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Gold buying prices in Zimbabwe per gram/ ounce, 21 January 2026, from the official gold buyer and exporter Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR).1 oz = 31.1035 gCategory
Price ($/g)
Price ($/oz)SG 90% and above
144.24
4,486.41SG 85% and above but below...
With severe flooding now paralysing communities across Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) President Ms Henrietta Rushwaya has issued a new and critical warning, stating that the saturated conditions present an immediate, nationwide threat to mining safety,...
Eight Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Gold Prospecting in Penhalonga
In a significant crackdown on illegal mining activities, the Mutare Magistrate’s Court has sentenced eight individuals to two years in prison each for illegally...
Mining Without a License Leads to a Two-Year Prison Term
In a crackdown on illegal mining activities, two men have been sentenced to two years in prison for prospecting without a license, highlighting the...
Illegal miners invade a Mberengwa school
Illegal miners have invaded Vanguard Primary School in Mberengwa District where they are digging pits in search of gold, putting the classroom blocks at...
Impoverished teachers turn to illegal mining
Impoverished Zimbabwean teachers have resorted to “Chikorokoza” as they try to make ends meet, a body
representing them has claimed.Zimbabwe Teachers Association Bulawayo chair, Wilson...
Cops arrested for illegally mining and sharing gold proceeds
Kwekwe based Sakile Mnangagwa (31) who is a business partner to Gostaff Gomo at Trump -Tower Minerals private has implicated three police officers who...
Suspect arrested with chrome worth 70k USD
The South African Police’s Serious Organised Crime Unit in Rustenburg arrested a man in possession of chrome with an estimated street value of (R1.2million)...
Poor roads hindering gold production
ASMs in Mutasa district said Mutasa Rural District Council’s failure to rehabilitate roads that link gold claims and milling plants had adversely affected gold...
Machete fight almost breaks out at a mine with hundreds
Machete fight almost breaks out at a mine with hundreds of illegal miners in Zimbabwe.See video below:https://youtu.be/wvzTr7Cg4kk
Miners arrested for impersonating Police and Army officials
Police at Makosa in Mutoko have arrested seven illegal miners on allegations of masquerading as police officers and members of the Zimbabwe National Army.They...
Two arrested for stealing gold ore at a mine in Colleen Bawn
Mqhelisi Moyo (26) and Edmore Zulu (32) who were part of a 15 men gang armed with machetes, axes and logs have been arrested...
Mines Ministry officials to blame for illegal mining – Charumbira
The National Council of Chiefs President Chief Fortune Charumbira has blamed the chaotic situation in the artisanal mining sector on some officials in the...
WATCH: When Maziga machete gang leader was arrested
Watch video when the maziga Machete gang leader was caught by the Police.https://youtu.be/C0IMYPfj8ks
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