US$12bn mining exports achievable: Muzenda

GOVERNMENT has launched an ambitious plan to transform the mining sector into a US$12 billion export industry by the end of 2023.

The plan was launched in October 2019 as a key pillar to sustainable economic growth, but this will represent a 275% jump from the US$3,2 billion realised through minerals exports in 2018.

The blueprint targeted gold output of US$4 billion per year, with platinum coming in second at US$3 billion.

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