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- November 7, 2018
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Caledonia’s acquisition of Fremiro’s 15% shareholding for $16 million on course

 By Business Reporter HARARE – (Mining Index) – Caledonia Mining Corporation has announced its acquisition of 15 percent Fremiro Investment shareholding in Blanket Gold Mine at a cost of US$16.667 million is expected to be completed soon. This means Caledonia will hold 64 percent of Blanket Gold Mine, making it the biggest shareholder. On August […]

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- November 6, 2018
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Production at Blanket Mine uninterrupted by foreign currency shortages

By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – GOLD production at Blanket Mine has continued uninterrupted albeit foreign currency deficiencies suffocating the Zimbabwean economy. In an update on the monetary environment in Zimbabwe, Caledonia Mining Corporation acknowledged foreign currency shortages in Zimbabwe, but confirms that production at its Zimbabwean gold subsidiary, Blanket Mine was not affected. […]

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- November 5, 2018
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ZCDC under-utilising Chiadzwa mineral potential

By Business Reporter  MUTARE (Mining Index) – BUSINESS people in Manicaland have urged Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) to fully extract all mineral resources in the Marange diamond fields for greater value addition. ZCDC is sorely extracting conglomerate diamonds in Chiadzwa in the Eastern Highlands while exploration for kimberlite diamonds has also started. Dump from […]

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- November 5, 2018
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Zimplats 4E production up 7 percent

By Business Reporter HARARE (Mining Index) – PRODUCTION of 4E metal at Zimplats increased 7 percent due to an increase in ore milled in the previous quarter. Zimplats recorded 140 569 ounces of 4E in the previous quarter relative to 131 983 ounces in the period ending June 30 2018, also up from 139 146 […]

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- November 1, 2018
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Government endorses oil and gas deposits in Muzarabani

 By Business Reporter HARARE – (Mining Index) GOVERNMENT has endorsed geological findings on oil and gas in Zimbabwe by Australian listed exploration giant Invictus Energy, making Muzarabani the largest undrilled onshore resource in Africa. In September this year, Invictus Energy Managing Director Scott Macmillan announced that the on-going basin modelling and geochemical study confirms oil […]

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- October 29, 2018
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Coal reserves in Masvingo adequate to set up a thermal power station

By Business Reporter CHIREDZI (Mining Index) – ENDOWED with vast high grade coal deposits, Masvingo province has the capacity to set up a thermal power station that can generate and supply electricity into the country’s national power grid. This was echoed by the Provincial Mining Director for Masvingo province in the Ministry of Mines and […]

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- October 25, 2018
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Establishment of a gold vault on the cards

By Foreign Correspondent THE Business Economic Empowerment Forum (B.E.E.F) has called on Zimbabwean business people to come together and establish a gold vault that will be used as a store of wealth, security and collateral when borrowing money towards resuscitating the ailing economy. Addressing compatriots at a local hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa during the […]

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- October 22, 2018
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Fidelity Printers partners ZSM to capacitate gold producers

By Business Reporter GOLD buyer Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) has partnered the Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) in a move aimed at capacitating gold producers on the fundamentals of mining. In an email communication, Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) General Manager, Mr Fradreck Kunaka, said his organisation will provide funding for the training of […]

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- October 22, 2018
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Gold output up 54 percent

By Business Reporter GOLD deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) were up 54 percent to 28,2 tonnes compared to 18,2 tonnes recorded in the same period in 2017. Gold output statistics released by FPR General Manager, Mr Fradreck Kunaka reveal that small scale gold producers continue to dominate gold deliveries at Fidelity Printers over […]

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- October 22, 2018
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Women in Mining urged to be proactive in business

 By Business Reporter SPEAKERS at the 2nd edition of the Women in Mining conference, held concurrently with the 23rd edition of Mine Entra urged women to take a proactive role in business by equipping themselves with necessary tools in order to equally compete with their male counterparts in business. In a press release, Zimbabwe International […]

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