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Platinum is a rare metal found in the earth’s crust at 0.005ppm. According to Louis XV of France, platinum is the only metal meant for a king. It is found in iron, nickel and copper ores...

Inside Mining Zimbabwe (IMZ) this month sat down with a man popular in the mining circles for the splendid work he is doing.Moshen Jena (MJ) is an Explosives Engineering and Blasting Specialist currently working for the...

Despite the continued challenges being faced by the mining sector, some mines have managed to defy odds by consistently churning out positive results both for shareholders and the nation in general.During the course of the year,...

AO Afromet and Landela owned mining firm, Great Dyke Investment is set to become the biggest platinum producer in Zimbabwe.Rudairo Dickson MapurangaAccording to the mines' Chief Operations Officer, Munashe Shava, the mine which has a life...

Former Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio on Mines and Mining Development and Norton Legislator Hon Temba Peter Mliswa will this week host the Norton small scale mining regulation and formalisation with different stakeholders in a bid...

ACHIEVING THE 50-TON PLATINUM TARGET BY 2030: CHALLENGES AND GROWTH IMPERATIVESby Lyman MlamboIntroductionZimbabwe has the world’s second-largest reserve of PGMs in the Great Dyke after South Africa’s Bushveld Complex. There is also potential elsewhere outside the...

As Zimbabwe is going through tough economic times with foreign investors hesitant in getting into one of the world richest mineral resource countries some South African companies are doing extremely well on the Mining front. Mainly...

North American Palladium Ltd. is pleased to announce the successful completion of its previously announced plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Arrangement”) with Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (“Implats”). Pursuant to the Arrangement, Implats has acquired...

Zimbabwe’s mineral exports, excluding gold and silver exports, are projected to climb 6 percent above prior year earnings to over US$1,8 billion after sales topped US$1,6 billion for the 10 months’ period to October this year.But...

The debate around Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) has been in public domain for over a year now with many small-scale and artisanal miners determined that EPOs are a malevolence that needs to be dealt with to...

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) President Ms Henrietta Rushwaya has called on miners desist from castigating the Minister of Mines and Mining Development Hon Winston Chitando over issues to do with government policy because he is just...

Precious metals were generally subdued in 2018 despite them being the top-grossing minerals in Zimbabwe mainly occasioned by weak safe-haven demand and a generally stronger dollar owing to interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve during...