In 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.
Debates about artisanal mining in Zimbabwe have often been focused around claims of elite capture of natural resources and political patronage (Mawowa, 2013). Meanwhile, in scholarship on mining/farming linkages in Africa more broadly, narratives have tended to present artisanal mining as an off farm activity that is replacing or
It was envisioned that such a study would illuminate the dynamics of gold production, gold processing, the gold trade, and sector regulation and would provide an important …
National Action Plan for Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector in Zimbabwe, in Accordance with the Minamata Convention on Mer cury ; 2019. Accessed April 4, 2021.
Artisanal gold mining can be traced as far back as the precolonial era in Zimbabwe when people used to trade with the Portuguese and Arab traders. However, the introduction of Structural Adjustment Programs in the beginning of the 1990s saw a sharp increase in artisanal gold mining activity in Zimbabwe (Spiegel, 2009).
This paper examines the shifting ritual practices and perspectives of women in artisanal gold mining (AGM) in Mazowe, a rural district in Mashonaland central province Zimbabwe, between 2000 and 2021. Framing our argument within the context of rumour in mining frontiers, we use the history of everyday life to illuminate the changing dynamics …
Formalisation offers advantages not only to artisanal and small-scale miners but also to governments, large-scale mining companies, and rural communities. Formalisation: Trending. Zimbabwe gold buying prices 22 June 2023. Helps promote better working practices and conditions. Reduces negative environmental impacts of activities.
Abstract. This paper will look at recent move by the government of Zimbabwe to decriminalise artisanal gold mining. Focus will be on ASM activities in Penhalonga, Eastern Zimbabwe where I carried out ethnographic fieldwork through interviewing makorokozas (small scale miners). Results of this research will show the complex nature …
ASGM – Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining ASM – Artisanal and Small-scale Mining BRDC – Bubi Rural District Council BSSMA – Bubi Small-Scale Miners Association ... other barriers.8 The Zimbabwe mining sector has immensely contributed to Zimbabwes economic resilience and agenda. The sector has increasing contributed to …
Artisanal gold mining is a growing threat to savanna biodiversity conservation (Bruner et al 2001, Cabeza et al 2019).In Africa (Ghana, Madagascar, Zimbabwe), efforts have been made to manage challenges emanating from the need to mine within protected areas with minimal success (Gandiwa and Gandiwa 2012, Owusu …
People living and working in both artisanal and gold-mining areas are frequently exposed to Hg, which is used for gold extraction. It is estimated that about 15 million miners are affected ...
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining has unfolded in central Zimbabwe in ways that defy common 'myths' and 'generalisations', especially regarding the link between gold mining and farming.
Footnote 15 Even so, the preceding analysis illustrates that in the 1990s and early 2000s, there was some confidence, both internationally and within Zimbabwe, that Zimbabwe was a leader in Africa's gold-mining sector—creating incentives and rewards for artisanal miners to become formalized while inspiring other countries' policy ...
[fn] Mukasiri Sibanda, "Analysis of new gold buying framework in Zimbabwe with a special emphasis on artisanal and small-scale gold mining", Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association, 31 May 2020.Hide Footnote Amid the collapsing economy, an estimated 1.5 million people have turned to artisanal mining as a safety net. This …
Scientific Services, Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, Zimbabwe ABSTRACT Artisanal gold mining plays an important role in sustainable development of rural communities. The objectives of this study were to: i) assess the environmental impacts of recent artisanal gold mining activities in Chimanimani National
However, we are also keenly aware of Chipangura's findings in north-eastern Zimbabwe, a region outside the Great Dyke, where informal gold mining is relatively organised and, therefore, falls outside the zones of artisanal gold mining violence that we explore in this study (Chipangura, 2019).
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, …
Mzingwane 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 …
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 provided one of the very few opportunities for survival and capital accumulation.
1. Introduction 'Pasi Ne Mbimbo' (down with machete gangs) sign post near the Venice Mine along Empress Mine Road in Kadoma. The dramatic upsurge in artisanal gold mining in post-land reform Zimbabwe has received widespread attention in literature (Mkodzongi, 2013, Mawowa, 2012, Spiegel, 2014, 2015, Chipangura, 2019 and …
By Joshua Machinga-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association. Background. Transparent, equitable and optimal exploitation of mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development is what is envisioned by the African Mining Vision.Formalisation is also given great prominence …
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 …
The artisanal and small scale mining industry is on an upward trajectory in Zimbabwe and is estimated to be supporting over 1,5 million Zimbabweans. As a fairly new industry, it is faced with a myriad of challenges that can be overcome if proper solutions are put in place. This article was written by a Small-scale
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 …
In December 2013, the government of Zimbabwe announced a plan to decriminalise Chikorokoza and to capacitate Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FRP), a subsidiary of the RBZ as the sole buyer of artisanally mined gold (The Herald 12 December 2013). Thereafter, the RBZ governor, Dr. John Mangudya, announced that the ZRP …
Where does the artisanal gold mining take place? Gold mining mostly takes place in the greenstone belts of Zimbabwe that are found in every province and are shown in yellow below, but alluvial panning takes place in other areas such as the Chimanimani …
In Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is predominantly in gold mining and has contributed significantly towards mineral output and a source of livelihood for many communities. It is crucial for countries having some of its citizens relying on ASM, to formally recognize this sector and work towards making ASM sustainable.
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 …
Semantic Scholar extracted view of "The occult goes underground: Rumour, rituals, and the everyday entrepreneurship of women in artisanal gold mining in Mazowe, Zimbabwe, c. 2000–2021." by J. Shaba et al.
A miner in Zimbabwe who participates in Pact's Zimbabwe Accountability and Artisanal Mining Program. The program works to formalize the sector, bolster …
The sector underpins the country's socio-economic growth prospects. Gold which is expected to contribute US$4 billion, a third of the anticipated US$12 billion earnings from mining by 2023, undoubtedly, is strategic to the country's development agenda. Central to the growth of gold production is Artisanal and Small-scale Mining …
Surge in artisanal gold mining in Zimbabwe. Artisanal gold mining can be traced as far back as the precolonial era in Zimbabwe when people used to trade with …
In 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 domestic product (GDP), 18% of exports, 28% of mining output, and 1% of government revenues (royalties only) and employed 7.1% of the labor force.
Voices Campaigns Giants Club Summit Artisanal mining is a grey area in Zimbabwe's conservation story. Gold panning pollutes the bordering river, but mining advocates say the impacts are inconclusive
In a 2018 meeting in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on the topic of "Women's Artisanal and Small-Scale Livelihoods," an exchange took place between Congolese participants about the value (or lack thereof) of women's work in the country's gold, tin and tungsten artisanal mines. The meeting, organized by the …
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 ...
1. 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 …
