Mining
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New quarry mine in Murambinda to unlock job opportunities
Staff Writer A new quarry mining project in Murambinda is expected to generate employment opportunities for over 50 local employees during the first phase, gradually increasing to 300 employees in addition to numerous indirect jobs during the next development phase. The new quarry mine less than 2km from Murambinda is being spearheaded by Prevail Group…
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Mining ministry sets up US$5 million fund for artisanal miners
By Hopewell Chibvongodze Harare, March 5, 2024 – The government has availed US$5 million for the development of artisanal and small-scale miners, the Mines and Minerals Development Minister, Zhemu Soda has said. In an interview, Soda said the money was channeled through the Mining Industry Loan Fund (MILF). He urged the artisanal and small-scale miners…
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Commercial extraction of gas and oil to start soon: Minister of Mines
Writes Hopewell Chibvongodze Companies prospecting for gas and oil in the Zambezi Basin in Muzarabani are soon expected to start commercial extraction of the commodities, a Cabinet Minister said on Monday. Mines and Mining Development Minister, Zhemu Soda told a press conference that Zimbabwe is on course to become a player in the oil and…
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Kugara approaches High Court to have Henrietta Rushwaya fired as ZMF President
Joseph Panganai Kugara, a member of the Kwekwe Mining Association, an affiliate of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has approached the High Court to order Henrietta Rushwaya to quit her role as the ZMF President. Kugara approached the Masvingo High Court under Case number HCMSC89/24. The Zimbabwe Miners Federation is the first respondent. Henrietta Rushwaya…
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President Hakainde Hichilema to deliver keynote address at 2024 Mining Indaba
During his keynote at Mining Indaba, the President is expected to delve into the future of mining in Zambia, outlining his plans to expand copper production and position the country as a major player in the global mining industry
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Mining gurus for 2023 honoured
OWN CORRESPONDENT 2023 was the final year for miners to work towards the achievement of the US$12 billion industry. Miners, despite many challenges ranging from power outages, and softening commodity prices, showed effort and zeal to increase production. The mining sector, due to challenges mainly coming from a sharp drop in commodity prices, will most…
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Government Urged to Address Rise in Mining Workplace Deaths
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG), Zimbabwe Diamond Allied Mine Workers Union (ZDAMWU), and the Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACTSA) are deeply concerned by the government’s lack of action in addressing the increasing number of employees dying and getting injured on duty and are urgently calling upon the Government of Zimbabwe and its…
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Manhize villagers appeal for help
Writes Clayton Masekesa Villagers in Mushenjere and Kwaedza in Manhize, Midlands province, are facing acute hunger, as they are failing to plant their fields after losing their farming land to a Chinese company mining iron ore in the area. Dinson Iron and Steel Mining Company (DISCO) is a Chinese mining company that was awarded an…
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Rio Zim improving mine workers’ wellbeing
Writes Rebecca Munetsi ‘These herbs you are showing us here, are for women (lavender, mint, and rosemary). You should have brought strong herbs for men like us. It is a male-dominated workspace here,” says one miner who visited the Community Capacity Initiative Center For Africa (CCBICA) Stand during the Rio Zim Mine Wellness Week. The…
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Call upon Murowa Diamonds to uphold workers’ rights
By Zimbabwe Diamond Allied Mine Workers Union, and Centre for Natural Resource Governance The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) and Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Mineral Workers Union (ZDAMWU) have noted with grave concern ongoing labour and salary disputes which have culminated in the imminent downing of tools by mine workers at Murowa Diamonds in…
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Fossil fuel, mining, and extractive industry expansion threaten remaining tropical forests
Indigenous and civil society organizations hold press conference calling on world leaders gathering at the Summit of the Three Basins this week to commit to protecting tropical forests in these critical basins and to scale up rights-based legal protections We are at a critical juncture in the nature crisis: the science is unambiguous about the…
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Critical Minerals Africa Summit to Explore Current Investment Landscape
Critical Minerals Africa 2023 – taking place in Cape Town on 17 – 19 October – will explore what it takes to fund and develop Africa’s critical minerals projects in the current geopolitical and energy transition climate A dynamic panel discussion on the second day of the Critical Minerals Africa (CMA) 2023 summit will explore…
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Memorial Service for Bayhorse Mine disaster victims held
Chegutu – A memorial service for people who perished in the Bayhorse Mine disaster was held in Chegutu amid calls for strengthened mining safety. A family representative of the late Godfrey Baro, one of the victims who perished in the mine accident, Tendai Baro, thanked the government for the assistance in footing funeral expenses for…
