Local manufacturers need to produce at least 40% of equipment and consumables required by the mining industry. Mines and Mining Development minister Walter Chidhakwa said government was on a drive to have most of the sector's requirements procured locally.
According to the 2015 mining industry survey, the mining industry spent about $720 million of the $1,8 billion generated by the mining industry in 2015 on supplies imports.
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