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The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe contains the world's largest known platinum group metals and high-grade chrome deposits outside of South Africa. Salene Chrome was awarded a number of special grants in May 2018 on the eastern side of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe allowing for the mining of various minerals.
By Mthandazo Nyoni ZIMBABWE is pushing to transform its mining industry into a US$12 billion sector by 2023. There is an interesting mix of minerals on which this target is being projected, including chrome. But, for Norton Miners' Association chairperson and small-scale miner Privelage Moyo, th
The yellow metal is one of the most mined minerals in Zimbabwe. Gold mining and exploration in Zimbabwe, ... Chrome. Chrome is one of Zimbabwe's main exports after gold, platinum group metals, and diamonds. ... Production at the mine was expected to start in July last year when de-watering of flooded shafts was expected to be complete, but ...
"The ban will capacitate current smelters and maximise the value chain to be realised from the country's abundant resources." Zimbabwe produced 300,926 tonnes of chrome ore in the first quarter of ...
According to Butete, Zimbabwe boasts some of the highest grades of chrome ore globally, ranging from 36% to 70% chrome ore, making it an attractive investment opportunity. "We are in areas where investors can utilize artisanal miners' trenching, in between Zimasco and Zimalloys claims," Butete explained.
According to Takuva, it was of importance for the government through the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) to support primary producers of chrome ore as this will help in the achievement of the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development's vision to see mining realize an annual revenue of US$12 billion by the end of 2023.
Transnational corporations dominated chromite mining in Zimbabwe for the entire colonial period. However, the postcolonial period witnessed a gradual but significant shift toward small-scale and artisanal mining as liberalisation led to the informalisation of the mining sector. This chapter examines the impulses in the transformation of the chromite mining …
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The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe contains the world's largest known platinum group metals and high-grade chrome deposits outside of South Africa. Salene Chrome was awarded …
Government's ban of chrome fines worsened the situation in relation to the state of the chrome mining sector that was infested by buyers who were milking miners through buying at US$40 per tonne. Zimasco, a major chrome buyer in Zimbabwe, was paying about US$38 a tonne with a component in local currency at the interbank rate.
June 13, 2024. Through its subsidiary Zim Alloys, Kuvimba Mining House (KMH) is reviving its chrome concentrator and washplants across Zimbabwe to boost the country's …
Business Correspondent Chrome mining in Zimbabwe has seen significant growth in recent years, spurred by the country's vast chromite deposits and the increasing demand for chrome worldwide. The ...
Zvishavane is one of the marginalized communities in Zimbabwe where all types of mining activities are taking place as the district is located along the Great Dyke mineral belt. The dominant mining entities in the district are artisanal small-scale miners exploiting gold and chrome. Given the low capitalization that characterizes artisanal ...
Tsingshan is the proprietor of Afrochine Smelting, a company which has a huge presence in Zimbabwe's chrome fields. Last year, Afrochine said the steel plant would sit on 2 000 hectares. This will comprise a 1,5 kilometre long and …
The life of the mine is expected to endure for at least 20 years, if not 30 or 40 years given the richness of the chrome reserves in the area. This will provide long-term job security …
Salene Chrome was awarded a number of special grants in May 2018 on the eastern side of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe ('Salene Chrome East'), allowing for the mining of various minerals. Salene Chrome subsequently had also applied for, and was granted a number of licenses to the western side of the Great Dyke ('Salene Chrome West').
Production peaked in 1975 at 876 000 tonnes, before falling to a 20 year-low of 431 000 tonnes in 1983, a drop of 51%. Production recovered in 2001 to 780 000 tonnes, before declining to 194 000 ...
Arcadia mine is located near Harare, Zimbabwe, 38km east of the capital and lies in the high veld near the Arcturus gold mine. The deposit is made up of Winston, Takashi, Green Mamba, Bing, Tourit, and the Oribi Li-Be claims, which were operated before the early 1970s. It is considered to be one of the world's biggest hard rock lithium resources.
Government's ban of chrome fines worsened the situation in relation to the state of the chrome mining sector that was infested by buyers who were milking miners through buying at US$40 per tonne.
Mutsvangwa told reporters after a cabinet meeting that Zimbabwe had 22 operating chrome smelters, which could soon face insufficient feedstock if chrome mining capacity did not increase.
Business Correspondent Chrome mining in Zimbabwe has seen significant growth in recent years, spurred by the country's vast chromite deposits and the increasing …
Streamlined is a mining company focus on chrome ore and other minerals in the Great Dyke area Zimbabwe. produced over 2000 tons of monthly. We have 200 people 10 machinery trucks our operations. ... Chrome Ore, Lumpy Chrome, Chrome Fine, Alluvial Chrome, Copper Ore, Nickel Ore
ZIMBABWE is pushing to transform its mining industry into a US$12 billion sector by 2023. There is an interesting mix of minerals on which this target is being projected, including chrome. But, for Norton Miners' Association chairperson and small-scale miner Privelage Moyo, the vision might be hard to achieve. There are a plethora of challenges
Sandawana Mines, operating as an open-cast mine while actively pursuing exploration initiatives, has got vast Lithium deposits across a landscape of 21km in the Mberengwa district of Zimbabwe. Previously an Emerald Mine, Sandawana Mines ( a subsidiary of Kuvimba Mining House) commenced Lithium mining in January 2023 and has achieved …
productivity and cost effective mining method for dyke narrow seam underground mining. •To date no success has been registered •This is an important project for the country as the future of chrome mining in Zimbabwe is, no doubt, underground. PRODUCTIVITY CONSTRAINS •The remaining open pittable Resource lasts for less than 3 years.
AFRICAN Chrome Fields (ACF), one of Zimbabwe's biggest chrome miners, has revived the construction of its multi-million dollar aluminothermic plant, which had been frustrated by Covid-19 pandemic-induced lockdowns. Tinashe Makichi The project, which officials say will change Zimbabwe's chrome beneficiation landscape, riding on the deployment of …
Jin An Corporation was established in 2012 and is located in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province, in Gweru. ... As well as ferrochrome, the Jin An Group conducts chrome ore …
Munro Nel. The first of its kind in southern Africa, African Chrome Fields has announced that its new, ground-breaking aluminothermic smelting factory in Zimbabwe will open its …
A 2013 report by Parliament's portfolio committee on mines and energy noted that some of the chrome mining claims that were in the hands of indigenous players in the Great Dyke were "in ...
Salene secured three special grants from the Zimbabwe government covering an area of around 9,500ha on the eastern side of the Great Dyke in Zimbabwe. The special grants give Salene rights to mine chrome in the areas within the Great Dyke region, which is known to contain illuvial chrome concentrations of up to 30% Cr 2 O 3 at surface.
Predatory pricing of the commodity is rife by these two companies. Most contractors/tributors especially in the north and middle Dyke under Zimasco where chrome seams are narrower and more costly to mine are heavily indebted to the mother company which means they will continue to service unsustainable debt until they crumble.
Zimbabwean-based African Chrome Fields has announced that construction is nearly complete on its new state-of-the-art aluminothermic smelting plant in Zimbabwe, which will open around July. This marks the latest milestone in the roll out of the group's expansion strategy, having invested over $250 million in the country to date.
