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Government says Zimbabwe will progressively phase out the export of raw minerals as it intensifies efforts to build a value-added mining industry capable of driving manufacturing, job creation and export growth.
Speaking at the Mine Entra 2026 conference, Minister of Mines and Mining Development Engineer Polite Kambamura said the country's industrial transformation depends on stronger linkages between mining and local manufacturing.
He said true beneficiation goes beyond processing minerals, creating demand for Zimbabwean factories to manufacture equipment, components and finished products for regional and international markets.
"True transformation occurs when mining creates demand for Zimbabwean factories, when those factories create employment for our people, and the products they manufacture reach regional and international markets," he said.
Kambamura said Government's policy direction is clear and aimed at ensuring Zimbabwe derives maximum value from its vast mineral resources.
"Government policy direction is therefore clear. Zimbabwe will progressively and decisively move away from exporting raw geology," he said.
The Minister said achieving that vision requires coordinated action across mining, manufacturing, finance, transport and energy sectors to strengthen domestic value chains and improve industrial competitiveness.
Government has made mineral beneficiation a central pillar of its industrialisation agenda, introducing policies that encourage local processing of strategic minerals such as lithium, chrome, platinum and iron and steel, with the objective of increasing exports, creating skilled employment and retaining more mineral value within the domestic economy.
Speaking at the Mine Entra 2026 conference, Minister of Mines and Mining Development Engineer Polite Kambamura said the country's industrial transformation depends on stronger linkages between mining and local manufacturing.
He said true beneficiation goes beyond processing minerals, creating demand for Zimbabwean factories to manufacture equipment, components and finished products for regional and international markets.
"True transformation occurs when mining creates demand for Zimbabwean factories, when those factories create employment for our people, and the products they manufacture reach regional and international markets," he said.
Kambamura said Government's policy direction is clear and aimed at ensuring Zimbabwe derives maximum value from its vast mineral resources.
"Government policy direction is therefore clear. Zimbabwe will progressively and decisively move away from exporting raw geology," he said.
The Minister said achieving that vision requires coordinated action across mining, manufacturing, finance, transport and energy sectors to strengthen domestic value chains and improve industrial competitiveness.
Government has made mineral beneficiation a central pillar of its industrialisation agenda, introducing policies that encourage local processing of strategic minerals such as lithium, chrome, platinum and iron and steel, with the objective of increasing exports, creating skilled employment and retaining more mineral value within the domestic economy.
Published
August 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
