The Minister of State for Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Hon Owen Ncube, has commissioned and handed over a US$300,000 gold milling and processing centre to artisanal and small-scale miners in Shurugwi District, marking a significant step in the government’s drive to formalise the informal mining sector, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The facility, funded by Cheng-Xi Chengetai Investments, a company recognised for promoting responsible mining practices in the Midlands Province, is equipped with three round mills, a jaw crusher, three hammer mills, water reservoirs, an administration office block, and other support infrastructure.
Speaking at the event, Minister Ncube commended the Zimbabwe-China bilateral mining agreements, describing them as a catalyst for economic empowerment and responsible development.
“Let me applaud the Chinese for honouring and adhering to the investment provisions and requisites as provided within the Zimbabwe-China bilateral mining agreements,” Ncube said. “This will help in transforming our communities’ livelihoods and also complement the government’s empowerment initiatives.”
The Minister highlighted the centre’s direct impact, noting it will provide accessible and affordable milling services to over 5,000 beneficiaries, boost the local economy, and create jobs. He reiterated the government’s commitment to formalising the informal mining sector and empowering youth to participate meaningfully in national development.
“The commissioning of this centre marks a significant milestone in our efforts to promote local economic empowerment and responsible mining practices,” Ncube said.
To illustrate the critical role of small-scale miners, the Minister noted that in the first nine months of 2025, this sector delivered 24.5 tonnes of gold to Fidelity Gold Refinery, out of a national total of 33 tonnes.
He also urged other corporates to emulate Cheng-Xi’s Corporate Social Investment Programmes and issued a warning to drug peddlers, including celebrities and high-profile individuals, that the law will catch up with them. The commissioning is seen as a key pillar in achieving the nation’s Vision 2030 objectives.
This project highlights a growing trend of partnerships between government and private industry to develop mining infrastructure. The table below summarises the core details of the newly commissioned facility:
Caledonia Mining Corporation is prioritising the funding of its major growth projects over immediate dividend hikes, despite the recent surge in gold prices, assuring shareholders that this patient approach will lead to significantly larger payouts in the future, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
This strategy was confirmed by Caledonia Executive Director Victor Gapare during a media briefing in Harare on Tuesday. The company recently declared its quarterly dividend of US$0.14 per share for Q2 2025, maintaining a consistent payout level that has been in place since October 2021.
Gapare directly addressed the question on investors’ minds: why hasn’t the record-high gold price translated into a fatter dividend cheque?
“You’re absolutely correct. It’s a gold price,” Gapare acknowledged. “If you’d spoken to us a couple of months – less than a couple of months ago, we were in a very different situation.”
He explained that the recent influx of free cash flow is a “very recent occurrence,” and the company’s immediate priority is financing the construction of its large-scale Bilboes project, which requires an investment of “quite a few hundred million dollars.”
The capital for this transformative project, Gapare stated, will come from a combination of free cash flow and carefully considered financing that avoids diluting the value for existing shareholders.
“We want to continue paying – we can’t be too aggressive in terms of increasing that,” he said, outlining the company’s core financial formula. “That graph… is all about dividends, the reinvestment of all those dividends… but also not diluting. So that’s our formula, and if we’re going to create value for our shareholders, we want to try and do both of those.”
Gapare offered a clear vision of the reward for this patience, tying it directly to the completion of the Bilboes mine.
“The important message is, once Bilboes is built, we’re going to be significant – I think you’ll see a big improvement in terms of dividend distributions,” he assured. He noted that the company’s shareholders, including pension funds, value consistency but “obviously, they would want it bigger.”
Caledonia’s dividend history underscores its reputation as a reliable income stock. The current US$0.14 per share rate was established in October 2021, representing a 104 per cent increase from just two years prior. The company has paid a dividend every quarter since 2014, building a track record that began with its inaugural payout in 2012.
The message to shareholders is one of disciplined growth: forgo a short-term gain for a more substantial, long-term return. The steady US$0.14 dividend is not a ceiling but a foundation, with the promise of a “big improvement” once Bilboes is built and begins generating significant cash flow.
