Several artisanal miners have reportedly died after a mine collapse at Chegutu–Alisha Mine, near Pickstone Mine in Chegutu.
Sources say at least five bodies have been retrieved so far, with rescue and recovery.
Exploration company Kavango Resources has begun evaluating strategic options for its interests in Botswana’s highly prospective Kalahari Copper Belt, including the potential introduction of a joint venture (JV) partner.
The London- and Victoria.
UK-based miner Ariana Resources Plc has secured a US$5,31 million strategic investment from Hongkong Xinhai Mining Services to fund metallurgical test work and complete a definitive feasibility study for its flagship Dokwe.
British miner Kavango Resources Plc has extended the deadline to complete its acquisition of Zimbabwe’s Nara Gold Project to February 27, 2026, as the company and the seller work to finalise legal.
Swakop Uranium, a subsidiary of state-owned China General Nuclear Power Group, has signed a joint venture deal with Namibia’s water utility, NamWater, to construct the country’s second desalination plant close to Swakopmund.
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Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube says he is willing to adjust proposed gold royalty changes after miners warned that doubling the tax could hurt the industry and fuel smuggling.
Ncube’s budget proposed a new.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday sacked Winston Chitando from his Cabinet post and appointed Polite Kambamura as the new Minister of Mines and Mining Development, chief secretary Martin Rushwaya has said.
The removal was.
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) says Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube’s plan to double gold royalties will scare off new investment and promote gold smuggling.
ZMF represents small-scale miners, who produce over 75% of.
The mining sector is urging government and regulators to slash electricity tariffs, warning that soaring power costs and persistent outages are eroding production capacity and undermining profitability.
According to the State of the.
JERSEY-DOMICILED miner, Caledonia Mining Corporation, has warned that Zimbabwe’s proposed 2026 gold royalty reforms will squeeze profitability and cash generation at Blanket Mine while also weakening returns from its Bilboes project, which.
