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- May 22, 2023
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Hwange Colliery Company ramps production in Q1

Total coal production increased by 92% Production volumes of Hwange Power Station coal increased to 494 820 tonnes Total tonnes sold for the 3 months increased from 683 896 to 1 064 014 tonnes Harare- Extractor and distributor of coal and coal-related products, Hwange Colliery Company Limited has recorded a 92.7% increase in coal mined during […]

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Zim’s Unki drives Angloplat as rains swamp SA mines

PLATINUM output at Unki Mine rose by 17% during the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 to 62 500 ounces due to improved plant stability, financial statements for the review period showed this week. Unki is a unit of Johannesburg Stock Exchange listed Anglo American Platinum (AngloPlat), one of the world’s biggest platinum group metals […]

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- May 22, 2023
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US imposes sanctions on some of Russia’s biggest gold miners

The US has sanctioned some of Russia’s biggest gold miners, as it imposes fresh penalties on the country’s metals and mining sector. Polyus PJSC, the country’s No. 1 gold miner, and Polymetal JSC, the Russian unit of Polymetal International Plc, were targeted, according to a statement Friday from the US Department of the Treasury’s Office […]

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- May 19, 2023
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There’s a shortage of platinum this year – and that’s good news for Zimbabwe’s miners

The world platinum industry expects a shortage of the metal this year – and that is good news for Zimbabwean producers, who are currently expanding operations. There will be a platinum deficit of 983,000 ounces in 2023, according to a new report by the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), which represents the world’s leading producers. […]

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- May 19, 2023
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Invictus awards seismic contract for phase 2 exploration campaign

AUSTRALIA-HEADQUARTERED Invictus Energy has awarded Polaris Natural Resource Development a contract to provide 2D seismic acquisition services for its phase two exploration campaign in the Cabora Bassa Basin. Polaris is Canada’s longest standing seismic company and has conducted over 1 200 seismic projects since 1996. Invictus recently confirmed the presence of “light oil, gas-condensate and […]

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- May 18, 2023
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Vast Resources finalising the recovery of 129,400-carats of rough diamonds in Zimbabwe following 12-year dispute

UK miner Vast Resources says it is finalising the recovery of a parcel of 129,400-carats of rough diamonds in Zimbabwe after a 12-year dispute. The company successfully sued the country’s Mines and Mining Development ministry early this year and now plans to sell the diamonds through a tender. It surrendered gems from the Marange diamond […]

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- May 17, 2023
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Effects of coal seam gas activity on human health not fully understood – study

Researchers at Australia’s science agency CSIRO and the University of Queensland identified eight groups of chemical factors associated with coal seam gas (CSG) activity, which may affect human health and need further investigation. In a new study, the scientists examined all activities relating to coal seam gas operations in a 2,150 square kilometres area occupied […]

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- May 17, 2023
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Artisanal mining remains a grey area in Zim’s conservation story

NEAR the entrance of Umfurudzi National Park, around 100km outside Harare, headgear left at a disused mine is among the signs that park authorities say are part of a by-gone era. They battle to keep a balancing act even as the northern part of the park sees companies mining for black granite and gold with […]

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- May 17, 2023
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Corruption Watch: So, who are the lithium barons?

We are just yawning out of the frenzy of the Gold Mafia documentary that was produced by Al Jazeera undercover investigatives and made dramatic revelations of some people who are running the gold smuggling and laundering syndicates in Zimbabwe. The major difference between what we already knew about gold and money laundering and the Al […]

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Vast Resources boss jets in to recover seized diamonds

VAST Resources chief executive officer Andrew Prelea is in the country as the London-based firm finalises the recovery of its historic parcel of 129 400 rough diamonds held in safe custody at the central bank. Vast, a multi-resource operation, surrendered the gems as evidence that it had exploited diamonds on claims previously owned by DeBeers. […]

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