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Edmond Mkaratigwa led Portfolio Committee on Mines and Mining Development today began an enquiry into the gold mining sector for the year 2022.The committee visited Chinhoyi based Eldorado mine currently owned by three Chinese shareholders were...

Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars through the unauthorized export of scrap metal as the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has not received any tax revenue from scrap export, an official has unearthed.Rudairo MapurangaSpeaking during a closed-door...

ZIMBABWE has missed its mineral production targets for the first two months of the year by about 25%, but authorities remain optimistic that it will meet a sectorial US$12 billion revenue contribution by 2023.However, developments indicate...

The Government is impressed with the rate of compliance by companies mining black granite in Mutoko, Mashonaland East province to undertake Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes.The EIA is a legal requirement in Zimbabwe in terms of...

STATE-OWNED diamond miner, Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)’s gems are back on the market after a seven-month hiatus.The ZCDC has been on a massive production ramp up spearheaded by a new management team. Last year, for...

A LOCAL conservationist has said the Zambezi Valley ecology is under threat from hydrocarbon exploration and extraction of minerals.Jaeninne Norris, a conservationist with Zambezi Valley Conservation Network, yesterday told NewsDay that small-scale mining and gold panning was a...

HWANGE Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) is inviting tenders from “eligible” dealers to buy scrap metal at the firm’s concession in Matabeleland North Province.In a statement, HCCL said the request for invitation to tender was issued by...

The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development (MMMD) has deployed 10 teams with ten vehicles to clear Mining Title application backlog in Mashonalandwest province. Anerudo Mapuranga Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) Mashonaland West Chairperson Mr Timothy Chizuzu praised the...

Zimbabwe Diamonds and Allied Mine Workers Union (ZDAWMU) has challenged the government-controlled  Kuvimba Mining House’s bid to fire underground workers at Jena Mines in the Midlands province.Jena, a gold mine, is situated about 80km north of...

A GIANT Chinese tile manufacturer is embroiled in a messy row involving theft of one of the major raw materials for its Norton factory in a scandal that is likely to expose how it allegedly manipulates...

INFORMAL mining in Zimbabwe is believed to be one of the biggest contributors to minerals being smuggled out of the country, and that is a cause for concern which should be addressed as a matter of...

A MACHETE gang has invaded Carry Mine complex in Hope Fountain outside Bulawayo and embarked on illegal mining activities.Mine owner Bekezela Moyo told NewsDay yesterday that the machete gang was led by a female miner Peniah Macheka.He said...