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 […]
By Moses Charedzera The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company will increase production this year on the back of improvements in diamond recovery technology and a more favourable operating environment. Briefing editors during a tour of Chiadzwa mine on Thursday, ZCDC Head of Mining Innocent Guvakuva said the increase in output is anticipated in the first quarter of the year when the new technology is expected to be commissioned in […]
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.
Minex, organisers of countrywide exhibitions for small scale miners have dismissed reports that gold deliveries are under threat as the machete-wielding gangs are targeting both the miners and registered gold buyers. This comes after Zimbabwe’s gold deliveries dropped 16,8 percent in 2019 due to a number of reasons including smuggling of […]
Zimbabwe is this year targeting a 28 percent increase in mineral export earnings as the mining sector gears towards the Vision 2030 target of an annual haul of US$12 billion per annum by 2023. Last year the country raked in US$3,2 billion from mineral exports and this year Government has set […]
Small Scale Miners in the Great Dyke are working on plans to adopt solar energy as a substitute for electricity which is currently in short supply in the country. Excessive power blackouts within the country have negatively impacted on mining activities for the small scale miners. Regular fuel price hikes have […]
HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has resumed underground mining operations at its 3 Main mine after taking delivery of crucial equipment. The company, which had suspended its underground operations in 2015 after its Continuous Miner (CM) broke down, recently received various equipment that included the repaired CM, two shuttle cars and […]
Platinum group metals (PMG) miner Zimplats recorded a 2% increase in ore mined during the third quarter of 31 March 2019. According to the trading update for the period under reveal, tonnes milled, decreased by 2%, in line with a 2% decrease in the number of operating days from 92 days. […]
The Minister of State for Midlands Province Senator Larry Mavhima has fumed over the looting of gold ore at Gaika mine by illegal miners saying they are leaving no stone unturned in making sure that the rule of law is adhered to in the province. Gaika Mine has attracted media attention […]