Zimbabwe holds the world's second-largest known platinum reserves behind South Africa.
Chitando, who is in Washington with Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube scouting for investment in Zimbabwe, did not respond when asked whether the changes will be extended to the diamond sector.
Investor interest in Zimbabwe's underexplored resources has improved more recently, however. Australia's Arcadia Resources is setting up a lithium mine while privately owned Karo Resources signed a $4.2 billion deal to set up a platinum mine and refinery and revived a Russian joint venture for a big platinum project near Harare.
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