Minerals revenue nears $700m

Zimbabwe’s mining sector produced minerals worth $692 million in the first five months of the year, with gold and platinum being major contributors — statistics from the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CMZ) have shown.

The minerals included in the statistics are chrome, copper, gold, graphite, high-carbon ferrochrome, nickel, rhodium, ruthenium, palladium and quartz.

According to figures from the CMZ gold and platinum raked $505, 7 million during the five months under review.

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