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- November 9, 2022
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Queens Mine ‘gags’ workers

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: […]

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Gold deliveries up 34%

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 […]

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- November 9, 2022
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BNC targets lithium, copper in fresh move

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,  […]

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- November 8, 2022
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Gold panners besiege Kwekwe monuments

GOLD panners have invaded three historical monuments in Globe and Phoenix, Kwekwe, leaving the properties facing possible collapse. The illegal miners have been digging tunnels and pits at the Paper House, where Rhodesia founder Cecil John Rhodes reportedly once stayed. The former residences are part of Globe and Phoenix Mine museums, which also include a […]

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- November 7, 2022
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De Beers to launch new Melee Tester in early 2023

De Beers is working on a new testing machine for screening some of the tiniest melee diamonds, claiming the move will help the industry spot synthetic stones more efficiently. The new instrument will enable fast and automated verification of up to 3,600 stones per hour in the 0.001- to 0.0033-carat (0.6- to 1-millimeter) range, the […]

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Botswana denies report it might ‘Ditch’ De Beers

The Botswana government has refuted a report that the country might scale back its sales partnership with De Beers. The local Sunday Standard claimed Botswana was expected to offer most of its large stones through parastatal Okavango Diamond Company to a partnership between Lucara Diamond Corp. and Belgian manufacturer HB Antwerp. President Mokgweetsi Masisi “publicly […]

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- November 7, 2022
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Zim needs 450 megawatts of imports to fill energy gap: Magombo

GOVERNMENT says the country requires energy imports of between 200 megawatts (MW) and 450MW daily from regional utilities to meet its power deficit. Zimbabwe has been reeling under rolling power cuts since the start of winter in May. Some of the country’s ageing power plants are being repaired and the rest are struggling to cope […]

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- November 6, 2022
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Explore opportunities in Zim agric, mining — Mnangagwa courts investors and assures of security

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has invited investors, who graced the just ended Africa Development Bank (AfDB) organised event, to tap into the country’s agricultural, mining and manufacturing sectors, among others. The event — Africa Investment Forum Market Days — is a high level continental market place championing the closure of the continent’s investment gaps. It operates […]

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- November 6, 2022
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21 bodies of mostly Zimbabweans found at Krugersdorp mine in South Africa – exiled Chief Ndiweni claims

TWENTY-ONE bodies, most of them of Zimbabwean nationals suspected to be illegal miners, were discovered near an active mine in Krugersdorp, a town west of Johannesburg, South Africa. Exiled Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni made the revelation after reportedly visiting Krugersdorp Police Station. South African Police Service (SAPS)’s report indicated the bodies could have been moved to […]

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- November 4, 2022
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Instead of phasing down coal the world is burning more than ever

Last November in Glasgow, the world’s climate leaders were locked in a fierce debate over whether the final draft of the summit’s agreement should include a pledge to “phase-out” or “phase-down” coal. Since then, the more appropriate term would probably be “phase-up”. Even as the globe is increasingly battered by floods, droughts and storms caused […]

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