Mining Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe recorded approximately 150 mining fatalities in the nine months to September 30, 2026, up from 132 deaths in the whole of 2025, prompting Deputy Chief Government Mining Engineer Tapererwa Paswavaviri to call for greater access to rock engineering expertise across the country’s artisanal and small-scale mining sector, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo Mapuranga [...

The Zimbabwe National Institute of Rock Engineering (ZINIRE) has called for rock-engineering solutions that can be applied across mining operations of different sizes, with particular attention to ground support and the prevention of fatalities in artisanal and small-scale mining, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo Mapuranga Speaking at ZINIRE’s 13th Annual General Meetin...

Blanket Mine has paid a further US$2.5 million dividend to the Gwanda Community Share Ownership Trust, bringing the total value of dividends distributed to the Trust since its establishment in 2012 to more than US$18.9 million, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo Mapuranga The payment by Blanket Mine (1983) (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Caledonia […]

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Gold buying prices in Zimbabwe per gram/ ounce, 23 October 2026, from the official gold buyer and exporter, Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR). 1 oz = 31.1035 g Gold category Price (US$/g) Price (US$/oz) SG 90% and above $121.10 $3,765.63 SG 85% and above but below 90% $119.82 $3,725.83 SG 80% and above but below 85% […]

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Namib Minerals has signed a non-binding term sheet with Ecobank Zimbabwe for a proposed US$30 million loan to advance resource definition and bankability work at Redwing Mine, as the company moves towards restarting the gold asset and assessing its potential for larger-scale development. Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Ryan Chigoche The proposed 36-month facility is […]