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Mbire and Muzarabani communities feast on the Invictus Energy fig tree
By Lloyd Rabaya After their Mukuyu-1 Rig Site collapsed while trying to get to the Eureka moment, Invictus Energy shut down the well, and opened the Mukuyu-2 Rig Site, as the first one had failed to bring out the required result. However, contrary to the Bible’s Matthew 21:19 story where the tree ceased…
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Invictus Energy to turn rural Zambezi Valley into a city
Writes Lloyd Rabaya Australian-based Invictus Energy, which is prospecting for oil and gas in the Caborra Bassa basin/Muzarabani, is looking forward to turning the Zambezi Valley into an urban centre with vast means of production. Invictus Energy started its journey in the rural community in 2018 after discovering that the area had huge deposits of…
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Africa Climate Summit: “Africa’s Green Minerals Strategy” a catalyst for industrialisation
Nairobi, Kenya — September 5, 2023 — The African Minerals Development Center (AMDC), in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Open Society Foundation, has successfully concluded a high-level dialogue session at the Africa Climate Summit 2023. This significant event, held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya, brought together…
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Mapinga Mine to Energy Park a conduit for lithium value addition
Writes Elvis Dumba Buhera – President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called upon mining companies to upscale the setting up of the Mapinga Mine to Energy Park for the production of solar batteries and lithium products. President Mnangagwa made these remarks when he officially commissioned Sabi Star Lithium Plant in Buhera on Thursday. ” The mining sector…
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ZANU (PF) affiliates congratulate President Mnangagwa
ZANU (PF) affiliates, Young Miners for Economic Development (YM4ED) and Farmers for Economic Development (Farmers4ED) have congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa following his declaration by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) as the winner of the 2023 presidential election. “Young Miners for Economic Development (YM4ED) congratulates His Excellency, the President of Zimbabwe, Dr Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa on…
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Marange could have been a world class city: Villagers
Writes Clayton Masekesa Irate villagers from diamond-rich Marange in Manicaland province have said the area could have simply become a world-class city if diamonds worth billions of dollars were not endlessly looted through well-orchestrated syndicates that involve top chefs and security agents. In an interview recently, Daniel Chirasika from Marange Community Development Trust (MCDT) said:…
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Zvishavane women call for participation in extractive sector
By Tatenda Muchadenyika Women in Zvishavane have called upon the government and the extractive sector to recognise and facilitate rural women’s meaningful beneficiation from local resources so as to leave no one behind as espoused in Vision 2030 and National Development Strategy (NDS1). The call was made at a local workshop organised by WCoZ to…
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Tanzania the Gateway to East Africa’s Critical Minerals Investment Opportunity
At the official press launch for the Tanzania Mining & Investment Forum 2023 (www.TanzaniaMiningInvestmentForum.com) held today in Dar Es Salaam, Honourable Dr. Doto Mashaka Biteko, Minister of Minerals highlighted the unparalleled opportunities Tanzania has to offer in its mining sector. “It is with a great honour and deep sense of gratitude I welcome you to this meeting. As I stand…
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US$450 million Mapinga Lithium Salt Plant paves way for a smart city
Elvis Dumba Mapinga – A new smart city is expected for Mapinga to serve the proposed US13 Billion Mine to Energy Industrial Park that will serve a US $450 million Lithium salt plant, which is earmarked for Mapinga The plant will encompass two 300mw thermal power plants, a coking plant, a nickel-chromium alloy smelter, and…
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Private Sector Crucial for Critical Mineral Advancement: IBC Consultancy
Increased private sector participation across Africa’s critical minerals and energy sectors is crucial for the continent to move its economies forward, says Haddison Etchou at IBC Consultancy Energy Capital & Power (www.EnergyCapitalPower.com) spoke with Haddison Etchou, Corporate Finance & Tax Professional at IBC Consultancy, during the launch of the African Critical Minerals Summit (https://apo-opa.info/3Aqq5QF) in…
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Mining law changes expected from Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill
The Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill currently being debated is intended to reform the mining laws in the country and comes with joy among stakeholders since the process has been envisaged with minimum success and over a long period with attempts to amend the Bill in 2007 and 2018. Addressing delegates at the Key Stakeholder…
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Long-suffering Odzi villagers finally benefit from Chinese gold mining project
By Clayton Masekesa ODZI – The new kid on the block, Ming-Chang Sino Africa Investments, which is doing open-cast gold mining in Odzi, has changed the lives of residents and villagers through various developmental initiatives. Opened in June 2022, Ming-Chang Sino Africa Investments has already shown their serious development intentions by rehabilitating the Odzi-Save Causeway…
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Uncertainties in Base and Precious Metals Supply: Is Africa ready?
