Caledonia Mining has approved construction of the Bilboes Mine, after a feasibility study projected strong returns for what would be Zimbabwe’s biggest gold mine. The company has now started raising part of the US$484 million needed for a...
Zimbabwe’s state-owned mining company and a group of Chinese investors started work on a feasibility study that’s a precursor to raising as much as $300 million to develop a new lithium plant.
Kuvimba Mining...
By Chris Muronzi
Zimbabwe's platinum miners are owed millions in unpaid exports income under the government's foreign currency retention rules, the mining chamber has said, hurting operations in a sector battling to recover from a...
By Chris Muronzi
Kuvimba Mining House will develop its Darwendale platinum project as an open pit rather than the previously planned underground mine, CEO Trevor Barnard said, speeding up the delayed venture as...
Ghana is losing billions of dollars in revenue annually to smuggling from its booming artisanal gold mining sector with much of the gold flowing to the United Arab Emirates, according to a report by nonprofit Swissaid.
By Ray Ndlovu
In Filabusi, the streets are packed with BMW X5s and Land Rover Defenders, modern houses paid for in cash are springing up and whisky is only sold by the bottle...
RioZim’s troubles sank to new depths last year, as gold output plunged 54%, at a time rivals are cashing in on record-high gold prices.
The company faces growing pressure from unions calling for it...
At the Chamber of Mines AGM last week, the main annual meeting of the mining industry, a man stood up to complain that some miners were disregarding the law, damaging the environment, and giving locals a raw...
Karo Platinum has completed earthworks at its new mine in Ngezi and is in advanced talks to raise an additional $165 million to complete the project, which has faced significant delays due to low platinum prices.
A legal clash over the definition of lithium beneficiation is fuelling a standoff between Zimbabwe’s lithium producers and the government, with miners warning that conflicting laws are inflating taxes and threatening investment agreements.
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