Belgium's Sibelco, one of the world’s largest glass-ceramic manufacturers, is in talks with Prospect Resources that could see the company buying lithium from Zimbabwe’s Arcadia Mine.
Prospect Resources and Sibelco on Wednesday announced they...
Caledonia Mining Corporation’s Blanket mine produced 14,233 ounces of gold in the first three months of 2020, a 19% increase on last year’s corresponding quarter.
The Q1 output follows a record-breaking final quarter of...
Zimplats says its operations remain largely uninterrupted despite the COVID-19 enforced lockdowns in Zimbabwe and South Africa, where the company’s refiner, Impala, has issued a force majeure declaration.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa ordered a 21-day...
Zimbabwe hopes to keep some of the country’s mines going during the 21-day coronavirus lockdown. But the trouble is how to get the output to market, in the face of disruption of supply routes and lockdowns in...
Caledonia Mining says it has enough stock and cash to outlast lengthy lockdowns in Zimbabwe and South Africa, and its Blanket Mine will apply to continue operations.
Zimbabwe and South Africa have declared...
Zimbabwe could suffer a 60% fall in mineral output in the second quarter and lose over US$400 million in mining revenue due to the impact of the coronavirus, the Chamber of Mines says.
Production,...
KWEKWE - Portnex has shut down its Zimasco ferrochrome plant
in Kwekwe after prices of the alloy fell to four-year lows on weak demand
caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
The closure places at risk hundreds...
In this report, newZWire details the main factors and companies to watch in Zimbabwean mining in 2020. Click on the link below to access a pdf of the report.
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By Nelson Banya and Ranga Mberi
Mining was expected to be the bedrock on which Zimbabwe built its recovery. The early months of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s leadership saw strong international interest in Zimbabwe’s largely...
Shamva and Mazowe Mines have been put into corporate rescue after an application by unions for a reconstruction order on the two mines, owned by Metallon, once the country’s biggest gold producer.
The Associated...
