and water pollution affecting residents of the Penhalonga community in Manicaland province, who are pleading with environmentalists to take action. This emerged after residents, having braved air and water pollution from Redwing Mine, complied and published the Penhalonga Community Environmental Audit […]

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- December 7, 2018
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Marange, Arda Transau and Penhalonga respond to unfavourable mining activities – launch Community Protocols

By Business Reporter HARARE – (Mining Index) – AFTER facing challenges from commercial mining in their communities, Penhalonga, Marange and ARDA Transau have launched Community Protocols (CPs) advocating for sustainable use of biodiversity, setting out concerns and priorities to ensure respect for community rights and dignity. The people of Marange and those displaced to Arda […]

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- December 6, 2018
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BNC smelter project in limbo

 By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – THE future of Bindura Nickel Corporation’s (BNC) smelter project remains uncertain as the company is failing to secure adequate funding to complete the scheme owing to continued lower nickel prices obtaining on the global market. Earlier this year, the nickel producer indicated it was scouting for investors to help […]

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- December 4, 2018
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Only 4 companies approved to explore and mine diamonds – Zimbabwe National Diamond Policy

By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – CABINET has approved the much awaited National Diamond Policy, giving only four companies rights to explore and mine diamonds in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), Murowa Diamonds including two other companies, yet to be named will be mandated to explore and mine diamonds in the country. […]

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- November 26, 2018
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Multi-billion dollar Zimbabwean gas project lying idle

 By Features Reporter ANALYSIS (Mining Index) –  FOUR years later after discovery of coal bed methane in Matebeleland North province, Zimbabwe still sits on this multi-billion dollar project, while the country continue to battle to supply power to its domestic users, largely bailed out by electricity imports from South Africa and Mozambique. Coal-bed methane natural gas […]

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- November 23, 2018
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) only tracks mineral revenue, not expenditure

By Features Reporter ANALYSIS – (Mining Index) –IT is a noble idea for Zimbabwe to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), but it is another story as subscribing to the world body is not the overall panacea to bottlenecks affecting Zimbabwe’s mining sector. Control over mineral revenue is one of the main stumbling blocks […]

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- November 23, 2018
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Mining highlights from the 2019 national budget

 By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – THE 2019 national budget spelt out a cocktail of measures aimed at improving the mining sector, with US$15.4 million allocated to the sector. “It is critical that we move along with other countries in this agenda, and hence I propose to allocate US$15.4 million to the Ministry of […]

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- November 20, 2018
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Tantalum, Uranium – potential nuclear electricity sources for Zimbabwe

 By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – CLASSIFIED as a metal and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, tantalite is a heavy, hard, blue-grey or black shiny mineral found in granite rocks. While this metal is a key ingredient in the manufacture of mobile phones, DVD players, video cameras, personal computers, video game systems, […]

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- November 19, 2018
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MMCZ mineral tonnage up 15% in 3rd quarter of 2018

 By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – THE third quarter of 2018 saw the Mineral Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) generating overall mineral tonnage of 1,380,466 metric tonnes, up 15% relative to the same period in 2017. The growth in mineral tonnage positively affected the corporations overall mineral revenue, which grew 6 percent to realise […]

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