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Zimbabwe’s ban on lithium ore exports has resulted in stockpiles of the key battery metal building up in the southern African country. The ban – introduced by the government last December in a bid to encourage local processing of the metal – has resulted in two-million tons of ore being stockpiled, according to Zimbabwe Miners […]

Residents of Hwange and surrounding communities have implored Parliament to enact laws that compel Chinese coal mining companies operating in the area to desist from environmental degradation and respect labour laws. There are more than 10 mining companies mining and processing coal in Hwange. Speaking at a consultative meeting conducted by the Portfolio Committee on […]

Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda has said the commissioning of two new units at Hwange Thermal Power Plant, that is units 7 and 8, “is complex”. This comes amid indications that the state-owned power utility, ZESA Holdings, has missed several deadlines to commission the units and ease load shedding in the country. Last […]

Energy and Power Development minister, Soda Zhemu, has said Zimbabwe’s power situation is set to improve at the end of March when an additional 300 megawatts of power are obtained from the refurbished Hwange Unit 7. Responding to questions in the National Assembly last Wednesday Minister Zhemu said: We are getting a capacity of around […]

BRITISH-BASED natural resources firm, Contango Holdings PLC (CHP) has announced the completion of its first small-scale coke battery at the Lubu coal project in Hwange. To facilitate testing by potential offtake partners and for the company’s internal investigations and quality control, the pilot coke plant has been built on-site to create coke from washed coking […]

Marula Mining, a UK mining company focused on Africa, is entering the Zimbabwean market after identifying opportunities in copper and lithium. The company has established a Zimbabwean arm, Muchai Mining, which will lead Marula’s plans to secure near-term and advanced lithium and copper opportunities in Zimbabwe, which is looking to attract investment in battery metals. […]

Gold production in Zimbabwe dropped by 26% to 3.79 tonnes in the first two months of this year from the 5.129 tonnes reported in the preceding comparative period. The significant drop in gold output has been blamed on heavy rains received in most parts of the country. Fidelity Gold Refiners (FGR) general manager, Peter Magaramombe […]