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The mining industry in Zimbabwe plays a significant role in the development of the country as it brings in foreign currency, contributes to government revenue and provides for infrastructure development.Dumisani NyoniSince 2009, the mining sector has...

Labenmon Investments, which owns SAS Mine Lowerdale in Mazowe where eight people died last week following an explosion have said they are cooperating with the authorities in fact-finding the cause of the dreadful accident. Vongai Mbara. The eight, who include...

The Zimbabwe ZhongXing  Electrical Energy (ZZEE) is set to commission its 50MW thermal power plant in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province before year-end, a Ministry of Mines official has said.ZZEE is a  subsidiary of the Zimbabwe ZhongZin Coking Company,...

Fuel prices in Zimbabwe yesterday increased from an average of US$1,37 to 1,40 for blend and US$1,30 to 1,38 per litre respectively.The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) yesterday published the new prices. As usual, the regulator...

Afrochine, Zimbabwe's largest chrome smelting operation, is in pursuit of maintaining superior health standards for all its staff.Shantel ChisangoLast week, the company embarked on medical examinations on all of its employees at Selous, where two medical...

By Lyman Mlambo, Chairman of the Institute of Mining Research What are Semi-Precious stones? To understand semi-precious stones, we need to view them within the context of two closely related terms, precious stones and gemstones. Precious stones are...

A military junta that seized power in Guinea said it plans to establish a unity government pending a transition to civilian rule, urged mining companies to keep operating and reassured them that their existing agreements with...

Aluminum climbed to the highest in more than a decade after a coup in Guinea fueled concerns over raw material supplies, with futures holding gains even after the head of the junta urged miners to keep operations running.Metal prices extended...

THE Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has not reneged on an agreement to finance the US$3 billion coal fired power plant Zimbabwean firm, RioZim, wants to develop in Sengwa, Gokwe North, sources have said.If...

ZANU PF youths have invaded ZimAlloys’ chrome mining claims in Darwendale, Zvimba district, in Mashonaland West Province.It comes after the government, through the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, forced ZimAlloys to surrender almost half of...

Zimbabwe is starting to embrace electric cars with the Government, through the Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) buying six electric vehicles from a Chinese company.Some of the cars are now being used at its driving school,...

THE Zimbabwe Institute of Foundries (ZIF) has appointed Mr Dosman Mangisi, as its new chief operations officer. Coming from the background of small to medium-scale mining, where he has been spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF)...