By Kearney Some African companies may need to pivot or scale down to withstand the current strains and maintain their operations The ongoing Ukraine war and ensuing sanctions imposed on Russia (the most extensive in world history) have resulted in spasms in the oil and natural gas markets, driving well-documented disruptions to energy supplies, as…
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US$12 billion mining economy requires innovation and disruptive ideas: Nyasha Magadhi
By Hillary Munedzi Youths have been urged to embrace a start-up culture and find new disruptive ideas and technologies to grow and move forward as the country gears towards a US$12 billion mining economy. The African continent has more than 40% of Africa’s population aged between 15-24 years and this number is expected to double…
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Woman dies in collapsed, disused mine shaft
By Elvis Dumba Banket – A woman related to the former police boss, Senior Assistant Commissioner, and spokesperson Wayne Bvudzijena died in a mine accident in Banket. Persuade Chambara died on 15 January 2023 after the ground she was walking on suddenly collapsed, trapping her underground at a mine where run by her husband through…
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Government urged to address rising Penhalonga mining deaths
By Clayton Masekesa MUTARE – Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) are calling on the government to show commitment to investigate the increasing deaths of people in mining incidences at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga. The CBOs include Centre for Research and Development (CRD), Penhalonga Youth Development Trust (PYDT), Zivai Community Empowerment Trust (ZICET), Penhalonga Service Delivery Committee (PSDC),…
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Zimbabwe Ban on Exportation of Raw Lithium: SARW calls for more reforms
The Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) proposes that the Zimbabwean government puts in place further reforms that complement its policy decision to ban raw lithium exportation to alleviate the negative impacts on Artisanal miners that the recent ban has had. Lithium is one of the critical minerals required for energy transition and the manufacturing of…
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Surge in Early Commitments Ahead of Investing in African Mining Indaba
The theme for 2023 is ‘Unlocking African Mining Investment: Stability, Security, and Supply’ Key government leaders and policymakers across the globe are signing up in their numbers ahead of the world’s largest mining investment event, Investing in African Mining Indaba (www.MiningIndaba.com). Indaba is returning to Cape Town in February 2023 with an impressive speaker line-up…
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Zimbabwe to ban export of raw lithium ore
By Hillary Munedzi With growing global demand for ‘green’ cars and ‘smartphones’, Zimbabwe’s government ring fences its vast lithium reserves by banning the export of raw ores as investors gravitate to the Southern African nation for mining concessions. According to an African mining Markets report “Zimbabwe is the leading country in Africa to produce Lithium…
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Heightened GBV in artisanal and small-scale mining sector worrisome: ZELA
As Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) joins the world in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), it expressed concern over the increase in the vice within the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. The annual campaign begins on 25 November and runs through International Human Rights Day on 10 December. ZELA…
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Take business ownership, improve economy: BEEF’s Dr. Solomon Matsa tells Zimbabweans
Dr. Solomon Matsa, the President of the Business Economic Empowerment Federation (BEEF) has implored Zimbabweans from all walks of life to take ownership of businesses and drive the economy. Founded in November 2017 by Zimbabwean business entrepreneurs, BEEF seeks to promote business and economic empowerment of native businesspeople, including citizens in the diaspora. “As a…
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Redwing Mine: Hungry workers mining what is not theirs
By Clayton Masekesa PENHALONGA – At one time, Jonathan Moyo, a cabinet minister during the reign of former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, was a very powerful man. Though being alleged to be the architect behind the draconian, Public Order and Security Act (POSA) and Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) that…
