Mining News
Idle Power Producers to Lose Licences… As Govt Assures Productive Sectors
By Africa Moyo Victoria Falls — Over 30 independent power producers (IPPs) with licences to generate up to 5 000MW,...
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Desperate Citizens Risk Lives in Abandoned Mines
By Columbus Mavhunga Officials in Zimbabwe say the bodies of eight illegal miners have been retrieved from an abandoned gold...
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Tanzania gives tough condition to mining giant Barrick NEGOTIATIONS between the government and Barrick Gold Corporation (BGC) are almost complete,...
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Delayed Gas Project Could Hurt Tanzania’s FDI Chances
By Bob Karashani Delays in the setting up Tanzania's first liquefied natural gas export facility could hurt the country's chances...
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Mining Firm Files US$132m Lawsuit Against Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
GOLD mining giant, Metallon Corporation has thrown down the gauntlet, filing a US$132 million lawsuit against the Reserve Bank of...
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Military Stake Stymies $4bn Zim Platinum Project
By Felix Njini, Antony Sguazzin and Loni Prinsloo, Bloomberg A plan to build Zimbabwe’s biggest platinum mine at a cost...
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Villagers Resist a Chinese Company’s Mining Project
By Columbus Mavhunga Zimbabwe has clamored for outside investment in recent years, but villagers north of the capital are resisting...
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Zimbabwe Villagers Face China’s Growing Appetite for Minerals
By William Niba Thousands of Zimbabweans are facing eviction as another Chinese investor prepares to take over a mine-rich village...
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Zimbabwe And Russia Unite in US$4 Billion Platinum Mine Deal
By Nicole Rashotte Zimbabwe and Russia have signed a US$4 billion agreement to build a new platinum mine in the African country....
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Workers in Tanzania’s Noisy Factories Are at Risk Of Hearing Damage
By Israel Paul Nyarubeli Excessive exposure to noise can cause permanent hearing loss. It’s estimated that a third of disabling hearing problems...
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