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 · BURNING FIELDS. Zimbabwe''s gold-mining sector accounts for about 40% of the country''s mineral output, according to the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), an umbrella body of gold miners'' associations.

In southern Africa, artisanal mining shows different patterns of exclusion and inclusion in a complex regional economy that involves skill and expertise, knowledge, movement of personnel, different legal regimes and the manner in which they are

 · Afrochine Smelting, which has a huge presence on Zimbabwe''s chrome fields, on Friday said the operation would sit on 2 000 hectares of land. This will comprise a 1,5 kilometre long and 600 metre wide processing plant and mines. Altogether the operation will turn over at least US$1,5 billion per annum. Afrochine, Zimbabwe''s largest chrome ...

 · The government''s sincerity in dealing with gold smugglers has been questioned following the arrest early this month in neighbouring South Africa of Tashinga Nyasha Masinire (33), who was found in possession of 23 pieces of gold smuggled through the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. That arrest follows that of Zimbabwe Miners ...

 · The illegal precious-metal trade, mainly in gold and platinum, costs the industry 5% to 10% of its annual production, or as much as R14.6-billion in 2012, according to South Africa''s Chamber of Mines. That''s excluding security expenses and the costs incurred in shutting down a mine such as Harmony''s Kusasalethu for two weeks.

 · This type of mining is tolerated and lately encouraged in Zimbabwe, in contrast to other countries, more so as the bulk of gold deliveries trickling into national coffers come from this type of mining. Mining law in Zimbabwe is governed by the 1961 Mines and Minerals Act, which permits any individual, provided they are a "permanent resident ...

 · Zimbabwe''s gold-mining sector accounts for about 40% of the country''s mineral output, according to the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), an umbrella body of gold miners'' associations.

With the economy in shambles because of the collapse of commercial agriculture and with the mining sector in decline and sanctions preventing government companies from doing business, the Zimbabwe Central Bank could do nothing but print money to pay for government budgetary demands. The result of such monetary madness was rampant inflation ...

 · There is a rough gravel road, trees, and a river where miners draw water for processing gold. The road leads to an old mine and a trading place, …

 · Minerals and areas of verified deposits in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is blessed with abundant mineral resources in every district making it one of the richest countries in natural resources. Zimbabwe is endowed with over 60 Minerals including Diamonds, Gold, Lithium, Platinum, Coal, Chrome, Copper among others.

The loss of oil revenues from South Sudan, which became independent in 2011, together with the global decline in oil prices, plunged Sudan into a dramatic economic crisis. In the 2000s, the concomitant increase in the prices of minerals, particularly of gold, led to a renewed interest in mining on the part of the Khartoum regime. This article details the strategies deployed by the Sudanese ...

 · It '' s better than nothing. ... We do not go anywhere else and we are satis ... Spiegel, 2014Spiegel,, 2015Dube et al., Zimbabwe shows that artisanal gold mining …

 · Mining and selling this much gold would make a veritable impact on Zimbabwe. At Sunrise, as well as at other mines, communities ought to look forward to improved infrastructure when mining ...

 · Zimbabwean mines are regulated by various boards but there is a great deal of artisanal mining that is not being regulated. We have made mention before of the devastating effects gold …

 · The area is rich in gold and the people of the Ndebele kingdom mined gold in the area, as did many people before them, and the British after them. Gold-bearing quartz veins are all over the place. Some artisanal miners without protective clothing enter the shaft to rescue other miners who were trapped underground at Nugget mine in Matopo.

 · Zimbabwe might have surpassed its 2018 gold production target, but some say there is little to show for it as the country''s economy remains in crisis. Kudzanayi Zvomuya is a small-scale gold ...

Gold deposits along the general gold path can be small or large, depending upon the size of the gold trap. The most important type of gold trap in river mining is called the "pay-streak". Pay-streaks always form along the gold path where the river''s flow slows down on a large scale during a major flood storm.

 · "There is nothing that can be done to lessen gold rushes in Zimbabwe," said Mangisi of the ZMF. "(All) we can do is to mobilize and register illegal miners so that they can mine legally." Earlier this month, the government reaffirmed its aim to more than triple the revenue generated by Zimbabwe''s mining sector to $12 billion by 2023.

 · "There is nothing that can be done to lessen gold rushes in Zimbabwe," said Mangisi of the ZMF. "(All) we can do is to mobilize and register illegal miners so that they can mine legally." Earlier this month, the government reaffirmed its aim to more than triple the revenue generated by Zimbabwe''s mining sector to $12 billion by 2023.

be the last new diamond mine to be opened in Botswana for a while – nothing else seems to be on the immediate horizon unless one includes the planned restart of Lerala near Martin''s Drift by Kimberley Diamonds. The week after the Ghaghoo opening saw me in Kimberley – the very heartland of diamond mining – for the excellent Kimberley Diamond

 · President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is reportedly embroiled in a deadly war, to control the country''s gold mines, with his deputy, Vice President Rtd General Constantino Chiwenga, pushing their personal and political relationship to the brink of collapse, Spotlight Zimbabwe, has been told. The nasty gold war between the two presidium figures, which has also seen their […]

Caledonia Mining Corporation (CALVF) owns and operates the Blanket Gold Mine in Zimbabwe and is currently producing 40,000 ounces of gold annually. Zimbabwe has thrown the entire mining sector into a scrambled mess by passing the indigenisation laws back in 2008 that require companies to transition their share ownership to 51 percent blacks.

 · Source: Zanu PF gold wars turn nasty – NewsDay Zimbabwe. A NASTY fight for mining rights has erupted over gold mining claims in Umfurudzi Game Park where violence is said to be the order of the day between machete-wielding Zanu PF youths from rival camps.

 · Gold mining is Zimbabwe''s largest earner of foreign currency. In 2019, as part of a three-year trend, the government''s main buyer saw 63% of its gold …

Zanu PF gold wars turn nasty. By Newsday. - November 25, 2020. A NASTY fight for mining rights has erupted over gold mining claims in Umfurudzi Game Park where violence is said to be the order of ...

Caledonia Mining (CAL-T) has a 49% interest in a gold mine in Zimbabwe and of a base metals project in Zambia. Zimbabwe used to be the breadbasket of Africa before Mugabe destroyed it. You would think that an 89-year-old guy would get tired of stealing from his people but that seems to not be the case. On the other hand, CAL pays a 7.5% ...

 · The miners are described as "illegal miners" by New Zimbabwe and Africanews and as "illegal gold miners" by China''s state-run news agency Xinhua. The designation indicates that the people were mining without an official permit or permission from the Chinese firm operating the site, Zn.

 · "Every gold mine in Zimbabwe, without exception, is looking for money and it''s not a secret," Gapare said. "Yes, we were on the market, but there is absolutely nothing in us talking to Caledonia." The mines can potentially produce more than 200,000 ounces of gold, making the project the largest by output in the country, said the person.

 · "There is nothing that can be done to lessen gold rushes in Zimbabwe," said Mangisi of the ZMF. "(All) we can do is to mobilize and register illegal miners so that they can mine legally." Earlier this month, the government reaffirmed its aim to more than triple the revenue generated by Zimbabwe''s mining sector to $12 billion by 2023.