City management has warned of a ticking health bomb as rampant artisanal gold mining activities are heavily polluting the municipality’s water source in Mutasa District. Finance director Blessing Chafesuka recently revealed that the quality of water drawn from Odzani Dam is now under threat from illegal gold mining activities, which has lured hundreds of youths
Governments and advocates of cleaner environments are pushing for it and platinum producers are having nightmares about it; “The shift towards New Energy Vehicles (EVs)”. Some governments have also declared their intention to grow the share of EVs in their countries’ automobiles market. The proportion of EV, PHV, and hybrids in global auto sales is
RESULTS of test work undertaken on lithium from Zimbabwe’s Arcadia Mine have confirmed lithium-to-iron ratios suitable for the premium glass and ceramics market. This makes Arcadia the only mine in the world able to supply both spodumene and petalite to the glass and ceramics market. The results were confirmed by a petalite and spodumene sample
ZIMBABWE focused resource commodity company, Prospect Resources, which owns the Arcadia Lithium project says assaying results have confirmed that the company has potential to become the world’s only supplier of premium glass and ceramics market. The mining concern is presently developing the Arcadia Lithium project, which is situated in Goromonzi near Harare. In an update
Gold advanced to a fresh record beyond US$2 000 an ounce as investors assessed increased geopolitical risks and the prospect for further stimulus to combat fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Bullion is up almost 35 percent this year, with its haven status enhanced by sliding US real yields. Gold could extend gains as governments and
This was revealed by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) in its COVID-19 mining sector and communities’ situational report. DISRUPTION of employment and increasing levels of poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced artisanal small-scale miners to resume their activities, raising fear of the resurfacing of the dreaded machete gangs. “With many jobs and sources
DESPERATE Chiadzwa villagers, who are fed up with unfulfilled pledges and neglect by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), have decided to pool resources and start income-generating projects in the community. Pushed by persistent hunger, the villagers contributed funds to the Bocha Diamonds Development Trust (BDDT) for horticulture, poultry and piggery projects, among others,
This past week has seen large scale mining operators reporting some of their staff members testing positive for Covid-19. The pandemic is surging locally and as expected it was just a matter of time before it hit the mining industry. Hwange Colliery Company Limited, Unki mine, How Mine and Fidelity Printers and Refiners all reported
How Mine will lock-down from 6 August 2020 after 24 employees test positive for Covid-19. In a statement released by the Management Ministry of Health and Child Care recommended the Mine isolates from the rest of the country for at least 10 days. During the lockdown, only medical emergencies will be allowed to leave the
Parliament of Zimbabwe says pushing for the formalization of artisanal miners through legal amendments will curb illicit flows of minerals, particularly gold, out of the country. Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda says if the law recognizes artisanal miners formally, it will not only curb illicit financial flows but significantly boost their production which has been
