Karo Platinum secures 25-year mining deal in Zimbabwe
THARISA’S Karo Platinum project in Zimbabwe has secured a 25-year Special Mining Lease Agreement with the Government of Zimbabwe. This, the company says, provides the tenure and…
Implats seeks meeting with Zimbabwe govt over forex rules
IMPALA Platinum (Implats) is seeking a meeting with Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa to discuss foreign exchange retention rules that make it increasingly difficult for the…
Sinomine to build $500m lithium refinery in Zimbabwe
SINOMINE is to build a $500m lithium refinery in Zimbabwe in the next three to five years despite losing money following a crash in the price of the metal. “We have to borrow…
These two gold miners are defying the odds in Africa’s riskiest nations
ACCORDING to Johns Hopkins University academic Steve Hanke, Zimbabwe ranks as the world’s most miserable nation — a perspective taken not of the national character but of its…
Moti company African Chrome Fields identified in Zimbabwe Govt. fraud allegations
THE Moti Group, which owns platinum assets in South Africa and a lithium deposit in Zimbabwe, has been implicated in allegations of fraud involving Zimbabwe’s president, Emmerson…
Zimbabwe miners call on Mnangagwa to lift export ban on lithium
LITHIUM stockpiles in Zimbabwe have grown to two million tons after the Southern African country imposed an export ban on the battery material in December, said Bloomberg News.…
The revolving door of Zimbabwe’s mining investment keeps on spinning
ZIMBABWE’S mining sector was delivered a body-blow in June when Russian firm Vi Holding withdrew its support for the long-proposed platinum group metals (PGM) mine Darwendale.…
Zimbabwe says Kuvimba stake given to help compensate evicted white farmers
THE Zimbabwean government was handed a stake in Kuvimba Mining House in order to pay compensation to white farms, said Bloomberg News citing an announcement by the country’s…