ZIMBABWE'S lithium industry has revealed that the dramatic collapse in global lithium prices forced mining companies to retrench workers and postpone major investment projects, exposing the vulnerabil...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 June 2026
Zimbabwe's mining companies have been warned that failure to comply with Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards could shut them out of international markets and deter investors, as the G...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 June 2026
Two Bulawayo-based miners have appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court facing fraud charges after allegedly orchestrating a scheme that resulted in the unlawful takeover of a mining company and ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 June 2026
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) president Julius Malema has urged South Africans to focus on broader economic transformation rather than directing anger at foreign nationals operating spaza shops, arg...
By Staff reporter | Published: 15 June 2026
The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has pledged to speed up and improve fairness in the handling of mining disputes, with Minister Dr Polite Kambamura directing officials to eliminate delays ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 05 June 2026
Zimbabwe's latest attempt to reposition its mining sector through a strategic minerals policy is facing scrutiny, with a natural resources watchdog warning that the framework rests on weak legal foun...
By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2026
Sixty-four artisanal and small-scale miners died in Zimbabwe during the first quarter of 2026, marking a 6 percent increase compared to the same period last year, as ground collapses continued to dom...
By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2026
Minister of Mines and Mining Development Dr Polite Kambamura has pledged unwavering government support for mine inspectors, declaring that closure or suspension orders issued against unsafe mining op...
By Staff reporter | Published: 04 June 2026
Zimbabwe has formally classified 14 minerals as "critical" and banned the export of all raw or unbeneficiated forms, in a sweeping policy shift aimed at boosting local value addition and increasing s...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 May 2026
Zimbabwe's vast mineral endowment has placed it at the centre of intensifying global competition for strategic resources, with growing demand for lithium, gold, platinum and chrome reshaping investme...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2026
Zimbabwe's mining sector recorded a strong performance in the first quarter of 2026, with total mineral sales approaching the US$1 billion mark following the government's ban on the export of unbenef...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2026
Mining stakeholders have welcomed Government's review of licences, permits, levies and fees in the mining sector, saying the reforms will reduce the cost of doing business, promote formalisation and ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 19 May 2026
THE Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has withdrawn a controversial Siting of Works approval granted to Botha Gold Mine following allegations of fraud, forgery and abuse of office raised by Mu...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2026
Fidelity Gold Refinery is intensifying efforts to formalise Zimbabwe's artisanal and small-scale mining sector as part of broader measures aimed at curbing gold leakages and improving transparency wit...
By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2026
Zimbabwe has reiterated its commitment to banning the export of unprocessed minerals as government and lawmakers intensify pressure to ensure the country fully benefits from its vast mineral resource...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 May 2026
Zimbabwe is preparing to designate metallurgical coal as a “special critical mineral” in a policy shift aimed at attracting new investment into the country's vast but underutilised coal reserves, ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 07 May 2026
The Zimbabwean government has announced plans to roll out a nationwide training programme for small-scale miners as part of efforts to formalise the sector and boost gold production.Mines Minister Pol...
By Staff reporter | Published: 03 May 2026
Mine workers in Zimbabwe are demanding a new minimum wage of US$650, arguing that their earnings no longer reflect the value they generate in an industry that remains one of the country's top foreign ...
By Staff reporter | Published: 03 May 2026
Zi-Heritage Environmental Consultancy is set to exhume 147 graves at the old Peak Mine Cemetery to make way for mining operations, a move that has left families struggling to identify relatives buried...
By Staff reporter | Published: 28 April 2026
Chinese mining giant Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt has completed a full takeover of Zimbabwe's largest lithium operation, consolidating control over a strategic asset as the country intensifies efforts to pr...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 April 2026
A major crackdown on illegal gold mining along the Mutare River has forced suspected miners, including Chinese nationals, to flee into nearby mountains, leaving behind heavy machinery and equipment.T...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 April 2026
Zimbabwe's fast-growing lithium sector is facing mounting pressure as producers warn that a heavy tax burden and rising operational costs could undermine the country's ambitious beneficiation drive.W...
By Staff reporter | Published: 27 April 2026
Zimasco has taken miner Fidelis Mudzengi to court, seeking US$269 474 in compensation for allegedly extracting chrome ore from its mining claim without authorisation.The matter was heard before High C...
By Staff reporter | Published: 21 April 2026
Botswana Minerals has reported early-stage exploration results indicating a potentially extensive mineralised system in north-western Botswana, marking a decisive shift from licence accumulation towar...
By Staff reporter | Published: 20 April 2026
The High Court has ordered the joinder of President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a respondent in a legal dispute over the Gokwe Sengwa Colliery Mine, following the cancellation of a coal mining special grant...
By Staff reporter | Published: 16 April 2026
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