ZIMBABWE Alloys stands to unlock about $225 million from the export of three million tonnes of chrome ore over five years if Government grants the company’s application for an export licence.

The Tata Steel has executed supplementary lease deed for its Sukinda Chromite Mine following approval of lease extension by the State Government.

Iron ore exports to China provided a short-lived boom to the state economy. The mining companies made millions but the state squandered the gains by failing to beef up local industry.

Platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Sylvania Platinum’s project portfolio includes four hot spots on the northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex that have been identified as prospective platinum, palladium and gold targets (PGM 3E), together with copp...

THE Zimbabwe Miners’ Federation (ZMF) is seeking a licence to export more than 500,000 tonnes of chrome ore from small-scale miners. The request follows the temporary lifting of raw chrome ore exports ban, which is meant to rejuvenate the sector and empower s...

Minister of State for Steel and Mines Prafulla Kumar Mallick on Wednesday said that the inter-departmental committee on mines has recommended reopening of seven non-captive mines in the State.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]UNKI mine produced 16 000 equivalent refined platinum ounces in the second quarter to June 30, 2015, about 7 percent higher than the comparative period last year, the company has said.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]A CHINESE company, Tsingshan Iron and Steel Group, has placed an order for four million tonnes of chrome ore worth about $400 million from small-scale miners in Zimbabwe following the recent lifting of a ban on raw exports of the mineral, a C...