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Hwange Thermal Power Station’s Unit 8, which is undergoing a series of performance tests, achieved its first full capacity of 355 megawatts (MW) on Tuesday, 14 June 2023. This was revealed by the contractor, Power Construction Corporation of China, in a post on their Twitter page. Reads the post: The output of Hwange Unit 8 […]

ZIMBABWE is losing precious minerals through porous borders, with security forces and border officials manning the entry points seriously incapacitated to plug illicit flows, a report by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services has revealed. The country has been losing minerals, ranging from diamonds and gold through well-knit syndicates that […]

THE ministry of Mines has been forced to go back to the drawing board and revise proposed changes to the country’s mining law after Parliament flagged some legal provisions as unconstitutional. Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars in illicit financial flows and smuggling of minerals and experts blame the country’s weak legislation and porous borders […]

Despite the outlook calling for improving weather conditions, including anticipated rainfall and cooler temperatures, the mining industry in Canada’s Ontario and Quebec provinces is grappling with a disruptive blow caused by persistent wildfires. Record-setting wildfires have been wreaking havoc across Canada since March, reaching peak intensity this month. Experts have marked the ongoing wildfire season […]

As the economy continues to tumble, some rural communities have resorted to harbouring illegal miners and traders from authorities in exchange for cash to help cushion themselves against poverty, a report has revealed. The report titled ‘Illicit Trading In Minerals and Mineral Leakages’ was presented in Parliament by the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs […]

Former finance minister Tendai Biti has called for a raft of measures including stripping the central bank’s Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) of its sole right to buy gold as part of efforts to curb minerals smuggling Speaking in parliament, Biti also called for the immediate amendment of the Gold Act to allow various financial […]

GREAT Dyke Investments (GDI), which is developing a platinum mining project in Darwendale, says it has pumped close to US$100 million into the mega project as it prepares to kick-start operations. State-owned Kuvimba Mining House (KMH) assumed full control of the mine after Russian firm Afromet, a joint venture partner in the project, withdrew as […]

The parliament of Zimbabwe on Thursday urged the government to strictly monitor the gold industry, which is a pillar of the country’s economy. The parliamentary portfolio committee on defence, home affairs and security services released a report on the security of the country’s gold production and sales, after the parliament carried out a comprehensive enquiry […]