New mines and suppliers handbook for 2017 unveiled in Zimbabwe

By Wallace Mawire [caption id="attachment_41048" align="alignleft" width="300"] Munyaradzi Hwengwere at the mines suppliers book launch[/caption] The first edition of the Mining and Suppliers handbook 2017, a solution based listing of Zimbabwe’s minerals, miners, suppliers and other stakeholders has been unveiled. The handbook was unveiled at the recent 2017 mining and media awards under the theme promoting the mining sector value chain contribution to national development. According to Munyaradzi Hwengwere, Management Consultant for MEJRKH, Communications and Media Advisory the publishers of the handbook the publication is in hard copy and on digital platforms. Hwengwere says that the publication compliments efforts being made by various stakeholders within the mining industry to increase availability of information on the sector. It is also reported that the significance of the mining sector to the Zimbabwean economy cannot be over-emphasised. Mining remains the key driver to the economic revival of the country and its contribution compares favourably with both international and regional experiences. The mining sector contributes in excess of 10% to GDP, more than 50% to national exports, around 13% of fiscal revenues, more than 50% to FDI and creates more than 45 000 formal jobs. Some of the topics covered in the handbook include the economic geology of Zimbabwe, minerals of Zimbabwe, key players in the mining industry, base minerals information on minerals such as copper, iron ore, chrome and nickel. Energy minerals outlined are copper, methane, coal-bed methane. Industrial minerals outlined are asbestos, diamonds, graphite, lithium. Precious metals outlined include gold and silver. The handbook also has contacts of small scale miners and information on mining fees.