MINING PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Overview of Department

FUNCTIONS

Co-ordinate mineral policy planning and development
Promote investment in the mining industry from both local and foreign investors
Compile and analyse national mineral production statistics
Monitor and analyse performance and state of the mining industry with a view to generate intelligence information
Monitor marketing of minerals both internal and external
Monitor imports of mineral bearing products brought into the country for processing and eventual re-export
Promote Beneficiation and Value Addition of minerals in Zimbabwe
Monitor and maintain an up to date record of new and old mines as to their production levels, employment trends and revenue fluctuations
Maintain up to date information on the current and potential of all mineral deposits
Monitor and develop ways of encouraging and eventual transformation of small-scale mining into medium or large scale mining
Supervise and monitor the performance of mining Parastatals and State Enterprises