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The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development is the government ministry responsible for mines and mining in Zimbabwe. The incumbent minister is Soda Zhemu. [1] It oversees: Zimbabwe Geological Survey; Zimbabwe Government Mining Engineer; Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe [2]
The mining industry of Zimbabwe is highly diversified, with close to 40 different minerals. The predominant minerals mined by the industry include platinum, chrome, gold, coal, and diamonds. The country boasts the second-largest platinum deposit and high-grade chromium ores in the world, with approximately 2.8 billion tons of platinum group ...
The Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority is responsible for providing the country with electrical energy. Zimbabwe has two larger facilities for the generation of electrical power, the Kariba Dam (owned together with Zambia) and since 1983 by large Hwange Thermal Power Station adjacent to the Hwange coal field.
The Mimosa mine is a large underground mine located in the southern part of Zimbabwe in the Zvishavane District of Midlands Province. Mimosa was the first platinum mine in the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. [1] It had, as of 2012, platinum reserves estimated at 7.9 million ozs of platinum. [2] The mine produces around 120,000 oz of platinum/year. [2]
He is the current Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development of Zimbabwe and a member of parliament. He is the member of ZANU–PF. [2] [1] [3] Kambamura graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a BSc in mining engineering in 2002 before working in mines in Zimbabwe and South Africa. [4]
On 4 December 2018, the Zimbabwe Cabinet approved a new "Zimbabwe National Diamond Policy" (ZNDP) which allowed four companies to participate in diamond exploration and mining at Marange. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Anjin Industries was revived, [ 16 ] [ 17 ] and was named one of the companies. [ 18 ]
Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation: Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Harare: 1963 State-owned media S A Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority: Utilities Conventional electricity Harare - Power S A Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company: Basic materials Iron & steel Kwekwe: 1940 [11] Steel, now NewZim P A Zimbabwe flyafrica.com: Consumer ...
The company was the best performer on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange in 2014. [15] After a dip in Bindura Nickel Corporation's share price in 2015, there were reports that the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange had struggled as a result, with the mining index dropping 50% that year. BNC that year was the second worst performer on the exchange. [16]