The Zimbabwe National Institute of Rock Engineering (ZINIRE) has elected Freddy Chikwiri as its new Vice President. The election, conducted by the institute’s full council, formally designates Chikwiri as the President-in-waiting, slated to assume the top office in two years, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The decision concludes a period of strategic restructuring following the recent transition that saw Mr. Omberai Mandingaisa elevated from Vice President to President. The council also filled other critical executive positions, electing Mr. Adias Mudzovaniswa as Treasurer and Mr. Ambition Mubvumbi as Secretary-General.
The election of the Vice President is a cornerstone of ZINIRE’s governance, explicitly designed to ensure stability and continuity. In his new role, Chikwiri will work directly under the guidance of President Omberai Mandingaisa, gaining invaluable experience and institutional knowledge to prepare him for the future leadership of the institute.
President Mandingaisa welcomed the newly elected executive, emphasising the importance of a unified team. “I am pleased to welcome Freddy, Adias, and Ambition to their new roles on the executive. This team represents a blend of experience and fresh impetus that is crucial for driving ZINIRE’s mandate forward. Our structured succession plan ensures that our strategic goals for enhancing mine safety and rock engineering standards remain uninterrupted,” Mandingaisa stated.
The newly elected Vice President, Freddy Chikwiri, brings a wealth of experience to the role. His election is seen as an endorsement of his technical expertise and leadership capabilities within the rock engineering community.
“I am honoured by the trust placed in me by the council,” said Chikwiri. “My focus will be to understudy President Mandingaisa diligently and to collaborate closely with the entire executive to advance the critical work of ZINIRE. We have a clear mandate to reduce mining accidents and promote engineering excellence, and I am committed to contributing to that mission.”
The newly solidified executive team faces a formidable agenda. Top of the list is the ongoing battle against Fall of Ground (FoG) accidents, which account for nearly 60 per cent of mining-related injuries and fatalities in Zimbabwe. The institute is expected to intensify its efforts, particularly in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector, through the development of simple, compatible technologies and enhanced safety workshops.
With a clear succession path now established and a full executive committee in place, ZINIRE is poised to usher in a new era of focused leadership aimed at safeguarding the nation’s miners and strengthening the technical foundations of the mining industry.
The Planet Gold Zimbabwe project has revealed that it is actively lobbying for the explicit inclusion and definition of artisanal miners within the forthcoming Mines and Minerals Bill, arguing that the current draft overlooks a key demographic that forms the “backbone of rural gold production,” Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The call was made by Planet Gold Zimbabwe Project Manager Nyaradzo Mutonhori during an address at the Mine Entra 2025 conference, where she outlined the project’s comprehensive strategy to transform the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector.
Speaking under the conference theme “Beyond Mining, Sustaining the Future of Mining,” Mutonhori detailed the four pillars of the Planet Gold Zimbabwe project: formalisation, finance, technology transfer, and knowledge-sharing. She identified the ongoing legislative reform as a critical juncture for the sector’s future.
While acknowledging that the new Mines and Minerals Bill “takes important steps forward towards recognising small-scale mining,” Mutonhori highlighted a significant omission.
“It remains silent on the specific identity and realities of artisanal miners,” Mutonhori stated, emphasising that this group continues to operate without a clear legal status despite its vital economic role.
To address this gap, Mutonhori announced that the project, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), has formally “proposed an explicit inclusion and definition of artisanal miners within the bill.”
“In parallel, we advocated for the establishment of a transitional system,” she added, pointing to a structured pathway intended to bring these miners from the informal margins into the regulated economy.
The push for formalisation was positioned as the foundational step for the project’s other objectives. Mutonhori explained that without legal recognition, artisanal miners struggle to access the financing and technology needed to modernise their operations.
On finance, she outlined collaborative work with Fidelity Gold Refineries and the banking sector to “unlock innovative financing models.” The goal is to demonstrate the business case for mercury-free technologies, thereby helping financial institutions see artisanal miners “as legitimate entrepreneurs who can drive rural economic growth.”
