People living and working in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) areas are frequently exposed to elemental mercury (Hg), which is used for gold extraction. However, additional exposure to other toxic metals such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) may result from mining-related activities and could be ingested via dust, water ...
DetailsMiners believe that the economy of Zimbabwe is to be revived by the mining sector, according to theoretical synthesis, development is a bottom up approach, and therefore small scale miners are the core to the growth of the mining industry. Thus, for anything to do with artisanal and small scale mines district associations should be on …
DetailsMzingwane 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 …
DetailsThe government of Zimbabwe in an endeavour to enable the growth and development of Artisanal and Small scale miners (ASM), will establish the Mining Industry Loan Fund to support miners through mining established loans and plant and equipment hire loan schemes. Rudairo Mapuranga. The ASM has continued to show its relevance …
Details1. Introduction. It is now commonplace in Zimbabwe to associate artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) or chikorokoza (as it is popularly known locally) with livelihoods, survival and capital accumulation (see, for example Mawowa, 2013; Mkodzongi and Spiegel, 2020; Spiegel, 2014, 2015).With declines in formal employment …
DetailsA broad overview of strategies for improving environmental performance in the small-scale gold mining industry is reviewed and a recommended strategy is put forth for governments keen on improving the environmental conditions of resident small- …
DetailsIn artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) the toxic metal mercury is used for gold extraction. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess mercury concentrations in urine and blood and mercury-related symptoms of participants identifying themselves as miners from Kadoma and Shurugwi, Zimbabwe.
DetailsTo improve the artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) sector in Zimbabwe through increased formalization, access to finance and markets, introduction to mercury free technologies and management of knowledge ... Global Opportunities for Long-Term Development of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector in Zimbabwe- GEF …
DetailsIn 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
DetailsArtisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a poverty-driven activity practiced in over 70 countries worldwide. Zimbabwe is amongst the top ten countries using large quantities of mercury to extract gold from ore. This analysis was performed to check data availability and derive a preliminary estimate of disability-adjusted life years …
DetailsDOI: 10.1016/s0048-9697(00)00553-2 Corpus ID: 19769559; Mercury contamination associated with small-scale gold mining in Tanzania and Zimbabwe. @article{vanStraaten2000MercuryCA, title={Mercury contamination associated with small-scale gold mining in Tanzania and Zimbabwe.}, author={Peter van Straaten}, …
DetailsThe mining industry in Zimbabwe is hamstrung by lack of exploration. Small scale miners in Manicaland have welcomed Government's initiative to establish the first one stop gold processing centre in Odzi, saying it would comprehensively bring back sanity in the sector. The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) and …
Details25th January 2023 Business, Economy. Spread This News. By Xinhua. Zimbabwe's gold mining sector is targeting to raise production to 40 tonnes this year, up from 35.38 tonnes last year, an ...
DetailsThe study investigated the role of small-scale gold mining in promoting sustainable livelihoods among local communities in Kadoma District of Zimbabwe. The sustainability of small-scale gold mining is a contentious issue given the level of environmental degradation and the disruption of social relations taking place in the district.
DetailsDespite a surge in mercury (Hg) pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Zimbabwe's drainage basins, little is known about Hg trophodynamics in the country's major ...
