The finance ministry has announced a number of measures aimed at enhancing the domestic use of the Zimbabwean dollar and limiting illegal foreign currency trading. According to the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, the new measures will help restore macro-economic stability and ensure smooth operations by the […]
Rescue efforts for six trapped miners at Mandlovhukazi mine in Esigodini have been disrupted by heavy rains that occurred during the weekend leaving family members of the miners devastated. Speaking to Great Dyke News 24, Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZIDAMWU) Matabeleland South Coordinator Chrispen Zingwena said they suspect […]
Fidelity Printers and Refiners has hiked the gold price from US $45 with the company’s General Manager Fradreck Kunaka saying the prices will be changing according to the world market on a daily basis. According to Fidelity, SG 90% and above is pegged at US $52.01 per gramme while SG above […]
The black market gold buyers are in a catch 22 situation as Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) is revising gold prices upwards in tandem with the world market. This comes after FPR hiked the gold price from US $45 with the company’s General Manager Fradreck Kunaka saying the prices will be […]
Zimbabwe Miners Federation is set to embark on an artisanal and small -scale mining gold mineral production enhancement programme country-wide. According to a memo seen by Great Dyke News 24, the initiative will see identified beneficiaries receiving basic extractive and crushing mining equipment and consumables. “Notice is hereby given that The […]
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has defended the charging of the US$4 000 grant fees for miners to access mineral-rich claims within its camps saying the money is meant to reclaim the environment and control rampant illegal mining. According to ZimParks Public Relations Manager Tinashe Farawo, the organisation […]
Women in mining are experiencing a myriad of problems such as victimisation, dispossession of their claims by men, and gender-based violence, (GBV) Great Dyke News 24 reports. Speaking during a media engagement organised by Oxfam today, Zimbabwe Women in Mines and Mining Development Trust secretary Chiedza Chipangura has pleaded with authorities […]
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) President Henrietta Rushwaya is set to engage the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development over the delays in implementation of the automation of the Mining Cadastre Information System. In a statement today, Rushwaya revealed that she is making a follow-up to make sure that the issuance […]
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation is set to engage the government to facilitate the release of land by big mining houses on a mutual understanding to allow artisanal miners to access claims, Great Dyke News 24 reports. According to a memorandum seen by Great Dyke News 24, ZMF has lined up a […]
Miners are calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to assist them to address the challenges facing their sector saying it is likely that the sector will not achieve the 40-tonne target by 2023. Download the Minex Mberengwa report below.