Additionally, in Zimbabwe mining-induced displacement has led to a large number of displacees and constitutes a major forced migration problem worldwide (Terminski n.d.). Therefore, the main objective of this study was to identify and examine the determinants of choice of economic activities or coping strategies among internally displaced ...

Taxation law enforcement in the mining sector is severely challenging and mining companies owe significant sums to government and District councils across Zimbabwe for minerals such as gold in Kadoma, diamonds in Marange and black granite in Mutoko Districts (Bhatasara, 2013; Kaseke et al., 2015; Mtisi et al., 2011). Reports from civil society ...

Subsequently, the article critically appraises the major formal and informal institutional frameworks that govern small-scale mining in Zimbabwe. This is followed by some reflections on how effective institutions have been in preventing a …

Opinion - For most entrepreneurs and executives in Zimbabwe the moment mining is mentioned they pay close attention. This is because the mining sector presents many opportunities especially as the ...

Mining is a crucial industry in Zimbabwe but has potential to be so much bigger than it currently is. There are just a handful of significant mining companies in the country which includes Zimplats, Caledonia Mining, Anglo American Platinum and Metallon.

When the artisanal diamond mining started in Chiadzwa in 2006, Zimbabwe was suffering an acute economic depression arising from a polarised political environment between the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) against the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and their respective supporters. ...

Mining plays a key role in Zimbabwe's economy, contributing 5% and 23% to the country's gross domestic (GDP) and total exports, respectively. It also generates foreign currency and supplies raw materials to some industries. As a 'robber' industry, it

2011, p. 501). Years later, mining/farming linkages continue to shape rural labour trajectories and are in need of rigorous scrutiny. Smallholder farming and small-scale mining are now two of the pillars of Zimbabwe's economy. Although illegal under Zimbabwe's colonial era mining laws, which still structure present-day mining

The Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21:05) (the Act) is the principal Act regulating the mining industry in Zimbabwe. There are several regulations and other Acts that apply. In this article an overview is given of the Act. Space permitting specific issues or parts of the Act will be dealt with in future. Arrangement of

The impact of mining on the Environment in Gwanda District Zimbabwe: A case study of Blanket Mine 1Maligana Mathe and 2Anthony Phiri 1,2 …

The impact of mining on the Environment in Gwanda District Zimbabwe: A case study of Blanket Mine 1Maligana Mathe and 2Anthony Phiri 1,2 Zimbabwe Open University, Faculty of Science and Technology ...

Book Review – Mining in Zimbabwe: From the 6th to the 21st Centuries. Edited by Martin Prendergast and John Hollaway, published by The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe, 2019. This book is a welcome source of information, as the only previous histories of mining in Zimbabwe were a Commonwealth Mining Congress paper (1961) and a PhD thesis ...

Mining with a Vuvuzela: Reconfiguring artisanal mining in Southern Zimbabwe and its implications to rural livelihoods. Journal of Contempor ary African Studies, 30 (2), 219–233. do

Furthermore, the Government of Zimbabwe recently launched a road map to achieve a $12 billion mining sector by 2023. This underlines the critical role of the mining sector in spearheading economic revival and growth in Zimbabwe …

A Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) report titled US$12 Billion Mining Economy by 2023: What Are the Key Enablers, says the mining sector has remained detached from the rest of the economy. OB user sync. The mining sector in Zimbabwe is grappling state capture, with resources being vested in the hands of individuals rather than the state.

Small scale mining is permitted in Zimbabwe unlike in other countries. The CEO of the Zimbabwe Miners Federation at a meeting held in Kadoma in 2013 cited that Zimbabwe has been taking part in artisanal mining since the era of Munhumutapa Empire in 15 th century. This involved the trading of gold between Shona people and Portuguese people.

Zimbabwe is poised for growth and, with the country committed to ensuring a sustainable growth path, there are a host of investment opportunities in the mining industry to be capitalised on. This ...

Zimbabwe Mining quarterly Magazine is the quarterly prime source of mining news in Zimbabwe. Despite the economic downturn of the previous decade, mining has emerged and remained as a strong backbone of the Zimbabwean economy.

Abstract. This paper is based on the dataset that I collected during my doctoral research in Eastern Zimbabwe between 2015 and 2018. The dataset represents an investigation of pre-colonial and contemporary gold mining practices in this area and covers the period from AD 1300–2018 from an anthropological and archaeological perspective.

Zimbabwe: About Viability of Mining Sector. For most entrepreneurs and executives in Zimbabwe the moment mining is mentioned they pay close attention. This is because the mining sector presents ...

Mining plays a key role in Zimbabwe's economy, contributing 5% and 23% to the country's gross domestic (GDP) and total exports, respectively. It also generates foreign currency and supplies raw materials to some industries. As a 'robber' industry, it extracts minerals from the earth without replacing them. ...

A combination of factors are considered important in causing the failure and subsequent development of a flowslide of a gold mine waste dump (or tailings dam) at Arcturus, near Harare, Zimbabwe. These factors comprise poor basal drainage, steep perimeter walls, saturation of the walls and basal sediments through continued spigoting of slurry during a period of heavy …

Injury rate among mining workers in Zimbabwe was 789/1000 workers in 2008. The proportion of severe occupational injuries increased from 18% in 2008 to 37% in 2009. We investigated factors associated with severe injuries at the mine.An unmatched 1:1 case-control ...