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ZMDC to dilute stake in mining assets
The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) is planning to reduce its shareholding in mining assets across the country as part of a privatisation drive.ZMDC...
Shamva targets 3500kg output
Gold miner Shamva Mine is targeting to produce 3 500 kilogrammes (kg) annually once fully developed.Currently, Shamva Gold Mine, which was officially re-opened last...
New proposal to levy miners 5 percent
Zimbabwe’s governing party, Zanu PF, wants mining companies to be levied 5 percent of their revenues to fund development of communities where they conduct...
Industry forecasts better Q2 prospects
Industry expects capacity utilisation to improve to 56 percent in the second quarter of the year, from 47 percent in the first quarter, but...
Is it Employee Welfare or Paternalism?
The mining industry in Zimbabwe is and has always been labour intensive and over the years, the management of labour has evolved from the...
Understanding Artisanal miners as an economic tool
FACTSThere are approximately 100 million artisanal miners globally.
Approximately about Plus 500 000 artisanal miners in Zimbabwe as of 2017 UNIDO report.
Artisanal...
How gold is smuggled from Zimbabwe
A report by the International Crisis Group last year estimated that cash-strapped Zimbabwe is losing at least US$1.5 billion annually through the smuggling of...
Exploration key in achieving US$12 billion mining industry
The issuance of Exclusive Prospecting Order (EPOs) for the country to discover world-class deposits is of paramount importance for the mining industry to achieve...
Key funder under pressure to pull out of RioZim’s Sengwa project
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest bank by assets, has come under pressure to withdraw funding from Zimbabwe’s planned...
Mining industry unpacked in Zimbabwe
This article seeks to give an overview of the minerals found in Zimbabwe. The country’s mining industry is poised for growth with the Government...
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