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A CHIMANIMANI illegal diamond panner on Saturday appeared in court for allegedly teaming up with 15 others, still at large, to assault and disarm a Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) security guard in Chiadzwa, accusing him...

In a move that shows President Emmerson Mnangagwa has thrown one of his lieutenants, Vongai Mupereri, under the bus, the Chief Justice, Luke Malaba has ordered the imminent arrest of the former Mbizo legislator for contempt...

THE Government will soon close the majority of gold milling centres dotted around the country on suspicion of under declaration and  also hit hard on truant mining houses owing it a cumulative amount of more than $500...

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has availed RTGS$21,7 million to assist women and youths in small-scale mining to boost their operations.Speaking recently in Gwanda during a workshop for small-scale miners in Matabeleland South Province, RBZ...

South Africa's labour court ruled on Wednesday that the extension of a wage agreement to cover all gold unions and non-unionised employees of mining group Sibanye-Stillwater is valid and lawful, the miner said.Sibanye had in December...

Small scale miners in Manicaland have welcomed Government’s initiative to establish the first one stop gold processing centre in Odzi, saying it would comprehensively bring back sanity in the sector. The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) and...

30 illegal gold miners are feared dead after a mine collapsed at Chipindo municipality in Angola. State media confirmed that at least 30 people died after a mine collapsed at Chipindo municipality in Angola's south-west Huíla Province. Radio...

THE country's sole gold buyer, Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR), a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe responsible for the purchasing, refining and exporting of gold, is under fire for buying “stolen gold” from illegal...

Lancashire Steel, a subsidiary of Ziscosteel, is set to resume operations after a new investor Whinstone Enterprises agreed to inject fresh capital.Lancashire Steel, which used to produce wire among other steel products, closed in 2010 as a...

Zimabwean Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd) has implored government to decriminalise artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) to enable the sector to fully contribute to economic development, poverty alleviation and foreign currency retention.In a statement, Zimcodd said government...

Gold prices today held near two-week lows touched in the previous session as the dollar rebounded after cautious comments from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stoked concerns over progress in U.S.-China trade talks.Spot gold was down...

AN Environmental Management Agency (EMA) official has accused artisanal miners of not adhering to mining regulations and interfering with water channels, resulting in avoidable disasters.Addressing a Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) discussion on the possible causes...