Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and Small-Scale …
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) employs 14–19 million people globally. There is limited research on accidents, injuries, and safety in Zimbabwe's ASGM. This study investigates the prevalence of accidents and injuries, as well ...
Minerals found in Zimbabwe and areas of verified deposits
Minerals found in Zimbabwe and areas of verified deposits. Zimbabwe is blessed with abundant mineral resources with every one of its 64 districts hosting at least one or more minerals, making it one of the richest countries in terms of natural resources.
Mining Sector 1
Based on field research, the main actors and types of disputes or conflicts in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Zimbabwe's gold mining sector range from farmer …
Mining impact on communities' livelihoods: A case study …
Mining did not help some of the s, to acquire assets, even though it enhanced ability to meet their day to day needs. Mining pits, poor rehabilitation and large-scale mining have caused a loss of agricultural land resulting in reduced crop yields and poor living standards.
Reducing disease and death from Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place under extreme conditions with a lack of occupational health and safety. As the demand for metals is increasing due in part to their extensive use in 'green technologies' for climate change mitigation, the negative environmental and occupational consequences of mining …
Post-displacement livelihoods in mining communities: The …
The article presents the politics of forced displacements of the Chiadzwa people due to large-scale diamond mining in Marange. • The article highlights the effects of forced displacement of the Chiadzwa people …
Mining Sector 1
Mining Sector 4 Situational Report SITREP Types of disputes and conflicts recorded in the artisanal and scale mining sector Based on field research, the main actors and types of disputes or conflicts in the artisanal and small- scale mining sector in Zimbabwe's gold mining sector range from farmer and miner conflicts;
Gold Deliveries Surge by Over 33% in July, Driven by ASM
This sharp rise underscores the continued dominance of small-scale miners in the nation's gold production. Large-scale miners also contributed positively to the …
Women struggles and large-scale diamond mining in Marange, Zimbabwe
Muchadenyika (2015) provides an analysis of the arrival of large-scale diamond mining in Zimbabwe, highlighting the roles that politics, and particularly the country's elites involved in coercion ...
2019 Minerals Yearbook
and international mining companies, Government-owned companies, mining cooperatives, multinational cement companies, and small-scale miners conducted mineral operations in Zimbabwe. with some negotiated exceptions, ownership of mineral operations in Zimbabwe by domestic or international nonindigenous corporations or people was …
Restoration of Large-Scale Mining at Mazowe Meets …
Efforts to restore large-scale mining operations at Mazowe Mining Company (MMC)'s Mazowe Mine have encountered significant resistance from local operators, MMC owners, Metallon Corporation, highlighted in a press release.
Zim 2021 large scale mining operations
The country has many large-scale Mines which are well geared and oiled and are actively playing a critical role in helping achieve President E.D Mnangagwa's vision for the mining sector to achieve a US$12 BILLION industry by 2023.
Artisanal small-scale mining: Potential ecological disaster in
Artisanal mining has received a boost in Zimbabwe in the last decade because of new government policies, through the Ministry of Small Scale and Medium Enterprises, that promote small-scale mining as miners …
Zimbabwe Limits Artisanal Mining in Rich Mineral Zones
While large-scale mining can generate significant tax revenue for the government, artisanal mining provides a livelihood for many Zimbabweans, …
Necessity, challenges and opportunities for integration of …
Major themes explored focus on the existing challenges and opportunities related to the interaction of small scale and large scale miners. Zimbabwe has set a …
Women struggles and large-scale diamond mining in Marange, Zimbabwe
The arrival of large-scale diamond mining activities brought hope and enthusiasm to many women within and around Marange, Mutare District, Zimbabwe. O…
Understanding violence in Artisanal Small Scale Mining in Zimbabwe
Central to the growth of gold production is Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM). The ASM sector eclipsed gold output from large-scale miners in 2017 and 2018, a trend which is likely to continue judging by last year's results.
Mining in Zimbabwe in 2020: Achievements, …
Zimbabwe's mining sector is expected to be one of the key drivers for economic growth this year on the back of its export generation capacity. ... "Arbitrage opportunities must be removed by ensuring that …
Women struggles and large-scale diamond mining in Marange, Zimbabwe
The arrival of large-scale diamond mining activities brought hope and enthusiasm to many women within and around Marange, Mutare District, Zimbabwe. Ordinary Zimbabweans believed that diamond mining would transform the lives of the region's
Necessity, challenges and opportunities for integration of large scale …
The scope of the study goes beyond gold mining to include other minerals exploited by small-scale miners in Zimbabwe. Major themes explored focus on the existing challenges and opportunities related to the interaction of …
An assessment of the impact of mining on the …
Nevertheless, mining provided livelihoods to many people in the rural communities such as Zvishavane, Mberengwa, Mtoko and Lupane. Large scale mining companies such as Mimosa and China-Zimbabwe are operating in in Zvishavane. Apart from large scale mining entities, several small scale chrome miners entered the mining sector.
Barriers to Women's full participation in Artisanal and …
LSM – Large Scale Mining MFIs – Micro-Finance Institutions MMAB – Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill PPC Gender – Parliamentary Portfolio Committee of Gender ... other barriers.8 The Zimbabwe mining sector has immensely contributed to Zimbabwes economic resilience and agenda. The sector has increasing contributed to …
A golden opportunity: Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe …
In Zimbabwe, it is estimated that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a direct livelihood for more than one million people—critical in a country grappling with high unemployment.
2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector
A miner in Zimbabwe who participates in Pact's Zimbabwe Accountability and Artisanal Mining Program. The program works to formalize the sector, bolster safety and ... LSM large-scale mining MAD Morocco dirhams Minahang Bayans (people's mining area) State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
All That Glitters is Not Gold: Turmoil in Zimbabwe's Mining …
Mining companies operating in Zimbabwe should strive to cooperate with artisanal and small-scale miners, including by voluntarily granting tributes to artisanal mining cooperatives that refrain from violence and pushing for additional modes of cooperation to be included in Zimbabwe's mining law.
Mining in Zimbabwe, 5 years later (mining industry recap)
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), a body representing artisanal and small-scale miners, regularly sits with the Minister of Mines and Mining Development to report on matters of concern in the industry.
Mining-induced displacement and livelihood resilience: The …
Following the fast-track land reforms in Zimbabwe, mobility across resettled large-scale (formerly white-owned) commercial farms created space for reshaping livelihoods across the country, and ...
Ten Exemplary Small Scale miners of 2020
The small-scale mining sector has of late become one of the pillars of the economy of Zimbabwe contributing significantly to national fiscus. Rudairo Dickson Mapuranga The small-scale gold mining sector contributes up to 12 percent of total exports cementing its position in prop (up) the country to achieve the President's vision of an …
Artisanal Gold Mining and Farming: Livelihood …
A wide variety of mining activities take place along the dyke, ranging from large-scale mining operations such the South African owned Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (ZIMPLATS) and Chinese-owned …