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Abandoned mines turning into Cemeteries – Parliament
Mines Parliamentary Portfolio Committee yesterday summoned the current Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando to answer questions on the abandonment of rescue efforts...
Gold panning elderly couple marooned by heavy rains
AN elderly couple was Sunday marooned by heavy rains along the Gweru River while panning for gold.
This follows heavy rains that have been pounding...
7 Safety Tips to Reduce Mining Accidents
Working in mining is risky business. Wankie (Hwange) coal mine disaster took place on 6 June 1972 when a series of underground explosions occurred...
Great Dyke platinum venture sells stake to Fossil
Great Dyke Investments, a Russian-backed project planning to build Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum mine, has sold a 4.4% stake to Fossil Mines as Covid-19-disrupted fundraising...
Waste management at the mines
Mining activities have considerably increased due to notable population growth and worldwide demand for mineral resources.This increase coincides with a new awareness in which...
Indarama Mine workers want Mine placed under corporate rescue
Workers at Pan Reef Mine also known as Indarama Mine in Kwekwe have not been paid their salaries since 2013 and are owed over...
Mines Ministry not doing enough to stop fatal mine disasters
Mines Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Chairperson Hon Edmond Mkaratigwa has said failure by the Mines and Mining Development Ministry to take action to reduce the...
Bindura Mine rescue mission stopped
Rescue operations at the Bindura based Ran Mine where at least 10 miners were trapped in a disused mine shaft two weeks ago have...
Zimbabwe needs to improve its logistics to attract Iron Investors
Zimbabwe which reportedly boasts of high untapped iron ore reserves has been advised to improve its transport and logistics in order to attract investment...
Botswana Diamonds discovers kimberlite pipe at Thorny River project
UK-based Botswana Diamonds (AIM: BOD) reported the discovery of a new kimberlite blow located on its Thorny River project in South Africa.The blow was...



