MINES and Mining Development Minister, Walter Chidhakwa, who has been under fire for failing to put in place measures to resume chrome ore exports, this week set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for small scale miners to use for export of the mineral.

Government has created a special purpose vehicle to facilitate buying and selling of chrome ore from small-scale miners following the lifting of export ban on the mineral.

DAGGERS have been drawn against Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa for abetting the unending cash crunch by failing to put in place measures that will allow licensed chrome producers to resume chrome ore exports, undermining a potentially p...

DAGGERS have been drawn against Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa for abetting the unending cash crunch by failing to put in place measures that will allow licensed chrome producers to resume chrome ore exports, undermining a potentially p...

Steel makers in the state battling steep ore prices and exorbitant transportation cost have sought the intervention of chief minister Naveen Patnaik to overcome their woes.

Government is working on a Statutory Instrument that will provide legal modalities for exporting chrome ore, Deputy Mines and Mining Development Minister Fred Moyo said.

ASSORE paid a final dividend of R3 per share despite a tough year in which profits were eroded by weak commodity prices, particularly in iron ore and manganese.

“Substantially” lower iron-ore and manganese prices and challenging operating conditions have contributed to JSE-listed Assore posting lower headline earnings and profit for the 2015 financial year. Headline earnings were down 53.3% to R2-billion, compared w...