The contribution of small-scale mining to Zimbabwean …
Mining Zimbabwe is a premier publication, offering insightful perspectives, up-to-minute news, policy and comprehensive analysis of the Zimbabwe mining industry. Telephone: +263 242 777728. The small-scale and artisanal mining sector has of late become one of the pillars of the economy of Zimbabwe contributing significantly to …
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The 2021 Inaugural Mining Excellence Awards winners
Timelison Media's Mining Zimbabwe got the Best Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Media Award at the ceremony held at State House. ... Zan is a leading coal mining company in Hwange, Matebeleland North. In 2021, Zan commenced construction of a coke battery of 300 000 tonnes per year capacity. ... BEST ARTISANAL …
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Artisanal small-scale mining: Potential ecological disaster in
Mzingwane District is one of six districts in the drought-stricken Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe. The area receives erratic rainfall averaging 760 mm per annum. The district covers a surface area of 2820 km 2 and constitutes 20 wards with a total population estimated at 58 569. Artisanal small-scale gold mining occupies …
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Lessons from Zimbabwe for best practice for small‐ …
The history of small-scale mining in Zimbabwe dates back to the period well before colonisation in the late- 1890s. As late as 1908, over 70% of the country's mines …
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The contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining to Zimbabwe…
In 2016, Zimbabwe' s gold mining sector as a whole, consisting of both artisanal and small- scale mining (ASGM) and large-scale gold mining (LSGM), contributed 2. 6% of gross
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ZELA files an urgent chamber application against
The companies were awarded in terms of The Mines and Minerals Act, Special Grants (SGs) by the president of Zimbabwe for coal mining and exploration, Section 301 of the act states that the President has the powers to Approve or Reject an Application for Coal Mining in Zimbabwe ... Small Scale and Artisanal miners through …
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Two new coal miners for Zim
TWO coal mining companies are set to commence production next year in Hwange, in a development likely to boost guaranteed coal supplies to Hwange thermal power plant. Coal intake at the power station will significantly increase when Zimbabwe Power Company, an electricity generating subsidiary of Zesa Holdings commissions …
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2019 Minerals Yearbook
mining and quarrying sector, 184,745 of which were employed in the informal sector (predominantly artisanal and small-scale miners), and the remaining 24,234 were employed in the formal sector (ministry of Finance and economic Development, 2020, p. 57, 59; Ncube, 2020, p. 229; Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, 2020a, p. 60, 151; …
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Mining in Zimbabwe, 5 years later (mining industry recap)
9) Supporting Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) The administration recognizes the importance of the ASM sector in Zimbabwe's mining industry. It has instituted programmes to formalize ASM operations, provide training, access to capital, and support services to empower small-scale miners, contributing to poverty alleviation and …
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Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) – Effecting sustainable …
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) is a government initiative to effect sustainable growth and meaningful transformation of the artisanal and small-scale mining industry. It is Zimbabwe largest mining body with over 1.5 million members, that contribute an annual average of 60% of the total gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners ...
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(PDF) Development or destruction? Impacts of mining on
miners fall under the small and medium scale categories (Malinga, 2018; Mkodzongi, 2020 ). The industry is dominated by several mining companies involved in large-scale
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2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector
AMV Africa Mining Vision ARM Alliance for Responsible Mining ASGM artisanal and small-scale gold mining ASM artisanal and small-scale mining ASM18 International Conference on Artisanaland Small-scale Mining & Quarrying AWIMA Africa Women in Mining Association BGI Better Gold Initiative BGR Bundesanstalt für …
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PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING ARTISANAL SMALL-SCALE …
have realized that artisanal and small scale mining (asm), previously despised as a poverty-driven activity, can actually be a poverty-alleviating strategy and potentially a …
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Top Ten operating mines in Zimbabwe 2018
Unki Platinum Mine, Zvishavane Zimbabwe. Modest in nature and quite in its activities, the Anglo platinum owned miner, Unki has been doing well and this. has been seen through its current projects being put in place. The platinum miner is currently setting up a smelter in Shurugwi at a cost of around $60 million.