The technology transfer component aims to set up demonstration sites and training programmes for mercury-free processing equipment, proving that these methods are not only “environmentally sound but also more profitable.”
Finally, through knowledge-sharing and capacity-building, including specialised mining academies for women and youth, the project seeks to ensure the sector’s transition is “inclusive and community-driven.”
Mutonhori framed this multi-pronged approach as essential for positioning Zimbabwe as a regional leader in proving that artisanal and small-scale gold mining “can be both profitable and sustainable.”
She concluded with a rallying call for collective action from government, industry, and development partners to “build a future where mining is not only about extraction, but about empowerment, innovation, and shared prosperity, leaving no one behind.” The success of this vision, however, appears inextricably linked to the first step: granting artisanal miners a clear and legitimate place in Zimbabwe’s law.
At a time when the mining industry is under increasing pressure to modernise operations and improve worker safety, two final-year students from the Zimbabwe School of Mines (ZSM) are proving that innovation can start right at the classroom level. Their innovative projects, each tackling some of the most persistent safety and efficiency challenges in underground mining, demonstrate how emerging technologies can reshape the future of the sector, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Ryan Chigoche
Across Zimbabwe’s mining landscape, operations continue to grapple with hazards such as toxic gases, fall-of-ground incidents, and ventilation inefficiencies. These challenges not only threaten lives but also disrupt production and inflate operational costs.
Against this backdrop, two young minds — Ronald Danha, a final-year Mine Ventilation student, and Omar Abdulla Mkwala, a Mining Engineering student also in his final year — are stepping forward with creative solutions born out of research, passion, and practical experience.
Both students had the opportunity to showcase their innovations at the just-ended Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Mine Entra Exhibition in Bulawayo, where ZSM provided a platform to display technologies that reflect the future of mining in Zimbabwe and beyond.
Real-Time Ambient Condition Monitoring System
For his final-year innovative project, Ronald Danha developed a system designed to transform underground mine safety through continuous digital monitoring.
“My project is on the development of a real-time ambient condition monitoring system,” Danha explained. “Eventually, in a mine, we know there are gases during re-entry and also overheating of machines.”
The system operates using two components — the sender nodes and the receiver nodes. The sender units are equipped with sensors that detect gases such as carbon monoxide and methane, as well as temperature and humidity levels. Data collected underground is transmitted wirelessly to receiver nodes on the surface, where it is decoded and displayed on a web-based dashboard using ThingSpeak for real-time visualization.
The urgency of this innovation is underscored by recent safety statistics. In 2024, Zimbabwe recorded 11 gassing accidents in underground mines, resulting in 12 fatalities, highlighting the dangers of outdated ventilation systems and insufficient technical monitoring.
“Underground mining is always at risk of toxic gases,” Danha noted. His system directly addresses this problem by providing real-time data and automated alerts, enabling mine operators to respond immediately to hazardous conditions and prevent accidents before they occur.
Unlike conventional ventilation-on-demand systems, which merely adjust fan speed, Danha’s system introduces an intelligent function that can automatically switch fans on or off depending on real-time gas concentrations. This eliminates delays associated with manual readings, ensuring rapid response during re-entry after blasting and creating safer conditions for mine workers.
Danha, who spent months designing, coding, and refining the prototype, said the idea emerged from a desire to reduce the risks of gassing incidents and move beyond manual detection methods. “After the blast, the system starts to read,” he said. “It can also view the surface and say, if this section is now safe, we can go in.”
Challenges included sourcing components locally. “The actual challenge was finding components here in Zimbabwe,” he explained. “We don’t actually have much technology available locally, so I had to research online and source alternatives.” Despite these hurdles, his innovation demonstrates how accessible technology can be leveraged for proactive, life-saving mine safety management.
Automated Roof Bolter
While Danha focused on air quality and environmental monitoring, fellow student Omar Abdulla Mkwala turned his attention to one of mining’s most dangerous operations: manual roof bolting.
His innovative project introduces an automated system capable of navigating underground, assessing ground conditions, and installing support bolts without human intervention.
