Annual Chamber of Mines indaba kicks off inVictoria Falls

THE annual Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe Conference kicks off here today and
delegates are expected to engage in high-level discussions during the three-day indaba.
Coming at a time when Zimbabwe is pushing towards meeting the US$12 billion mining
industry target this year, the conference seeks to create value and opportunities for
emerging minerals such as lithium.Several delegates arrived here yesterday and attended
the closed sessions for the Chamber of Mines council meeting and the annual general
meeting for council members.

This year the conference runs under the theme: “Mining for Economic Transformation:
Creating Growth Enablers for the Mining Industry”.

According to the programme, President Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the
conference on Thursday.

Organisers have said the conference will focus on a wide range of issues affecting the
mining industry at a time when the sector has been on a growth trajectory especially
judging by the opening of new mining entities across the spectrum of the mineral
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resource.Mining is one of Zimbabwe’s key economic drivers alongside agriculture,
manufacturing and tourism.

Among areas of deliberation will be the growth potential of the battery minerals value,
prospects for a regional battery minerals value, developing battery minerals value chain
with a case study of global experiences and strengthening governance in the batteries
minerals value chain, best practice as well as the overview of the Zimbabwe lithium
sector.

The conference will also discuss avenues to consolidate growth drivers for the mining
industry and how to address challenges undermining the potential growth of mineral subsectors.

Electricity supply for the mining industry and alternative energy solutions for mining
companies are topics also expected to take centre stage.-The Chronicle