BUSINESS NEWS

Decriminalise gold possession: Miners

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya has called on government to re-align mining laws to decriminalise the possession of gold to increase production by artisanal miners.Speaking at ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 November 2019

MINING & RETAIL

High Court orders mine to cease operations

The High Court has ordered Gwanda-based mining concern, Imani Mine, to cease operations with immediate effect after failing to follow proper mining procedures.The order was issued by Justice Jester He...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Granite miners face threat of closure

GRANITE producers are making frantic efforts to avoid a ban on exports to save their operations and jobs in the sector, businessdigest has learnt.President Emmerson Mnangagwa has tasked Industry minis...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Blanket Mine sets up oxygen plant, recoveries seen at 94%

As part of its investment plans to ramp up production, Canadian based mining firm Caledonia Mining has successfully installed and commissioned a new oxygen plant at its Blanket Mine which is expected ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Arcadia leads Zimbabwe's mega mine projects

Prospect Resources has registered significant progress on its Zimbabwe-based electric vehicle batteries lithium project just outside Harare, which it says will become the first major mining project to...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Zimbabwe starts repossessing idle mines

THE Government has started implementing the "use it or lose it" policy, which will see thousands of individuals or companies having their mining rights taken away for holding onto them for speculative...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Eureka Gold Mine targets re-opening by April 2021

Gold production at Eureka Mine in Guruve is expected to resume within the next 18 months with refurbishment and rehabilitation work progressing well.At its peak , Eureka Gold Mine was the country's pr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Illegal mining threatens Blanket Mine operations

CALEDONIA Mining Corporation has bemoaned the rampant increase of illegal mining activities on properties controlled by its gold mining company, Blanket Mine in Gwanda.Blanket Mine has exploration tit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 September 2019

EDUCATION

Zimbabwe School of Mines boss fired

Zimbabwe School of Mines chief executive officer Dzingirai Tusai has been fired.The ZSM board, which sent Tusai on forced leave in May last year to pave way for investigations into corruption allegati...

By Staff reporter | Published: 27 September 2019

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

David Whitehead re-opening imminent

DAVID Whitehead Textiles (DWT) intends to "immediately" restart operations at Chegutu factory after several years of intermittent operations, following acquisition of the company's majority shareholdi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 July 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Minister 'unleashes' Zanu-PF youths, police to grab mine

Mashonaland East Provincial Affairs minister Appolonia Munzverengi is being accused of using her political muscle to grab a mining claim owned by Mekasi Engineering.The company claim that the minister...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 July 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Police officers clash over lucrative Gokwe mine

There was drama when police from Nembudzia Police Station fought and disarmed their counterparts from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Gokwe after they tried to arrest an officer implic...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 July 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Mercury ban poser for Zimbabwe gold mines

Zimbabwe is racing against time to find effective and sustainable ways to eliminate the use of mercury, which is widely used by small miners in processing gold, in line with dictates of global treaty ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

RBZ rejects gold miners' demand

ZIMBABWE is not in a position to liberalise domestic gold marketing and buying as this will negatively affect the flow of foreign currency into the economy, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) deputy gover...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 June 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Mine, farm workers least paid: Zela

Most mining and agriculture sector workers are among the least-paid despite working under hazardous conditions that threaten their lives and health, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) h...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Lenox Mine ownership wrangle deepens

TWO Flags Trading (Private) Limited is the legitimate owner of the gold-rich Lennox Mine in Mashava and various contestations by the rival Tambanashe Enterprises were a mere waste of the court's time,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 May 2019

POLITICS

Mnangagwa stops eviction of 20 000 villagers by Chinese miner

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered a Chinese company to stop its planned quarry mining activities in Domboshava, following an outcry by over 20 000 villagers who had already been ordered to vaca...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 May 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Villagers stranded as miner seals boreholes

Villagers in Mutoko were left scavenging for water after a local granite mining company, upon closing shop, sealed off boreholes it had drilled in the area.In his report during a provincial coordinati...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 April 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Miners urge Fidelity to review gold price

Small-scale gold producers in Masvingo province have welcomed the recent price increase of the yellow metal on the world market and pleaded with Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) to localise the in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 April 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Mine to lose equipment

EQUIPMENT belonging to Eldorado Mine in Chinhoyi will today go under the hammer to settle a debt owed to one of the country's leading security firms.The Chinhoyi High Court has instructed the sheriff ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Miners say 'use it or lose it' concept spot on

GOVERNMENT should expedite implementation of the "use it or lose it" concept as announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa so as to unlock new economic opportunity and create more jobs, small scale min...

By Staff reporter | Published: 24 April 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Wrangle over Zimbabwe diamond mine continues

THE stalemate over the pricing of River Ranch Mine, situated in the border town of Beitbridge, continues unabated as the owners, Rani Investments, and potential buyers, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 February 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Mine robbery gang members denied bail

The trial of eight Zvishavane men, who allegedly raided a Chinese mining company in Zvishavane recently failed to kick off in Gweru on Friday as the State is waiting for documents from their court of ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 February 2019

MINING & RETAIL

Miners object EPOs introduction

Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), the umbrella body representing small-scale miners, is opposing applications for Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) made by 11 local and international mining companie...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 January 2019

BUSINESS NEWS

Miners want to import own fuel

ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF), the representative body of small-scale miners, says it is pushing for a licence to import fuel for onward distribution to its members to ensure continuity of producti...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 January 2019
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