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COP27: Ensuring transition minerals don’t undermine just, equitable energy transition
The world needs to stop burning fossil fuels. Climate change is already happening and to prevent the worst impacts we must accelerate the just transition to cleaner, safer energy. In moving to renewable energy technologies, the world will be swapping reliance on one set of natural resources for another. An estimated sixfold increase in the production…
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Mining poised to attract investors into Zimbabwe as commodity prices soar
By Hillary Munedzi African commodity exporters have been urged to create a business-friendly environment in a bid to attract investment into their domestic mining sectors as elevated commodity prices are fueling an export boom across the continent. With the war in Ukraine set to stroke strong inflationary pressures across Africa, high prices for gold, oil,…
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Gemstones catalysts for achieving US$12 billion mining economy by 2023
Hon Winston Chitando, the Minister of Mines and Mining Development has said gemstones play an important role in aiding the mining sector to become a US$12 billion economic sector by 2023. He made the remarks in his speech during the meeting on the contribution of gemstones to the development of the mining sector held today…
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‘We will use our oil and gas to uplift our people’ – African energy leaders
While there is consensus on the need for low-carbon energy, the new energy mix must also support Africa’s social development and the upliftment of its people. This was the message from several delegates to the VIP and Ministerial Symposium of this year’s Africa Oil Week conference running from 3 to 7 October, at the CTICC.…
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Diaspora community eyes Zimbabwe mining industry
By Hillary Munedzi Integrating the gender perspective in the mining industry is pertinent as Zimbabweans in the diaspora join the world as the scramble for mineral resources in the Global South intensifies. WeMine Private Limited a company that specializes in mine pegging and prospecting urged the diaspora community to invest in the mining industry as…
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US$10 million on the cards for youths in mining
By Hillary Munedzi The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development will unveil a US$10 million investment fund for youths in the mining sector amid calls to prioritize young people in prospecting and mine registration so as to increase their participation. The US$10 million mining fund is aimed at ramping up production in tandem with the…
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NetOne’s OneHealth platform has potential to ensure mining industry health and safety
With the country recording an increase in mining-related fatalities, NetOne’s e-Health platform – OneHealth, a digital, mobile phone-based health solution that can be accessed via USSD to provide health tips, health-based loans, and insurance at a very low cost, is a possible game-changer and a panacea to the challenge. NetOne is one of the leading…
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ZAS: Econet offers customers 3D gaming, music and great entertainment
Econet Wireless is back in full force at the Zimbabwe Agriculture Show (ZAS) this year, after not being able to fully participate at the popular trade event over the past two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The leading telecommunications company did participate at ZAS with limited staff and a scaled-down exhibition in October last year, due…
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New Muriel Mine plant to prop up Mashonaland West’s GDP
By Elvis Dumba Muriel Mine, Zvimba – The Pan Africa Mining-operated gold mine of Muriel Mine is expected to help the Mashonaland West province’s gross domestic product (GDP) output through the establishment of a new dump re-treatment plant currently being set up. The plant is constructed on a 50-hectare piece of land and is expected…
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Debunking the Spin of Oil and Gas Exploration in Africa
By Dr. Richard Munang Today, about 660 million are without access to electricity and over 930 million are without access to clean cooking in sub-Saharan Africa. These are not just mere statistics. These human faces feel the brunt of the lack of energy access and clean energy. We cannot take this as a footnote but dig…