journal on small scale mining in zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's post-2000 period has been characterised by a dramatic increase in artisanal small-scale mining (ASM), particularly gold mining. Economic decline and rising unemployment meant that ASM ...

This essay is about how the artisanal and small-scale mining sector should be rearranged into a sector that can sustainably support livelihoods and generate revenue in the country. In Zimbabwe the sector employs an estimated five hundred thousand directly and about two million people indirectly (Gutu, 2017).

These environmental impacts are a result of destructive mining, wasteful mineral extraction and processing practices and techniques used by the artisanal small …

This article explores the dynamics of a rural transformation process triggered by the dramatic growth of Zimbabwe's Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector. The paper argues that despite its informality-ASGM has become a key part of Zimbabwe's largely informal economy and has created employment opportunities for …

85 Interview with a miner who is also a regional representative of a small-scale miners' association, Harare, 10 June 2022; questionnaire response from a miner who is also a regional representative of a small-scale miners' association, Marondera, 28 June 2022; owner of a mining service business who has also been an office-holder in …

It was a commercial loan facility to finance the purchase of equipment for small-scale miners (International Monetary Fund, 2015). In 2015, ASSGM sector has about 40 000 registered miners, Zimbabwe Mines Federation (2020) and of the registered 40 000 miners, only 307 miners benefited. In an attempt to increase gold output from ASSGM in 2017 ...

Zimbabwe's mining sector is highly diversified, with close to 40 different minerals. The predominant minerals include platinum group metals (PGM), chrome, gold, coal, lithium, and diamonds. ... estimated at $1.2 billion per year by small-scale miners who extract most of the country's gold. A 2022 Center for Natural Resource Governance ...

The Political Economy of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Central Zimbabwe,Journal of Southern African Studies, 39:4, 921-936, Murwendo, T., Rusinga, O. &Zinhiva, H. (2011). The role of small-scale gold mining in promoting sustainable livelihoods among local communities in Kadoma district of Zimbabwe.Journal of …

"Analysis of New Gold Buying Framework in Zimbabwe with a Special Emphasis on Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining", Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers Association, n.d. See also Dumisani …

Abstract. This paper explores the changing dynamics of Zimbabwe's gold mining sector. The paper starts by providing a brief historical overview of gold mining in Zimbabwe before exploring the dramatic increase in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) within the context of Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Program …

Scale Gold Mining in Central Zimbabwe 923 that ASM remains characterised by small production volumes at the lower end of the mineral industry spectrum and loose regulation. Official figures show that, except for platinum and diamonds, Zimbabwe's mining sector experienced a general decline between 2000 and 2008. While the more general

Artisanal and small-scale mining ( chikorokoza ) of gold in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe: archaeological, ethnographic and …

15 World Bank, 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector (Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2020), 1. 16 Kennedy Nyavaya, Zimbabwe's Rugged Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining Sector (Johannesburg: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa, 2021), 1. 17 Ibid. 18 Facebook, The Sunday Mail Facebook page, 10 December 2022.

Zimbabwe is endowed with abundant mineral resources of international value, including gold, diamonds, iron ore, copper and coal. Artisanal and small-scale mining has long been an important economic sector and a contentious arena for policy making in Zimbabwe (Spiegel, 2009). The history of small-scale mining in Zimbabwe dates back to the period

and Small Scale Mining in Zimbabwe Munyaradzi A. Dzvimbo 1, Colleen Ncube 2, Monica Monga 3 1, 2, 3 Department of Development Studies, Lupane State University, Zimbabwe

A golden opportunity: Scoping Study of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe (pp. 174). Washington DC: Report to UK Department for International Development. PACT .

The artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector is considered one of the most important sources of income for both rural and urban communities in Zimbabwe, particularly with diminished access to …

The nature of. small-scale mining (self-employment, low mechanization, low productivity) means. that some accident-related risks may have a lower incidence than in formal. medium- or large-scale ...

This article seeks to discuss the role of resource governance infrastructure frameworks for small-scale artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe, as well as how this …

This study highlights women's participation in small scale mining, and their occupational safety and health conditions. Small scale mining is a significant source of income in many developing countries such as the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Bolivia, Colombia, Indonesia, Mali, and Zimbabwe. In the Philippines, small-scale mining has …

Today, artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) in Zimbabwe is dominantly characterised by destructive mining and wasteful mineral extraction. Such activities have severe impacts on the environment which include deforestation, over-stripping, burning of bushes, and use of harmful chemicals like mercury and cyanide. ... Journal of Environment and ...

Zimbabwe's post-2000 period has been characterised by a dramatic increase in artisanal small-scale mining (ASM), particularly gold mining. Economic …

28. ournal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives Vol. 6 No. 1 uly 2021. GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS OF SMALL-SCALE ARTISANAL GOLD MINING IN …

Transformation of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe through investment in appropriate technology and promoting the concept of sustainable development: The possibility of industrial small-scale mining ... J. and Zhou, T. M. 2006 'From a mining Settlement to a Police Camp: Buchwa Mine's Quest for Survival' Zimbabwe Journal of ...

Health and Safety Risk Mitigation among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners in Zimbabwe. November 2022. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) 19...

The study explores the significance of microfinance in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector in Zimbabwe, an increasingly important sector in creating employment in the country post the 2000 ...

Journal of Rural Studies. Volume 100, May 2023, 103027. ... The political economy of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Central Zimbabwe. J. South Afr. Stud., 39 (2013), pp. 921-936. CrossRef View in Scopus Google Scholar. Mkodzongi, 2020a. G. Mkodzongi. Zimbabwe: a gold mining boom amid rapid agrarian change.

Small-Scale Mining and Sustainable Development within the SADC Region. MMSD, London. Ellen, M. (2010). ... Mining and Environmental Rights in Zimbabwe. A Case of Zvishavane District' Developing Country Studies Vol 10 No 8 ... (1995). Round Table on Artisanal Mining Charts the Road Forward. Engineering and Mining Journal, pp.40-42. …

Women make up 10% of Zimbabwe's 535,000 artisanal and small-scale miners, according to a report from the Pact Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based development nonprofit. And the obstacles they face in the industry are considerable. So in 2018, Takuva and her peers set up the Zvishavane Women Miners Association to help …