“This is an automated roof bolter which I designed to counter problems such as fall-of-ground incidents that were happening at the mine where I was attached,” Mkwala said. During his industrial attachment at one of the country’s leading mines, he observed that ground collapses often occurred while operators were still manually installing bolts after blasting. These incidents posed significant danger to workers and often led to costly operational delays.
The urgency of this innovation is underscored by recent statistics: between January and May 2025, fall-of-ground incidents were responsible for 37% of all mining fatalities.
Such accidents are particularly prevalent in underground gold mining operations, driven by ground instability, rock bursts, and inadequate support systems. Mkwala’s automated roof bolter directly addresses these risks by removing the operator from harm’s way while ensuring precise and consistent installation of support bolts in unstable conditions.
“In my solution, I came up with a fully automated roof bolter in which an operator is no longer required to be in the machine,” he explained. “The bolter can navigate on its own, detect the ground condition, and carry out bolting operations automatically — from drilling and resin insertion to bolt installation and monitoring.”
The innovation integrates sensors and autonomous navigation to assess rock stability in real time while transmitting performance data to a surface control office. Mkwala’s system embodies the concept of zero harm by minimizing human exposure to unstable environments and improving productivity through consistent, precise operations.
He believes institutions like the Zimbabwe School of Mines play a vital role in nurturing such innovation. “Since the school is recognised worldwide, it can help students like us find investors who are interested in our innovations,” he said. “At the end of the day, in mining operations, we need zero harm. If someone gets injured, the company loses, and if we leave unsupported ground, that’s a loss too.”
Both students expressed deep gratitude to their mentor, Mr. Paul Matshona, the Research and Innovation Officer at ZSM, whose guidance and encouragement played a key role in shaping their work.
Speaking to Mining Zimbabwe, Mr. Matshona called for greater collaboration between academia and industry so that the full impact of these projects can be realised.
“Together, these projects demonstrate the transformative potential of young technocrats from the Zimbabwe School of Mines in driving context-specific technological solutions. However, their full impact depends on stronger partnerships between academia and industry, where mining companies provide testing grounds, technical mentorship, and financial support to further develop, pilot, and commercialize such innovations. This collaborative approach will not only accelerate technology adoption but also build a culture of research-driven industrial modernization, positioning Zimbabwe as a regional leader in safe, efficient, and sustainable mining practices,” Matshona said.
The just-concluded Mine Entra was one such platform where the students got the opportunity to showcase their innovations.
Through such initiatives, the Zimbabwe School of Mines continues to position itself not only as a leading training institution but also as an incubator of practical, industry-ready innovation. The work of Danha and Mkwala demonstrates that Zimbabwean students are capable of creating solutions that make mining safer, smarter, and more efficient — a sign of a brighter, technologically empowered future for the sector.
“….Do not go charging into the battlefield without a plan”
This is the fourth article in the series on Strategic Sourcing. In my previous article, I explored the subject of Supply Market Profiling, which is essentially the process of gathering supply market intelligence with a view to gaining an in-depth understanding and insight into the supply market from which the goods and services targeted for Strategic Sourcing are obtained.
In this article, I turn my focus to stage three of the Strategic Sourcing process — Developing an Optimum Sourcing Strategy — to guide the acquisition of goods or services that meet business requirements.
One of the biggest errors of omission that Supply Management professionals can ever commit is to acquire business requirements without a defined strategy. The three-bid system, despite still being widely used as the default method of acquiring goods and services by many procurement practitioners, is far from a strategy. It is exactly what it is — a hard and fast rule applied as if cast in concrete without exception across all categories of business spend. Consequently, and quite expectedly, this yields only suboptimal value for the business. A Sourcing Strategy is a robust and game-changing blueprint that defines or redefines how the Supply Management professional will acquire the business requirements in question. Therefore, care must be taken to ensure that it is as practical as possible — even someone outside your business should be able to implement it.
