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Chinese owned mining firms are still mining in Hwange National Park despite claims by the government that it has banned mining in national parks, Bulawayo Central Legislator Nicola Watson has said. Anerudo Mapuranga The Member of Parliament for...

Zimbabwe Advanced Mine Workers Union (ZIAMU) has called on the government to honour mineworkers who lost their lives at the Kamandama mine disaster by declaring the day when the miners succumbed a public holiday. Anerudo Mapuranga The mineworkers...

Prospect Resources has completed 92 per cent of the work required to commence production at the Arcadia Lithium pilot plant and has invited President Mnangagwa, to preside over the expected first production of high purity petalite...

Zimbabwe's nickel and chrome ore production during January-March 2021 fell from a year earlier following Covid-19-related output disruptions. Output for both products fell following production cuts during renewed lockdowns from early January to mid-February, according to data...

THE community of Dinde is lobbying African governments and those of other countries to help to force the Zimbabwean government to respect their constitutional rights. This is a Chinese-owned investment company, Beifa Investments is forcing 600 families...

ZIMBABWE’S total gold production in the first quarter of the year declined by 30 percent to 4,3 tonnes compared to 6,1 tonnes in the same period last year.The yellow metal is one of Zimbabwe’s major foreign...

Yesterday marked 49 years since the Kamandama Mine disaster at Hwange Colliery where 427 miners lost their lives.The disaster remains the worst mine disaster in the country’s history and every June 6, commemorations are held to...

Gold mining companies have asked Government to facilitate access to loans needed to increase production and ensure the country achieves its targeted 100-tonne output by 2030.The metal is Zimbabwe’s second-biggest export earner after platinum.Both gold and...

A dispute between Zimbabwe’s biggest integrated ferrochrome producer, ZIMASCO and South African firm Portnex International is set to be resolved through an arbitration process, Business Times can report.The dispute emanated from lease agreement debts running into millions of...

While hedge funds have gone soft on copper, the metal continues to trade within striking distance of all-time highs, but whether this is as good as it gets or just the beginning of a supercycle for the...

Last year Tesla surprised the electric car industry when it said its entry-level Model 3s made in Shanghai will be equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.LFP batteries are significantly cheaper and simpler to manufacture compared...

Over the next ten years, the outlook for the lithium sector is “as bright as ever” amid fast production and demand growth, a new report from Fitch Solutions and Country Risk shows. The global acceleration towards decarbonisation, the electrification...