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A proposal by the World Diamond Council (WDC) managed to break an impasse at this year’s Kimberley Process (KP) meeting, in Botswana, during which a communiqué had to be ratified by consensus on the implications of the war in Ukraine on the Kimberley Process. For several hours during the final session of the four-day event […]

At least 179 workers at Vumbachikwe Mine in Gwanda, Matabeleland South province, were arrested yesterday for staging a protest over outstanding salaries. Anti-riot police were called in to disperse the protesting workers and their wives over unpaid salaries for April, July and October. Workers committee chairperson Gibson Sibanda yesterday confirmed the arrests. “Many people were […]

Hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of villagers in Marange, Manicaland province, revealed they are now appealing to be relocated from the country’s diamond fields after the area was placed under the Protected Places and Areas Act (PPAA) in 2007 via General Notice of 180 of the same year. Under this Act, it meant that entering or […]

THE Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) says the mining sector will generate US$7 billion next year, against a US$12 billion government target. In a report, CoMZ said the industry would be held back by high operational costs, rolling power cuts and a projected global recession. In 2019, government launched an ambitious plan to create […]

Zimbabwe has passed regulations allowing the state to collect mining royalties partly in the form of minerals, according to a government notice, as the country seeks to build a reserve of precious metals. The southern African country has struggled to capitalise on its significant mineral reserves and a resource boom due to policy uncertainty, a […]

VILLAGERS in Marange are demanding relocation in protest against being put in a restriction camp under the Protected Places and Areas Act (PPAA). The villagers, who said PPAA had subjected the area to underdevelopment, triggering increased human rights violations, made the call through community-based organisations (CBOs) and civic society organisations (CSOs) operating in Marange. They […]

Caledonia Mining Corporation has announced an upgrade to the mineral resources at its Maligreen site in the Midlands province following a year of reviewing geological work conducted at the property. The Jersey-based but largely Zimbabwe-focused miner operates the highly successful Blanket gold mine which is located in Gwanda. Since acquiring Maligreen in November last year, […]

DURATION Gold Investment (DGI) Private Limited, which owns Queens Mine in Nyathi, Matabeleland North province, has warned its workers against talking to the media about working conditions at its Little Mviga section. The workers recently expressed their displeasure over poor working conditions. A memo signed by the mine manager John Mlazi dated November 4 stated: […]

ZIMBABWE’S gold deliveries have surged 34,1% in the first 10 months of the year to reach 29,5 tonnes as industry restores normalcy from COVID-19 restrictions. The deliveries, according to latest Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) figures, puts the county just 5,5t shy of the set 35t delivery target in the current year. On average, deliveries […]

VICTORIA Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX)-listed resources outfit, Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) says it plans to exploit energy minerals in its first major diversification strategy since its formation in 1966. The firm, which has been the subject of shareholder changes throughout its six decades in operation, had confined its interests in nickel. Under the new plan,  […]