Zimbabwe gold deliveries at 26 tonnes in first 10 months

HARARE, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Gold deliveries to Zimbabwe's Fidelity Gold Refinery, the country's sole gold buyer, stood at 26.2 tonnes between January and October this year, Mines and Mining Development Minister Zhemu Soda said Monday.

This is against a set target of 40 tonnes for the whole year, the minister said, adding that deliveries by small-scale gold miners decreased to 16.5 tonnes from 20.1 tonnes during the same period last year.