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Chinese-owned Fools Investment Mine in Hope Fountain near Bulawayo has reportedly dismissed all its underground workers without notice, prompting the trade union which represents workers to threaten to take legal action against the company.The mine was...

Government has made considerable progress in delivering on developmental projects and other election promises outlined in its manifesto despite disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, President Mnangagwa has said.In his keynote address to the first session...

Despite gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) taking a knock in 2021 as compared to previous five years, Pedzisai 'Scott' Skupwanya through his Better Brands Jewellery company has delivered 980 kgs of gold so...

Iron ore prices tumbled on Monday, dragged down by concerns over weak demand for the steelmaking ingredients, as markets eyed the possibility of further production cuts in the top steel-producing city of Tangshan.China’s top steelmaking city said...

Mining is the linchpin of the Zimbabwean economy. It is positioned there through the National Vision 2030. Discipline, consistency and alignment are critical as we are poising ourselves for growth as a country.Edmond MkaratigwaOne area that...

China, Australia, Russia, and the United States are some of the largest producers of gold in the world. Global production of gold reached approximately 3,200 metric tons in 2020. Production in China has increased from 320...

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has long been portrayed as a source of environmental and social problems in developing countries. But ASM has been being found to have both positive and negative impacts, and is estimated by World Bank...

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) chairperson Makumba Nyenje has called on small-scale and artisanal miners to avoid casual movements during the lockdown to curb the spread of the virus in the mining sector.Rudairo Dickson MapurangaNyenje who recently...

BINDURA, ZIMBABWE — Amid piles of red soil and the buzz of grinding mills, Lloyd Karambakuwa prepares to risk his life for gold.Tall and slim, the 40-year-old is an artisanal miner in Bindura, a town 86...

The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) is still engaging the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development (MMMD) over the recently gazetted Statutory instruments (SI) 44 and 46 of 2021 which saw mining fees hike averaging 2000% suspended...

HWANGE: Mines Minister Winston Chitando is expected to visit the Dinde community here Thursday to quell a potential storm where villagers have vowed not to allow a Chinese company set up a coal and gold mine...

Letter to the Editor: An increase in mining fees when currency is stable a no brainerAs a small-scale miner, I do find those fees rather exorbitant in the sense that it is a very high and...