Metallon Corporation is a gold producer, developer and explorer with operations in
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
. Metallon is Zimbabwe’s largest gold mining company operating three gold mines throughout the country. The chairman of the company is
Mzi Khumalo.
Metallon Corporation is the 100% owner of three gold mining companies in Zimbabwe. In 2015, gold production was 97,000 ounces and the target is 100,000 ounces. Across the Group Metallon has a significant resource base with a JORC-compliant 5.2 million ounce resource (Golder 2018).
Metallon Corporation is looking to increase its production to 500,000 ounces.
In 2019, nine illegal miners were killed in Metallon Corporation's Mazowe underground mine, 10 km north of Harare.
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Gold mining companies of Zimbabwe