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Contango completes pilot coke plant in …
By Mining Review Africa. March 1, 2023. Contango Holdings has advised that construction of a small-scale coke battery has been completed at the Lubu Coal Project in Zimbabwe. The …
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Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) – Effecting …
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) realises the significance and potential of the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) sector in the mainstream economy, …
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Muchesu coal mine: Small but poised for growth
By Arthur Tassell. September 20, 2023. With a production capacity of up to 20 kt of washed coking coal a month, the new Muchesu coal mine in the Binga area of north-western Zimbabwe is a small operation but its owner, London-listed Contango …
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What government should do to address artisanal mining …
The government must also consider introducing basic mining into the school curriculum. It is commendable that Minister Soda Zhemu has promised the rolling out of safety training for artisanal and small-scale miners aimed at preventing accidents. Mining is part and parcel of our direct, indirect daily lives and will be for decades if not centuries.
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Training handbook for artisanal and small-scale miners in Zimbabwe
The handbook doubles up as both a facilitator's guide and manual which the miners can easily refer to. The handbook is a vital tool towards equipping the estimated 500,000 artisanal and small-scale miners with fundamental knowledge on key mining topics. We sincerely hope the handbook will go a long way in professionalising the …
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MINING SECTOR SITUATIONAL REPORT (SIT-REP)-State of …
More than 1000 artisanal and small-scale miner (ASMers) are into artisanal and small scale gold mining at Ran Mine (estimated by the interviewee). On housing conflicts with miners, there are reports that no due diligence procedures were undertaken in the blasting procedure as noted from some houses that have developed cracks.
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Experts to tackle challenges of small-scale mining
Small-scale mining produces about 85% of the world's gemstones and 20% to 25% of all the gold.
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Muchesu coal mine: Small but poised for growth
"Our coal resource is one of the largest in Zimbabwe, with more than 1.3 billion tonnes identified to NI 43-101 standards," says Esprey. "It is a Tier 1 resource sufficient to support the mining of not only coking coal but also thermal coal – which constitutes about 60% of the resource – for many decades to come. RELATED:
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Global mining footprint mapped from high-resolution …
Prior studies have been limited in their spatial coverage by focusing primarily on regulated/formal mining activity, yet ~40–100 million people are estimated to depend on small-scale mining for ...
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Zimbabwe calls on small-scale miners to make
Small-scale mining is tolerated, and sometimes encouraged, in Zimbabwe due to the practice's significant contributions to the country's economy. Up to 500,000 people are estimated to work in small-scale mining operations, which were responsible for nearly half of the 24.8 tonnes of gold produced in Zimbabwe in 2017.
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BREAKING: Gvt gazettes new mining fees through SI185 of …
The government announced the new mining fees through Statutory Instrument 185 of 2021 Mining (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 (No. 26) released on the 25th of June 2021. The new mining fees were welcomed by Zimbabwe's largest mining body the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) whose President Ms Henrietta …
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To achieve decent work, we must improve the health and safety …
Applied to today's global employment estimate of 45 million artisanal miners, this 1999 fatality rate would equal approximately 30,000 deaths annually – a sobering figure and one we must improve. In contrast, the fatality rates in large-scale mining today are close to zero. In U.S. coal mining, for example, the establishment of the ...
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Govt blocks small-scale miners from lithium fields
Govt blocks small-scale miners from lithium fields. November 14, 2022. 0 113. GOVERNMENT has barred artisanal miners and lithium buyers who had thronged the Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa ultimately giving exclusive rights to the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) through Kuvimba Mining House, who will buy the mineral while …
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Small-scale Mining and Sustainable Development …
6 Small-scale Mining and Sustainable Development within the SADC Region There is about a total of more than 1,000,000 small-scale miners estimated to work within the 6 target countries (which should add up to about 1.5 million for the whole SADC
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A Review of the Scope of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining …
Some of the poorest people in the world's poorest countries eke out a living in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Equipped with primitive tools like picks, shovels, buckets, and gold pans, they work mining valuable resources, like gold, diamonds, tin, lithium, rare earth elements, tantalum, and cobalt, and any other usable commodity, …
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