President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country has to do more than ban the export of lithium and other ores. In December last year, Zimbabwe banned the export of raw lithium in an effort to promote value addition and beneficiation of the mineral, Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando said at the time. Writing […]
By Lucy Tandi HARARE (Mining Index) – DISUSED coal dumpsites located in Hwange Colliery Company Limited concession have become death-traps that have seen several lose lives after accessing restricted areas with the intention to either take coke for resale on the black market, fetch coal waste for brick moulding or fetch scrap metal, the Centre […]
By Own Correspondent ZVISHAVANE (Mining Index) – VILLAGERS living near Murowa Diamonds have alleged that periodic blasting to extract diamonds has damaged their houses causing serious cracks. Residents of Murowa, Indaba, Mutambi, Mhototi, and Davira revealed they have endured the cracks since Murowa started diamond production in 2004. “We are facing problems with the blasting […]
By Business Reporter – Tuesday 9 June 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – THE Business Economic Empowerment Forum (BEEF) believes the new gold trading framework announced by Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FR) on Tuesday 26 May 2020 needs to be supported by ensuring Zimbabwe does not export all the raw gold, but establishes a gold vault that […]
CORRUPTION WATCH – By Investigative Reporter – Tuesday 28 April 2020 HARARE (Mining Index) – HOW can we expect Zimbabwe to get bona fide investors in the mining sector when corruption continues to rein its ugly head in this economic sanctuary our country? Investors have come, but some have vowed never to return Zimbabwe following […]
By Mining Reporter – Tuesday 19 November 2019 HARARE (Mining Index) – ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya yesterday won the federation’s presidency dispute against the Zvishavane-Mberengwa Mining Association (ZMMA) which had filed an application seeking to bar her from presiding over as president. Rushwaya was elected ZMF president last year, but ZMMA led […]
By Tendai Sahondo – Wednesday 13 November 2019 HARARE – (Mining Index) – THE Chairperson of the Mines and Mining Development Portfolio Committee, Edmond Mkaratigwa has called on government to raise the foreign currency retention ratio for the gold sector to 85 percent so as to plug leakages. Speaking at the sidelines of a Chamber […]
