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Mnangagwa urges sensitivity in mining operationsPRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged mining companies to adhere to the country’s environmental laws to avoid land degradation and environmental pollution during their operations. BY KUDZAI MUCHENJEK...NewsDayMining25 July 2018
Zim companies clinch $3m deals in DRCZIMBABWEAN mining companies recently clinched business deals worth over $3 million at the just-ended DRC Mining Week, ZimTrade has said. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The expo, attended by 10 Zimbabwean mining c...OnlineMining17 July 2018- Govt Raids Miners to Grab CashThe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has ordered platinum miners to surrender 80% of their export earnings to the apex bank, up from 50%. This raised fears that this could paralyse the operations of the miner...OnlineMining19 August 2017
- BURIED ALIVE!! Tragedy as Mine Shaft Collapses on WorkersOne person died while the other one is feared dead following the collapse of a shaft at a gold mine in Esigodini, Matabeleland South. The shaft collapsed on Friday morning burying two miners, Thembani...ChronicleMining14 August 2017
- Millions Siphoned Out in Shady Gold DealsThe Government has launched investigations into allegations that the country might have lost millions of dollars in potential revenue through a well orchestrated syndicate involving a gold processing....OnlineMining13 August 2017
State-Owned Diamond Firm Resumes Mining After Meeting Environmental RequirementsThe Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) says it will resume mining after it was issued an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) late Friday....TheSourceMining12 August 2017
Hwange Colliery pays outstanding salariesHWANGE Colliery Company Ltd has paid its workers part of their outstanding salaries in line with the Scheme of Arrangement, workers committee chairman Mr Garikai Sigauke said. Mr Sigauke said the coal...HeraldMining14 June 2017
Govt set to resuscitate Gaths Minevernment is negotiating for a $50 million deal to resuscitate Gaths Mine, Mines and Mining Development minister, Walter Chidakwa, has said. Gaths Mine is a unit of Shabani Mashaba Mine, which was wres...NewsDayMining15 May 2017
Minister lies at KP intercessional meetingHARARE - Mines minister Walter Chidakwa has been caught in the eye of a storm after he lied that all the legal issues surrounding government’s takeover of the Chiadzwa diamond fields have been complet...DailyNewsMining4 May 2017
New indigenisation framework 'forces' mining companies to spend 75pct revenue locallyGovernment is in the process of amending the indigenisation policy, which will see all mining companies compelled to spend 75 percent of their gross revenue locally, mines minister, Walter Chidakwa sa...TheSourceMining28 April 2017
Proposed command mining likely to failGovernment’s proposed command mining is bound to fail due to mismanagement of resources, corruption, poor planning and policy inconsistency which has become synonymous with Zimbabwe, critics have warn...TheStandardMining24 April 2017
Preparation begins for 'command mining' schemePLAYERS in the mining sector have started mobilising their members in preparation for the rollout of a “Command Mining” scheme as part of measures to ramp up mineral production in the country. The pro...ChronicleMining14 April 2017
Scramble for Chrome Claims Rages OnMiners in the Midlands province have requested Government to withdraw all applications made by prospective chrome miners and those that have been allocated to renounce claims to pave way for a fresh r...ChronicleMining30 March 2017
Hwange Colliery Gets $7mln Bailout From RBZ for SalariesThe Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has given Hwange Colliery a $7 million bailout to settle part of salary arrears, which now stretch over three years, a junior minister told Parliament. The Deputy Minister...TheSourceMining16 February 2017
Hwange Colliery Workers Get Bricks as SalaryTHE Hwange Colliery Company (HCC) which has not paid workers for more than three years is giving workers bricks to sell to raise salaries. This came out in Parliament on Tuesday and members of the Por...ChronicleMining16 February 2017
Zimplats Sells 10pct Stake To Employees For $95mlnZimbabwe’s largest platinum miner, Zimplats on Tuesday said it had transferred 10 percent of its equity to its employees for $95 million. Government approved the plan in September, 2015 as part of a 2...TheSourceMining2 February 2017
Chrome Sector On The ReboundZIMBABWE’s chrome industry is set for a rebound in 2017 as world ferrochrome prices are expected to continue on the upward trend following years of declining returns.According to an International Chro...FingazMining28 January 2017- Pricing scandal hits Mbada DiamondsMbada Diamonds could have prejudiced the State of millions of dollars by under-declaring its diamond sales over the years after it emerged that its average price per carat was about three times lower....HeraldMining16 January 2017