The Zimbabwean government directive bans all alluvial mining and river rehabilitation. We explain the total ban, the single ...

The question of whether and how diamonds from Zimbabwe’s rich Marange field should enter world markets has driven a wedge through the Kimberley Process. The meeting in Kinshasa was called in a bid to ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Tuesday to lift sanctions on a Zimbabwean diamond-mining firm despite concerns over alleged fraud in a July election that kept President Robert Mugabe ...

Association of Mine Managers of Zimbabwe (AMMZ) president Abel Makura says the association is engaging with authorities and regulatory bodies to streamline processes in the mining sector. The mining ...

Kimberley Process chairman Boaz Hirsch told reporters in Jerusalem the watchdog group has failed to agree and will now take an extra two days to see if members can reach a consensus on Harare's export ...

ARTISANAL mining in Zimbabwe has emerged as a vital lifeline for thousands of rural households, providing income and employment in areas where formal job opportunities are scarce. In gold-producing ...

ZIMBABWE is entering a decisive new phase in its economic journey, marked by renewed confidence, policy reorientation and a strong national commitment to positioning the country as a leading ...

As the world accelerates toward electrification, few minerals are as strategically important as lithium. Demand for lithium-ion batteries is projected to soar in the coming decade, driving intense ...

In Mazowe, 40 km outside the capital Harare, artisanal miners have broadened their search for gold ore as they continue digging the soil underground in some cases to over 50 metres deep. For the past ...

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's Landela Mining Venture has reached agreements to take over and revive four idle state-owned gold mines and is in talks to buy more assets from a privately-owned bullion ...