THE mining industry is well on course to surpass the government’s growth projections for the sector for the year, amid strong commodity prices and rising export earnings.
Presenting the sector’s prospects for 2022 at the recent Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries’ (CZI) annual economic outlook forum, the chief economist for the Chamber of Mines, Pardon Chitsuro, said the industry continued to record significant production gains for key minerals — with gold output increasing by 50 percent in 2021.
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