Ferrochrome producer gets Belgian offer
Ferrochrome producer, Niachos Investments, owned by South Africa’s Portnex has received an offer from a Belgian customer willing to pay upfront for the commodity to enable it to restart production, … Read More
Category: Mining
20MW solar project for Kamativi Mine expected to reopen in 2023
GOVERNMENT has unveiled plans to construct a 20MW solar plant in Kamativi, Matabeleland North province, with the defunct tin mine, which closed more than 20 years ago, expected to reopen … Read More
Mimosa full year output drops 5 percent
PLATINUM producer, Mimosa Mining Company, recorded a five percent drop in production to 247 800 ounces in the full year ended 30 June 2020 due to capacity constraints compared to … Read More
Zimra, BNC US$14m tax dispute drags on
THE High Court is still to make a ruling over an outstanding US$14 million tax dispute involving Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority. The tax dispute emanates … Read More
Artisanal miners need equipment to avert accidents
Small-scale and artisanal miners need machinery to increase their efficiencies and minimise accidents caused by poor practices. Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation (ZMF) president, Ms Henrietta Rushwaya, said poor mining skills have … Read More
ZMF secures gold buying licence
THE Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has secured a gold-buying licence and will now buy the yellow metal as an agent of state owned Fidelity Printers and Refiners. ZMF is the … Read More
BNC invests US$5.1m into capital projects
BINDURA Nickel Corporation (BNC) sunk a total of US$5.1 million into capital expenditure during the full year ended March 30, 2020 as it continues to undertake various capital projects at … Read More
ZCDC on course to achieving transparency
The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)’s recent publication of its annual reports is a sign that the diamond sector is well on course towards achieving transparency in line with international … Read More
Mining sector shifts focus to long term goals
THE mining sector is shifting focus from short term goals to long term achievements in a bid to ramp up production towards the set target of US$12 billion earnings by … Read More
Blanket Mine parent firm secures US$13mln to fund solar project
CALEDONIA Mining Corporation, which owns the Matabeleland South gold miner, Blanket Mine, has raised US$13 million for the construction of the planned 20MW solar power plant at the mine. Recently, … Read More
