Types of Liming Materials
Monday, 11 November 2019
Limestone rock is formed from the compressed skeletons of dead marine creatures. Limestone rock is a rich source of calcium and soils formed from such rocks contain plenty of lime. In Ireland, our main source of lime is from limestone quarries. Here, the rock is ground to a fine material suitable for spreading on the
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Soil Testing
Monday, 11 November 2019
What is soil testing? Soil analysis is a set of various chemical processes that determine the amount of available plant nutrients in the soil, but also the chemical, physical and biological soil properties important for plant nutrition, or “soil health”. So basically, soil sampling and testing provides an estimate of the capacity of the soil
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Prospect Resources secures $10mln offtake deal for lithium mine
Monday, 13 November 2017
By source.co.zw HARARE, November 10 (The Source) – Australian-listed junior miner Prospect Resources has secured a seven year off-take arrangement with Hong Kong based Sinomine Resources Exploration. Sinomine Resources Exploration will invest $10 million in Prospect’s Arcadia lithium project in Harare to fund construction of its mine and plant. Under the offtake arrangement, Prospect agreed
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Zimlabs on course to open new laboratory in Zambia
Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Zimlabs is continuing its growth efforts as it tries to build its footprint in Africa. Zimlabs strategic direction is to expand into new markets within the African continent. Most African countries economies are primed to grow in the next few years due to better policies,stable political & economic environments and better commodity prices on the
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Water quality testing critical
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
The current typhoid scare in some parts of Zimbabwe has opened a Pandora’s box, with people asking if borehole and well water is safe to drink. With many boreholes in Harare’s western suburbs condemned as unfit to drink, Zimlabs has taken a leading role in water tests. Many people assume that since borehole water is
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Prospect eyes Zimbabwe lithium start in 2017
Thursday, 15 December 2016
One of Zimlabs major customers Prospect Resources, T/A Hawkmoth Mining in Zimbabwe has announced the discovery of one of the largest Lithium (Li) deposits in Africa. With this announcement, Prospect Resources is hoping to start Li mining in Zimbabwe by mid 2017. See full article on http://www.miningweekly.com/article/prospectus-eyes-lithium-start-in-2017-2016-12-13 Zimlabs is pleased to be a partner in
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DIGGING in the dark? Ask the experts first!
Friday, 21 August 2015
Are you into mining or recently acquired a mining contract and you’re not sure where to start? Well, there’s no need to worry, at ZIMLABS we’ve got the answers. The starting point to successful mining is Geo-chemical analysis. This process is also known as mineral exploration and is done to find ore or mineral deposits
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It’s CLEAR water but is it SAFE?
Friday, 07 August 2015
Everybody needs water to survive and knowing the quality of water you’re consuming is of paramount importance. In our day to day lives, we use water for many things, from domestic, industrial, agricultural and recreational purposes and half the time we just drink not knowing whether the water is good or bad. With so many
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