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Zimbabwe will have a draft sustainable energy policy by year end that among other critical issues, will promote greater use of renewable sources including nuclear power, according to Energy and Power Development Minister Fortune Chasi. Chasi disclosed...

Zimbabwe’s gold deliveries have gone down 13% to 10.597 tonnes in the first six months of 2020 from 12,294 tonnes achieved in the same period last year as the sector takes a hit from foreign currency...

Mining equipment suppliers in Zimbabwe are facing serious viability challenges stemming from currency volatility, cheap imports among others.By Dumisani NyoniMining equipment suppliers are some of the most important key players driving the mining sector, which is...

SINCE lockdown measures to contain Covid-19 around the world have eased industrial metal prices have begun to rise. This was said by ratings and research agency Standard & Poor’s Global (S&P Global).However, even though industrial metal prices...

Zimbabwe's sole gold buyer, Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) has cleared close to US$3 million in outstanding arrears for gold sale proceeds by the small-scale miners.Benard RinomhotaUnder the gold trading framework, FPR is required to...

CONSTRUCTION of a US$10 million 300MW power plant by Zimbabwe ZhongXin Electric Energy (ZZEE) in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province is underway with the first phase of the project expected to produce 50MW by October this year.ZZEE...

The military is terminating its platinum mining deal with a Chinese firm to pave the way for new investors after over a decade of unfruitful engagement.The development comes after Global Platinum (GPR) which was established in...

The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) condemns the shooting of two gold mine workers, Wendy Chikwaira and Kennedy Tachiona by their Chinese Mine employer at Reden Mine in Gweru on the 21st of June 2020.Video, audio...

The Chinese employer Zhang Xuelin (41) of Reeden mine who shot and injured an employee last Sunday has been remanded in custody to July 07th, 2020.The shooting had calls for strict measures taken against Chinese employees...

Zimbabwe Miners Federation and Chinese embassy released statements on the shooting incident at a Chinese owned mine in Midlands."Please be advised that Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) is making a follow up of an incident where a...

Zimbabwe’s small-scale chrome miners have been hard hit by the unpropitious effects of Covid-19 pandemic with a few that are still operating reportedly being paid between US$30 and US$35 per tonne.The small-scale chrome miners were before...

Zimbabwe’s ferrochrome industry is operating at less than 10% capacity with one of the country’s major firms, Zimasco shutting down operations due to the depressed export market induced by the  Covid-19 global pandemic.The pandemic was first...