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Chrome mining boon for Shurugwi families

In a major step toward community empowerment and inclusive resource management, Shurugwi North legislator Joseph Mpasi has launched an ambitious mining initiative aimed at directly benefiting local families in the mineral-rich district of …

Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Chrome smelter to establish 300MW power plant

GWERU-BASED chrome smelting company, Jin Yi Enterprises is set to establish a 300MW solar and thermal duel power station to generate power for its operations and channel excess electricity to the national grid.Speaking during a tour of the…

Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

SA chrome tycoon 'pays millions' to Zanu-PF chefs

A FIRM controlled by one of South Africa's richest tycoons suspiciously moved millions of United States dollars to politically connected Zimbabwean companies and powerful individuals, about five years ago, a new report said this week, clai…

Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:32hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Chrome ore export ban excites local players

THE steel manufacturing sector has welcomed Government's decision to ban export of chrome ore saying this will assist local players to secure ferrochrome for their operations at competitive prices.The banning of chrome ore and chrome conce…

Published: 10 Jan 2022 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chrome export ban sends tremors

GOVERNMENT'S shock decision to ban the export of raw chrome has sent shivers across markets, with mining industry players and leading experts calling on authorities to roll out incentives to stimulate domestic processing.They said while th…

Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 07:29hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

US$ payments for chrome miners

CHROME miners will, with immediate effect, get US Dollar payment for their deliveries following Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) refining of Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019. The announcement was made yesterday through Exchange Contro…

Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 07:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chrome smelters sued over US$7 million ore

Chrome mining and smelting company, Afrochine Smelting, has been taken to the High Court by NR Barber (Private) Ltd, for allegedly unlawfully removing its chrome ore worth US$7 million.Afrochine Smelting is a subsidiary of Tsingshan Iron a…

Published: 03 Jul 2019 at 08:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Predatory buyers capture Zimbabwe's chrome market

ZIMBABWE'S chrome market is dominated by predatory buyers who have formed domestic cartels which purchase chrome at an average price valued at 15% of export sales prices, NewsDay reported.According to a chrome producers draft policy, there…

Published: 01 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Wrangling chrome miners seek Mugabe intervention

WRANGLING over chrome mining claims by artisanal miners in the Midlands Province is continuing unabated, with the Zimbabwe Small Miners Confederation (ZSMC) now threatening to appeal to President Robert Mugabe.The small-scale miners are fi…

Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 12:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

Battle lines drawn over Zimbabwe chrome claims

ON Saturday July 1, 2017 the Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (Zimasco), the country's biggest ferrochrome producer, will officially surrender 22 700 hectares of chrome-rich claims to Government, but far from bringing cheer sabres are …

Published: 25 Jun 2017 at 12:04hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

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