Breaking News from Zimbabwe1 Nov 2018 19:09
AIM-listed Premier African Minerals has intensified the drive to raise funds for the resuscitation of the Hwange-based Rha Tungsten Mine with expectations that underground operations will commence during the first quarter of 2019.
Development towards the reopening of the mine which is the only significant tungsten mining entity in Zimbabwe has excited government with expectations that the resumption of production will create jobs and contribute to increased earnings from domestic mining sector.
Mines and Mining Development Minister Cde Winston Chitando, who recently toured the mine, said results of the recent resource evaluation exercise is encouraging and pledged government’s commitment to support the firm to raise funds towards resumption of mining.
“They have pumped in money to do resource evaluation and have come up with a fairly sizeable indicated and inferred resource. They are now in the process of raising funds to commence production,” Minister Chitando said.
Once fully operational, the mining concern will employ at least 250 workers and will have a turnover of around US$10 million.
The shareholders are targeting to commence underground mining early next year before moving to open pit mining.
The Rha Tungsten project, developed by Premier Africa Minerals, is located approximately 20 km south-east of Hwange and 270 km north of Bulawayo.
http://www.zbc.co.zw/rha-tungsten-mine-set-for-re-opening/