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Mining in Zimbabwe
Company progressing tungsten mine production
7th September 2018 Aim-listed, multicommodity mining and natural resources development company Premier African Minerals has announced a placement to raise £750 000 needed to supplement working capital for its RHA tungsten mine in Zimbabwe. →
Zim miner seeking new opportunities
7th September 2018 Diversified miner Vast Resources reports that its expansion initiatives in Zimbabwe continue to progress encouragingly. Vast Resources has interests in the producing Pickstone-Peerless and Eureka gold mines. →
SOLID PERFORMANCE Gold produced and sold at Pickstone-Peerless rose in the second quarter to the highest recorded levels
Investors need proof of Zimbabwe mining pudding
By: Evert Wasserman 7th September 2018 There are plenty of new and dormant coal projects in Zimbabwe, which can help improve the economy of Zimbabwe, says senior coal analyst Xavier Prévost. Zimbabwe has abundant coal resources of a high quality, as some contain coking coal, which is usually available and also the most expensive kind... →
KEY INPUT Coking coal is used to create coke, one of the key input components for the production of steel, which is the key element of blast furnace operations
Notable shaftsinking progress achieved at Blanket mine
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 8th September 2017 Southern Africa-focused gold miner Caledonia Mining Corporation “is progressing well” with the sinking of a central shaft at its Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, Caledonia CFO Mark Learmonth tells Mining Weekly. The company is “very happy” with the progress made thus far, he says, with the... →
Zim platinum miner reports positive quarter
8th September 2017 JSE-listed platinum group metals producer Impala Platinum subsidiary Zimplats experienced a positive period in the quarter ended June 30, reporting a safety milestone, greater tonnes mined and ore milled, and revenue growth. During the quarter, Zimplats recorded 365 lost-time-injury- (LTI-) free... →
NOTABLE MILESTONE Zimplats recorded 365 lost-time-injury-free days on April 9
Myriad of opportunities in Zim’s mining sector
8th September 2017 Zimbabwe is poised for growth and, with the country committed to ensuring a sustainable growth path, there are a host of investment opportunities in the mining industry to be capitalised on. This is according to the investment promotion body Zimbabwe Investment Authority‘s Invest in Zimbabwe... →
DIAMONDIFEROUS Zimbabwe has deposits of high-quality diamonds, which are in high demand on the global market
Zimbabwe mining potential not fully realised
By: Victor Moolman 2nd September 2016 The full potential of gold mining in Zimbabwe has yet to be reached, says gold producer Metallon Corporation, which believes the future of the country’s mining industry is bright. →
RHA tungsten mine LoM to be confirmed
By: Victor Moolman 2nd September 2016 The RHA underground tungsten mine, in Zimbabwe, has a forecast eight-year mine life, but a resource upgrade, which is expected to conclude in the coming weeks, should “more accurately” assess the life-of-mine (LoM). →
Blanket expected to benefit from new appointments
2nd September 2016 Aim-listed Caledonia Mining chairperson Leigh Wilson says the experience of the company’s newly appointed independent nonexecutive director John McGloin will help ensure that the robust mine development plan, which is currently under way at the Blanket mine in Zimbabwe, will be successfully... →
Zim mining achieves 3.5% growth in first half of 2015
By: David Oliveira 4th September 2015 Zimbabwe’s mining industry has slightly exceeded the mid-year growth projection of 3.1% by achieving 3.5%, largely supported by increased production in the gold, nickel, platinum and palladium sectors, says pan-African advisory firm africapractice Harare-based consultant Chiedza Danha. “Though... →
$70m development plan to double mine production by 2021
4th September 2015 Construction of the Blanket gold mine is “going as planned” and progressing well, Caledonia Mining has reported. CFO Mark Learmonth says the company’s $70-million development plan, which will be executed over the next five years, will double production at the mine to about 80 000 oz/y by 2021. →
Sands retreatment plant to begin production next month
By: David Oliveira 4th September 2015 Plant commissioning and production at Zimbabwe gold producer Metallon’s Mazowe mine’s sand retreatment plant is expected to start next month, company CEO Kenneth Mekani tells Mining Weekly. Once completed, the plant will mill 60 000 t/m, overtaking Metallon’s 35 000 t/m Shamva mine as the... →
Miner reports higher H1 gold production
By: Megan van Wyngaardt 4th September 2015 Africa-focused Metallon Corporation produced 23 759 oz of gold in the second quarter, bringing its production for the first half of the year, ended June 30, to 48 143 oz. This was 6% higher than the 45 524 oz produced in the first half of 2014, despite a loss of nine production days in January,... →
Diversified major sells Zimbabwe operations
4th September 2015 Diversified major Rio Tinto in June completed the sale of its 78% interest in the Murowa diamond mine and its 50% interest in the Sengwa coal fields, both in Zimbabwe, to RZ Murowa Holdings, a division of Zimbabwean independent mining company Rio-Zim. Prior to the transaction Rio-Zim already held... →
Company reports lower Zimbabwe gold sales
4th September 2015 Gold sales from pan-African multi-commodity mining and development company Mwana Africa’s Freda Rebecca mine, in Zimbabwe, dropped slightly to 57 799 oz during the financial year ended March 31, from the 58 704 oz sold during the prior financial year. During the year under review the gold mine’s... →
Zimbabwe gold project progresses
