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A Welcome to Hwange signpost is not the only visible feature you see which proves that one is in the mining Hwange district. The smells of burning coal in the atmosphere, the two significant towers exhausting smoke in the air at the Hwange Thermal Power Station are some of the features which resemble the area. Hwange district boasts of various minerals which have put the district in the international economic arena. The Deka coalfields, Shangano and Sinamatela coalfields, Tungsten in Dinde as ...

Gold buyers association hailed Herald Reporter MINES and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando has hailed the formation of the National Gold Buyers Association (NGBA) saying it is key in achieving the 100-tonne target of the yellow metal by 2023. Small-scale miners are expected to continue playing a significant role in shoring up national reserves through Fidelity Printers and Refiners. The newly-formed organisation pledged to protect the country’s interests in the trading and benefici...

‘MaShurugwi will hit mining output if left unchecked’  A rtisanal and small-scale miners are said to contribute more than 60% of gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners.  However, many of them remain informal. It is said that more than 1,5 million artisanal miners are not registered. Last year, the small-scale mining sector was troubled by a rowdy group of machete-wielding criminals known as MaShurugwi, who robbed several miners of their gold. Most analysts in the mining sector ...

Global mining giants endorse Zim Business Reporter Two global mineral extraction giants have endorsed Zimbabwe as a conducive mining investment destination, poised to attract billions of international capital on the back of friendly policies, stable and peaceful business environment. Australia Stock Exchange listed firm, Prospect Resources and New York Stock Exchange-listed Caledonia Mining Corporation, have become the latest leading international investors to endorse Zimbabwe as a safe and co...

Global Press Journal BINDURA: Amid piles of red soil and the buzz of grinding mills, Lloyd Karambakuwa prepares to risk his life for gold. Tall and slim, the 40-year-old is an artisanal miner in Bindura, a town 86 kilometers (53 miles) northeast of Harare, the capital. On this day, he dons a pair of worn-out shorts, attaches his headlamp and throws his equipment into a shallow tunnel. There is nothing to keep the tunnel from collapsing. He has no protective clothing, equipment or formal knowled...

MSU students launch mining safety campaign BY STEPHEN CHADENGA THE faculty of Engineering and Geosciences at the Midlands State University (MSU) has launched a mining safety campaign, whose primary objective is to ensure zero harm at the workplace, particularly amongst artisanal and small-scale miners. The MSU in a statement yesterday said that the project will run under the theme Safety Begins with Education. “The campaign was born out of the realisation that there has been an unprecedented...

‘Mines ministry must embrace technology’ - January 18, 2021 Mining is the backbone of the country’s economy, accounting for more than 60% of export earnings. However, there is a school of thought to the effect that the Mines and Mining Development ministry is not doing enough to turn the abundance of mineral resources into revenue. Masvingo businessman and miner Taguma Benjamin Mazarire (TBM) discussed different issues pertaining to mining with NewsDay (ND) r...

Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg ZIMBABWE has a large number of large-scale mines that have shut down, a development which has become a major stumbling block as the country seeks to build a US$12 billion mining sector and position it at the centre of an ambitious economic revival blueprint, a new report has revealed. DUMISANI NYONI In its latest report titled State of Closed Large- and Small-Scale Mines and their Relationship with Artisanal Mining, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Associati...

Sylhet Transport Strike Continues Commuters left helpless Vegetable traders are being forced to hire rickshaw-vans, incurring extra costs, to take the products to their destinations, as the transport strike in Sylhet division continues. Many reported seeing protesters blocking all kinds of vehicles, and roads looked almost deserted. This photo was taken yesterday from Humayun Rashid Chattar, on the outskirts of Sylhet city. Photo: Sheikh Nasir Our Correspondent, Sylhet Our Correspondent, Sylhe...

Tuesday, December 22, 2020  NewsdzeZimbabwe   MINES minister Winston Chitando was yesterday kicked out of Parliament by angry MPs after he came late to give oral evidence. Chitando had been invited to appear before the Edmond Mkaratigwa-led Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines to speak on the ministry’s action plan in response to mining disasters. An invite from the Parliament of Zimbabwe read: “The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines will be meeting with the Minister of Mi...