• Co-ordinate mineral policy planning and development
• Promote investment in the mining industry from both local and foreign investors
• Compile and analyse national mineral production statistics
• Monitor and analyse performance and state of the mining industry with a view to generate intelligence information
• Monitor marketing of minerals both internal and external
• Monitor imports of mineral bearing products brought into the country for processing and eventual re-export
• Promote Beneficiation and Value Addition of minerals in Zimbabwe
• Monitor and maintain an up to date record of new and old mines as to their production levels, employment trends and revenue fluctuations
• Maintain up to date information on the current and potential of all mineral deposits
• Monitor and develop ways of encouraging and eventual transformation of small-scale mining into medium or large scale mining
• Supervise and monitor the performance of mining Parastatals and State Enterprises