Tag: zimbabwe mining news
Hwange station needs complete overhaul
SUBDUED power generation at Hwange Power Station is contributing to prolonged load shedding as only four units out of six are operating, general manager...
Coal output projected at 15m tonnes
COAL production in Zimbabwe is anticipated to leap to 15 million tons next year as new producers come on stream while existing ones are...
500MW solar project for Zhombe
A 500 megawatt solar project will soon be established in the Zhombe area in the Midlands province at a cost of $200 million, an...
Gold prices fall
Gold prices dipped on Friday as investors booked profit after the European Union forged a new Brexit deal with Britain, though a floor was...
The political economy of the mining sector
The impact of the mining sector on Zimbabwe’s economy is very modest. Despite the fact that the country sits on one of the richest...
Humps along $12bn journey
On Monday, Zimbabwe unveiled a strategic roadmap to propel the country’s mining sector to US$12 billion industry by 2023. Already, the mining sector is...
Gold key in Zim mining sector revolution
HARARE – Gold production of 100 tons and earnings of US$4 billion per annum will anchor the attainment of a US$12 billion local mining...
Load-shedding hits South Africa
Eskom, which provides about 95 percent of the South Africa’s electricity, implemented power cuts yesterday amid maintenance problems. The rand weakened as investors fretted...
Zim expects to export energy by 2024
Zimbabwe expects to start producing sufficient electricity for domestic use and surplus for export by 2024 through the exploitation of its huge and untapped...
EDITORIAL COMMENT: US$12b mining industry by 2023 possible
Zimbabwe is widely regarded as the richest nation on earth in terms of untapped mineral resources per capita.The country is blessed with the world’s...
Gold panners vanish with AK47
The ranger, William Kamanga (35) is battling for life at Mutambara Mission Hospital in Chimanimani East after the illegal panners hit him on the...
Mnangagwa to unveil USD12 billion mining target
Speaking to journalists at his offices in Harare today, the Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Hon Winston Chitando has announced that the launch...



