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Zimbabwe’s gold export receipts plummeted 46% to record US$53.1m in January 2021 from US$98.1m during the same month last year due to delays in payments and heavy rains, the Reserve Bank (RBZ) has said.With heavy rains,...

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) through their Twitter handle yesterday said that they had arrested 70 artisanal miners countrywide.Rudairo MapurangaThe Police have intensified the banning of all illegal mining by introducing an operation code-named, "Operation Chikorokoza...

Gold deliveries to the country’s sole buyer Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) are expected to plunge 35% this year due to increased smuggling and the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.Gold is the country’s single largest...

Large swatches of land around the country are being disembowelled by illegal sand miners who are trying to keep up with demand from various mushrooming housing developing schemes. The ever-increasing demand for housing in every part of...

At the beginning of August 2020, I travelled to Kadoma the “City of Gold” popularly known for its rich gold reserves and wealthy flamboyant gold buyers and miners. The town has well-known names like Cossy Rules,...

An illegal artisanal miner from Redcliff died after he was severely beaten by a gang of machete-wielding gold panners who are believed to have been working with a mine owner in Banacort, Redcliff resettlement areas.It has...

The national lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the Coronavirus has impacted negatively on the gold sector, lowering production and spiking cases of gold smuggling, a new report by a civic watchdog Centre for Natural...

Sophia Takuva not just the beauty but brains and hard work.When one hears the term small-scale mining the first thing that comes up is dirty and fierce men who are well known for violence. Little is...

Zimbabwe’s mining sector is expected to be one of the key drivers for economic growth this year on the back of its export generation capacity.The industry accounts for between 12 and 15% of annual Gross Domestic...

THE trial of gold dealer Baron Dube who allegedly shot and killed a member of a rival mining gang in Esigodini following a dispute, resumed yesterday at the Bulawayo High Court with the accused person trying...

The Mining sector is set to receive a $1 billion fund from government aiming at reviving production as business resumes after a 30-day lock-down was eased for formal businesses.By K SungisoMinister of Finance and Economic Development...

Ten police officers have been arrested for allegedly prospecting for gold without a license at David Whitehead Textiles effluent ponds in contravention of the Mines and Minerals Act.David Whitehead Textiles effluent ponds were invaded by illegal...