Tag: zimbabwe mining news
B2Gold not buying Shamva mine
Mid-tier Canadian miner B2Gold on Friday dismissed reports indicating it was mulling the acquisition of an idled gold mine in Zimbabwe, emphasizing it was not...
Chiadzwa shootings, diamond panner yet to be buried
Delays in carrying out a postmortem for a 25-year-old illegal diamond miner who was shot dead by a Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) security...
Zimbabwe pledges mine that doesn’t exist, to borrow $500m
The collateral for African Export-Import Bank’s $500 million loan to Zimbabwe is a mine that hasn’t been dug yet, people familiar with the matter...
Metallon sues RBZ US$132m for non-payment of gold produced
Metallon Corporation (“Metallon”), the leading gold mining company in Zimbabwe, has served Legal notice to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and Fidelity Printers...
ZCDC Confirms Shooting Of Diamond Harvesters
The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamonds Company, ZCDC, has confirmed that its security guards shot and killed alleged illegal diamond miners in Marange last Tuesday.ZCDC spokesperson...
84 artisanal miners arrested
EIGHTY-FOUR artisanal miners have been arrested in Umguza during a police blitz on illegal mining in Matabeleland North. The illegal miners appeared in court on...
Govt owed US$206m in mining taxes
Government is owed a cumulative US$206m in unpaid mining taxes and has since declared that it will soon be forfeiting claims held for speculative...
Hwange Power Station funding under threat
Zimbabwe might face challenges accessing the US$1 billion loan facility from China Eximbank for Hwange Power Station expansion following the change of functional currency...
Unki pledges to support economic growth
MULTINATIONAL mining group, Anglo American Platinum, has pledged continued support for Zimbabwe’s economic development in partnership with Government as it believes in President Mnangagwa’s...
Zesa to pay Eskom & HCB
ZESA Holdings has lined up a number of stop-gap-measures, which include mobilising US$80 million to clear arrears with Eskom of South Africa and Hidroelectrica...
Two miners shot dead dozens injured in Marange diamond fields
Two illegal diamond miners have reportedly been shot dead and scores others injured after security details at the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamonds Company shot at...
Gvt considering aluminum transformers to reduce theft
More than 3000 electricity transformers are needed to replace stolen or absolete one, however, Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) faces hurdles of...



