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Premier African Minerals reports it has finished building a lithium processing pilot plant at its Zulu Mine at Fort Rixon and expects to start production of spodumene concentrate shortly. Spodumene is a lithium ore with a high concentration of lithium, a key component in the production of batteries for electric vehicles. The plant has capacity […]

ZIMBABWE Alloys (ZimAlloys), one of the country’s biggest producers of ferrochrome, will restart its 50 000 tonnes per year furnace in July this year after investing more than US$13 million in it, an official has said. The company, controlled by diversified mining group Kuvimba Mining House (KMH), has three furnaces at its Gweru smelting complex […]

London-listed Red Rock Resources expects the environmental-impact assessment (EIA) for Tin Hill – its first planned lithium production site in Zimbabwe – to be approved from mid-April onwards. The EIA was recently submitted to the relevant authorities and, once approved, additional geologists and staff will be mobilised to site ahead of pre-mining preparatory work. “Work […]

London-listed natural resources development company Contango Holdings reports that construction of the wash plant at its Lubu coking coal project, in Zimbabwe, has been completed ahead of commissioning and the production of coking coal. The company said on March 28 that the refurbishment of the screen used to sort the coking coal prior to it […]

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has been asked to explain the missing US$295 million from gold exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2021. RBZ reported that Zimbabwe exported 28 468kg of gold to UAE for US$1 604 058 775 in 2021. However, UAE reported that it received 34 340kg of gold from Zimbabwe for […]

ZESA Holdings subsidiary, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), says it is only generating 951 megawatts (MW) of electricity against a national peak demand of 2 200MW, which has resulted in the country experiencing electricity blackouts of up to 18 hours per day in some areas. Despite the successful synchronisation of Hwange Unit 7 […]

CORRUPTION watchdog, Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) has urged government to revoke gold trade and export licences of individuals implicated in the Al Jazeera gold smuggling documentary. Last week, international news channel Al Jazeera aired the first episode of the four-part gold smuggling syndicates in Zimbabwe titled Gold Mafia: The Laundry Service, which has rattled government […]

GROSS revenues at Victoria Falls Stock Exchange-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation grew by 17,4% to US$142 million last year compared to the same period in 2021, on the strength of increased gold output. The business generated gross sales of US$121 million in 2021. The mining company’s operating and financial results for the year ending December 31, […]

CALEDONIA Mining Plc has tabled plans to raise US$13,7 million through placing of new common shares in a bid to generate working capital and strengthen the miner’s balance sheet. The AIM listed company said the capital will be raised through placing of new common shares at a significant discount when compared to the shares current […]

AS the demand for electric vehicles continues to soar, China has turned its attention to Africa in search of the lithium needed for the production of EV batteries. However, as China’s presence in African mines grows, is it possible for the continent to fully seize this momentous opportunity? While this influx of Chinese investment could […]