Foundries are often dismissed as relics of a bygone industrial era; smoky, inefficient remnants of an economy that Zimbabwe supposedly outgrew.
This perception has quietly shaped policy neglect, underinvestment, and institutional indifference toward.
ZIMBABWE’S gold sector recorded a major upswing this year, with export earnings rising by 88,9% to US$3,76 billion in 2025, up from US$1,99 billion last year, according to a report by the.
Zimbabwe has reversed plans to double its gold royalty rate to 10%, a new 2026 budget bill showed on Wednesday, following protests by miners and industry groups.
A royalty rate of 5% would.
The Trump administration plans more “historic deals” with the US mining sector to boost production of critical minerals for the national defense and high-tech sectors, a senior official said on Monday.
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UK-BASED miner Ariana Resources Plc has completed more than half of its planned drilling programme at the Dokwe Gold Project in Zimbabwe, with early results reinforcing geological models and raising the prospect.
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.
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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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