The process of developing a comprehensive Sourcing Strategy invariably begins with synthesising the data gathered from the internal Spend Analysis as well as the Supply Market Profiling into a list of actionable insights about the product or category and the supply market. In a way, the Supply Management professional is basically asking him/herself: “What is all this information pointing to?” “What narrative is this information telling me about how the business is currently acquiring its goods and services, or how the supply market of the goods in question is organised?” “What gaps exist in how we are currently acquiring our business requirements?” “What opportunities exist in the supply market that the business can tap into or ‘siphon’ for even better value than what the business is currently getting?”
For stellar business results, this must be followed by identifying and documenting key value levers that the Supply Management professional can leverage to tilt the odds in his/her favor. Remember, Strategic Sourcing is not just about acquiring goods and services or securing the lowest prices. It is about acquiring supply market opportunities and capabilities that together form a truly “value-packed” deal for the business.
A robust Sourcing Strategy essentially helps the Supply Management professional answer crucial questions such as: “What is the most optimum way, and from where should we acquire our business requirements in the context of the insights from internal business and supply market analysis, as well as the key value levers identified?” “Should we go for a competitive sourcing method through consolidating our spend volumes or negotiating with one supplier?” “Should we opt for an internally generated solution (make) or outsourcing?” “Given the business’s strategic goals and priorities, what are the most ideal supplier capabilities that we should look for in the supply market?” “How are we going to select and evaluate the most suitable supplier(s) that best meet the business requirements?” “What is the most suitable supplier relationship that would deliver the most optimum value for the business?”
A Sourcing Strategy should therefore not be just a meaningless document that confuses people and ends up nowhere, but a robust, very practical, and game-changing blueprint that redefines how the business will acquire the requirements in question going forward. Care must be taken to ensure that it is not ironclad but has flexibility to be continuously adapted in line with changing supply market dynamics.
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Vice President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga has issued a clear framework for foreign investment, placing the welfare of citizens at the forefront of the nation’s mineral development strategy, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
Speaking at the official opening of the 28th edition of the Mining, Engineering, and Transport Expo (Mine Entra) 2025, the Vice President underscored that while the Second Republic remains open for business, it will only welcome investors who align with core Zimbabwean values.
“The Second Republic remains committed to engagement and re-engagement. We welcome investors from all corners of the world who share our values of responsibility, transparency, and shared prosperity,” VP Chiwenga declared.
The speech, which struck a balance between invitation and firm expectation, served as a strategic response to growing concerns within the mining community about the conduct of some foreign operators. It signals a decisive shift from a model focused purely on extraction to one anchored in national development.
“We are building a Zimbabwe where mining is not just a source of revenue, but a foundation for national renewal and growth,” he stated, directly linking the sector’s activities to tangible benefits for the people.
The Vice President’s emphasis on responsibility and shared prosperity resonates directly with recent outcries from industry bodies, including the Zimbabwe Miners Federation, which has detailed the brutal treatment of local miners and environmental degradation by some foreign entities. By setting these non-negotiable values, the government is drawing a clear line for all current and prospective investors.
Concluding his address, VP Chiwenga issued a unifying call to action, urging miners, investors, and stakeholders to “join hands in building a mining sector that truly goes beyond extraction.”
“Let this conference unite bold ideas, partnerships, and innovations that transform our mineral wealth into sustainable prosperity,” he said before officially declaring the 2025 Mine Entra conference open. The message was unequivocal: Zimbabwe’s mineral wealth must be a catalyst for national renewal, and all investment must contribute to that foundational goal.
Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) President Ms. Henrietta Rushwaya has expressed unwavering confidence that national gold production will comfortably surpass the 40-tonne government target for 2025, revealing that a formidable 33 tonnes had already been delivered by the end of September, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The announcement, which signals a potentially record-breaking year for the country’s mining industry, was made by Rushwaya during a recent address at Mine Entra in Bulawayo. She highlighted the pivotal role played by both small-scale and large-scale miners in achieving this milestone.
