Zimbabwean gold and platinum miners are urging the authorities to provide more foreign exchange to help them boost output next year The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe released a report showing the country is expected to produce 34 metric tons of gold this year, compared with 26.4 tons in 2017. Platinum mines need $7 billion over the next five years to raise production, it said. Key Insights The call for increased foreign exchange comes four days after the central bank revised upward the amount of earnings gold miners can retain to 55 percent from 30 percent. By law, miners are required to sell all their metal to ... (full story)