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CHINESE owned Sinomine which runs Bikita Minerals has started work on the US$22 million power line stretching from Tokwe Mukosi dam to Bikita district to provide electricity to its two lithium beneficiation plants currently under construction. Upon completion the power line will generate at least 132KVA and power up the lithium plants which are being […]

Could Zimbabwe, a world leader in platinum, one day end up with nowhere to sell one of its most prized minerals? The EU plans to ban conventional cars in just over a decade, and this may slash demand for the platinum and palladium used in catalytic converters, which help to cut vehicle emissions. Europe plans […]

Zimbabwe’s State power utility ZESA aims to more than double national grid capacity by 2025 to respond to increased demand from the mining sector, its chief executive said last week. The country currently has a generating capacity of 2 000 MW but is only producing 1 400 MW due to regular breakdowns at its thermal […]

Sandawana Mine was once one of the world’s largest emerald mines, but it shut down years ago after production collapsed and it lost markets. Now, Kuvimba Mining House wants to reopen the mine, this time as a lithium producer. The abandoned mine, once owned by Rio Tinto, was last year the scene of a rush […]

ZESA Holdings chief executive Howard Choga has said the power utility aims to more than double national grid capacity by 2025 to meet increasing demand mainly driven by the mining industry. Addressing a mining conference on Thursday in Victoria Falls, Choga said that ZESA expects to add 2 300 MW to the grid by 2025. Reuters quoted Choga […]

ZIMBABWE’S mining sector will require in excess of 2 000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the next three to four years, up 344% compared to current needs, as industry expands. A surge of new mining projects in Zimbabwe, encouraged by a government keen to raise more export revenues, is leading to a rapid increase in […]

AN environmental catastrophe looms in Kwekwe, a gold mining city about 200km southwest of Harare, where properties are being swallowed by mine tunnels underneath them. Unregulated exploration by artisanal miners commonly referred to as ‘makorokoza’ at the gold-rich Globe and Phoenix Mine situated in the heart of the city is causing gaping holes that environmentalists […]

GOVERNMENT has called on lithium players to work together to establish value-addition plants for lithium concentrates. Currently there are around eight different lithium exploration and mining projects at different development stages. These include Arcadia Lithium Mine, Sabi Star Lithium, Zulu Lithium Project, Step Aside Lithium Project, Mirrorplex Lithium Project, Kamativi Lithium Project, Mutoko Lithium Private […]