4th September 2015 Aim-listed gold miner Vast Resources’ Pickstone-Peerless gold mine, in Zimbabwe, has progressed to the commissioning phase. Production at the mine was expected to start last month, with an estimated output of 10 000 oz/y of gold from the targeted initial mining rate of 10 000 t/m of ore from an... →
Tungsten project ships first concentrates
4th September 2015 Aim-listed multi-commodity mining and resource development company Premier African Minerals announced last month that plant modifications for its flagship RHA Tungsten project, in Zimbabwe, had arrived on site and that the first tungsten concentrate from the project had been shipped to Durban,... →
Platinum producer increases output
By: Natalie Greve 4th September 2015 After successfully increasing the ore mined across its operations by 19% quarter-on-quarter to 1.48-million tons for the three months ended June 30, platinum miner Zimplats has lifted the production of platinum, palladium, gold and rhodium (4E) metal-in-concentrate by 12%, delivering 119 427 oz... →
Multicurrency trade spurring Zim growth
By: Pimani Baloyi 5th September 2014 Zimbabwe’s mining and agriculture sectors have been on a growth path since the government adopted a multi-currency regime in 2009, which has enabled mining companies to sell their commodities in US dollars, like mining companies in other parts of the world, says global information company IHS... →
MULTI-CURRENCY REGIME The use of multi-currencies in Zimbabwe has led to a relative growth in the country’s mining and agriculture sectors
Zim-focused gold miner aims for midtier status
By: Pimani Baloyi 5th September 2014 Zimbabwe-focused London-based gold miner Metallon Corporation is implementing a five-year strategy to become a midtier gold producer of 200 000 oz of gold per year by 2016, says Metallon CEO and deputy chairperson Mzi Khumalo. He tells Mining Weekly that the strategy involves reducing costs,... →
NGOs demand assurance of women’s rights in mining
5th September 2014 Human rights and nongovernmental organisations Via Campesina Africa, volunteer-based Women in Mining (WiM) and Southern African Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) demanded of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), during a SADC people’s summit held in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on August 15 and 16,... →
Zimbabwe among the ten worst mining investment destinations
By: Pimani Baloyi 5th September 2014 Canada-based research organisation the Fraser Institute has placed Zimbabwe among the world’s ten worst mining jurisdictions, according to its 2013 Mining Survey, which tallied responses from about 4 100 global mining company executives and managers. Zimbabwe ranked 106 out of 112 for its... →
Commissioning of second study of Zim assets
5th September 2014 Southern and West Africa-focused multicommodity natural resource company Premier African Minerals in June commissioned a follow-up study to review low-capital options and near-term production alternatives for its Zimbabwe-based exploration project RHA Tungsten and its Zulu pegmatite project. This... →
Nameplate Centre
5th September 2014 Custom traffic, safety and commercial signage manufacturer Nameplate Centre provides necessary visibility signage, safety equipment and branding for the mining, construction, government, metropolitan, and municipal sectors in the sub-Saharan Africa region. Established in May 2013, the company’s... →
Zim wants minerals processed locally 
By: Pimani Baloyi 5th September 2014 Zimbabwe is proceeding with plans to ensure that the minerals mined in-country are also processed in-country, instead of in South Africa or Europe, which is the current norm. As part of this process, Zimbabwe levied a 15% tax on rough diamonds and platinum concentrate exports in January to... →
Standby capacity for SA mines
By: Pimani Baloyi 5th September 2014 Harare-based mining equipment supplier Machinery Exchange, in expectation of a time when Zimbabwe’s mining industry can live up to its full potential, prioritises staff training, the supply of quality services and world-class equipment and keeping abreast of global trends in its sector, says... →
Tax regime, mining policy must change to ensure growth in Zim mining
By: Chantelle Kotze 6th September 2013 The Zimbabwean mining industry is at a significant juncture, as it desperately needs to put long-term plans and strategy for the next 10 to 20 years in place, to develop the mining sector, yield high returns on investment and raise the necessary funds to achieve such plans. →
Engagement with govt key in indigenisation legislation
By: Chantelle Kotze 6th September 2013 Free, open and honest engagement between investors and the Zimbabwe government – sooner rather than later – is key to moving forward with the country’s indigenisation legislation, as keeping the lines of communications open will create a win-win solution for both parties, law firm Webber Wentzel... →
Sanctions still hamper Zim diamond exports
By: Chantelle Kotze 6th September 2013 One of the biggest challenges still facing Zimbabwe’s diamond mining industry is the sanctions imposed by the US and European Union (EU) on the export of rough diamonds from the country’s mines, says diamond dealer and manufacturer Ernest Blom Diamonds owner Ernest Blom who is also president of... →
Project management for PPP projects
6th September 2013 As post-election Zimbabwe moves forward, there is a pressing need to address the infrastructure deficits in the health, water reticulation and treatment, power, education and communication sectors, with particular need for rehabilitation on the country’s major road networks, which are no longer... →
Steel pipeline installed at Zim mining company
By: Chantelle Kotze 6th September 2013 Robor Pipe Systems, a division of steel, tube and pipe manufacturer Robor, supplied its patented Steel Polypipe to Zimbabwe Platinum Mines’ (Zimplats’) $460-million Phase 2 project, at the Ngezi mine, in Zimbabwe. →
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