“As small-scale miners, we have escalated our gold production to the extent that as of the end of September, our production combined with the large-scale miners had risen to 33 tonnes of gold,” Rushwaya stated. “And like we forecast at the beginning of the year, that we were looking at doing 40-plus tonnes of gold, I’m sure Fidelity, with your indulgence and concurrence, will gladly surpass the 40 tonnes of gold which we had committed to.”
This bullish outlook is firmly anchored in the sector’s sustained performance throughout the year, particularly the dominance of artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM). Recent data from Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) for August 2025 reinforces this trend, showing a sector in robust health.
Despite a marginal 0.36% month-on-month decrease, August deliveries stood at a strong 4,189.77 kg, representing a significant 22.57% surge compared to the same month in 2024. This year-on-year growth underscores the sector’s resilience and upward trajectory.
Crucially, the ASM sector remains the engine of this growth. In August, small-scale miners delivered 3,249.93 kg of gold, a 1.56% increase from July and a remarkable 35.96% jump year-on-year. This contribution meant the ASM sector accounted for nearly 78% of all gold delivered in August, while large-scale producers, who delivered 939.84 kg, saw a slight contraction.
This pattern is not isolated. The strong August figures followed a similarly robust July, where total deliveries of 4,205.02 kg were 20.3% higher year-on-year. The first half of the year had already set a powerful precedent, with gold deliveries skyrocketing 45.85% to 20,103.55 kg, driven by a near-doubling (96.31% increase) of ASM contributions.
Industry analysts attribute this stellar performance to improved trust in formal marketing channels, incentivized by Fidelity Gold Refinery’s competitive pricing, which has been offering over US$105 per gram. This policy has been critical in encouraging miners to channel their gold through official means, thereby boosting national deliveries.
With 33 tonnes already banked in the first three quarters and the consistent, record-setting pace of artisanal and small-scale miners, the ZMF’s confidence appears well-founded. The sector is not merely on track to meet the 40-tonne goal but is positioned to confidently surpass it, marking a historic achievement for Zimbabwe’s gold mining industry.
In an effort to promote responsible mining and ensure comprehensive regulatory compliance, the government has revealed a significant improvement in mining sector operations, with mine suspensions dropping from 30% to 23% between two major audit exercises conducted in 2023 and 2024, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The disclosure was made by the Chief Government Mining Engineer (CGME), Michael Munodawafa, while speaking at the Mine Entra 2025 conference. He detailed the progress of the government’s Responsible Mining Initiative, which was launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in May 2023 and followed up with a second edition in August 2024.
Munodawafa explained that the initiative was necessitated by widespread non-compliance among miners, who often focused solely on extraction while neglecting environmental, labour, and fiscal obligations.
“Our miners were, like I said, told to be so relaxed that they forgot they were responsible to the environment, their employees, the communities in which they operate, and also to the fiscus,” Munodawafa stated, highlighting cases of operations running for years without being registered with ZIMRA.
However, he reported tangible progress, citing comparative statistics from the two audit exercises. “In 2023, we visited 424 mining and related operations. During that period, we suspended 128 operations for gross non-compliance, which was about 30% of the mines we visited,” he revealed.
“The following year, in 2024, we visited 728 mines and suspended 161, which was now 23% of the visited mines,” Munodawafa added, noting the significant seven-percentage-point drop in the suspension rate. “It was a drop, which meant that people were now getting it into their heads that they have to be responsible somehow.”
The CGME emphasised that the audits, conducted by multi-stakeholder teams including Immigration, ZRP, ZIMRA, and the Ministries of Labour and Environment, are not purely punitive. He outlined a dual approach of enforcement and education.
“It’s not just that we are enforcing, but we are also advising the miners and even the communities,” he said, guiding operators on how to “do mining the right way” and plan for the future, rather than engaging in haphazard, short-term extraction.
Looking ahead, Munodawafa issued a warning to non-compliant operators, announcing that the 2025 edition of the Responsible Mining Audit will be launched before year-end and will cover all provinces simultaneously.
“Be prepared. We will be visiting all miners as much as possible in the next month or so,” he concluded, signalling the government’s unwavering commitment to entrenching responsible mining practices across Zimbabwe.
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