Africa Mining: Zimbabwe to let two new private miners dig for diamonds

Africa Mining: Zimbabwe to let two new private miners dig for diamonds

Zimbabwe’s government is letting two new private companies mine diamonds in the country and may even allow foreign investors to hold majority stakes in local operations on condition that part of their output is reserved for domestic downstream industries.

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Africa Mining: Zimbabwe focuses on policy certainty to revive mining investment

The Zimbabwean government is committed to ensuring mining policy certainty to win back investment and revive the industry, Mining and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando said at an investor seminar in Johannesburg.

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Africa Mining: Zimbabwe resumes diamond sales, expects to auction 1.56 million carats

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Mines, Winston Chitando, held a press conference this week to announce that, following its one-year break, the country has resumed diamond auctions and expects to sell 1.558 million carats of diamonds over the next two months.

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Africa Mining: Zimbabwe’s mining minister says lithium biggest draw

Zimbabwe has the potential to be a leading producer of lithium, which has so far attracted more interest than any other of its minerals, Zimbabwe’s new Minister of Mines and Mining Development Winston Chitando said on Tuesday.

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