GOVERNMENT has banned the issuance of special mining grants in reserved areas, effectively shutting the door on prospecting in contentious areas.

The announcement was made last week.

International buyers and local players have established a cartel which is conniving to bleed the government of millions of dollars amid revelations there is rampant theft and illegal export of.

Gold agent and Better Brands Jewellery (BBJ) founder Mr Scott Sakupwanya was named the most influential and innovative mining director by the Institute of Corporate Directors Zimbabwe (ICDZ) last week,.

A new mining venture, Kuvimba Mining House, which is majority-owned by the Government, will employ 20 000 workers in the short to medium term, as it ramps up investments in.

New York Stock Exchange-listed resources firm, Caledonia Mining Corporation, is planning to expand its gold mining operations in Zimbabwe, undeterred by teething problems currently bedevilling the yellow metal sub-sector in.

An unprecedented scramble for gold claims reminiscent of that for Marange diamonds fields in Manicaland Province in the 2008-9 has gripped Zimbabwe, with a sudden spike of interest overwhelming the.

Zimbabwe has provisionally shortlisted seven investors for a majority stake in the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Ziscosteel), Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sekai Nzenza has said.