Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando has challenged the local manufacturing industry to quickly position itself for an anticipated boom of the mining sector to be able to produce and supply key equipment and other inputs required by the sector.

Minister Chitando last week told delegates at the 2018 edition of the Mining Engineering and Transport exhibition (Mine Entra) in Bulawayo that with the mining sector primed for massive growth there was no reason Zimbabwe should continue importing certain items needed by mining firms.

This is in line with President Mnangagwa's vision of growing Zimbabwe to middle-income status by 2030, with a per capita income of $3 500. To that end, the mining sector is designated as one of the key anchors set to drive the short to medium growth through productivity and beneficiation in among others, gold, platinum, diamonds, coal and lithium.
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