Detailssmall-Scale mining sector in Zimbabwe T. Mukono 1, G.G. Dembetembe 1, L.S. Mapamba 1, T.O Ndoro 1, N.Z Dzimunya 1, and T. Mabikire 2 1 University of Zimbabwe
DetailsUnderground ASGM is widespread in Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, so are the risks as-sociated with mine collapses and accidents [7,17]. Literature has revealed that under-ground mining is associated with processes requiring effective control measures [18,19]. Furthermore, underground artisanal and small-scale gold mining has been described as
DetailsZELA urges Fidelity to buy gold in US$. Small-scale miners in Zimbabwe are warming up to the idea of Copper mining after local businessman Shelton Lucas introduced the idea on various mining platforms generating interest from hundreds of miners. Miners WhatsApp groups were buzzing with activity with miners firing questions …
Details1. Introduction. Recent global estimates assert that 14–19 million people are employed in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) [].In Zimbabwe, ASGM is one of the informal sectors with a key economic role as it serves as a fundamental livelihood source [].This role has recently expanded as a result of persistent droughts and …
DetailsIn Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) 1 has long been an important economic sector and a contentious arena for policymaking. The sector involves rudimentary forms of mineral extraction, and extensive research has discussed its environmental risks (Zwane et al., 2006). Research has also shown that it provides …
Details101 Chapter 5 Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining on Water Quality in Mozambique and Zimbabwe Never Mujere University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Manuel Isidro University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe ABSTRACT Artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) is an informal economic activity.
DetailsArtisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining Large-Scale gold mining Total gold mining Production 311,000 troy ounces 428,000 troy ounces 739,000 troy ounces % of GDP 1.2% 1.4% 2.6% Royalty (% of government revenue) US$3.8 million (0.24% of government revenue) US$11.8 million (0.76% of Government revenue) US$15.6 million (1% of
DetailsAbstract and Figures. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is often associated with no or compromised attention to health and safety. Although headlines of fatal accidents in Zimbabwe ...
DetailsIn 2016, Zimbabwe's gold mining sector as a whole, consisting of both artisanal and small-scale mining and large-scale gold mining, contributed 2.6% of gross domestic product (GDP), 18% of exports, 28% of mining output, and 1% of government revenues (royalties only) and employed 7.1% of the labour force.
DetailsAbstract. 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 …
DetailsSmall-scale gold mining A Small-scale mining operation near Harare. Artisanal and Small-scale miners currently operating in Zimbabwe are estimated to range from 500 000 to 1 500 000 people. This group is currently producing over 60% of gold submitted to the country's sole buyer Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR).
DetailsAn estimated 40 000 ASM miners are believed to be formalised whilst about 1,5 million are said to be operating 'illegally' in Zimbabwe. This is despite the fact that the small-scale mining sector is responsible of about 60 percent of gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers, contributing significantly to the country's Gross Domestic Product.
DetailsIt 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 ...
DetailsCd was analyzed in Gha na in the urine of residents of a small-scale gold mining community [28]. The geometr ic mean of the 57 male residents for Cd was 0.38 µg/l.
DetailsSmall scale gold mining has hit Zimbabwe by storm over the past couple of years. Being someone intimately familiar with Mashava I know this too well. Mashava is situated about 40 kilometres outside Masvingo CBD, Bulawayo-bound. The whole town literally sits on the great dyke thus there are numerous minerals found there. There are …
DetailsThe children who worked in small-scale gold mining operations in Indonesia and Zimbabwe ranged in age from 9 to 17 years. Umbangtalad et al. (2007) found that Thai schoolchildren living near, but not working in, small-scale gold mining operations had increased urinary Hg concentrations. Hair Hg reflects the ingestion of Hg …
DetailsIn fact, Zimbabwe has since the 1990s adopted a stance that prioritised large-scale mining (Kanyenze et al., 2011), with the result that large-scale mining used the Mines and Minerals Act to secure exclusive prospecting orders that barred small-scale miners from obtaining prospecting and mining licences covering certain mineral-rich …
Details12 Tinashe Nyamunda and Patience Mukwambo, 'The State and the Bloody Diamond Rush in Chiadzwa: Unpacking the Contesting Interests in the Development of Illicit Mining and Trading, 2006–2009', Journal of Southern African Studies, 38, 1 (2012), pp. 145–66; Patrick Bond and Khadija Sharife, 'Zimbabwe's Clogged Political Drain and …
DetailsDOI: 10.1016/J.EXIS.2019.08.001 Corpus ID: 202293200 "We are one big happy family": The social organisation of artisanal and small scale gold mining in Eastern Zimbabwe
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