Zimbabwe Artisanal Mining
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Formalisation Benefits
The majority of artisanal and small-scale mining activities operate informally, which means they take place illegally without the required licences and permits. Despite the existence of legal frameworks for ASM in many countries around the world, the majority of operations remain unregulated and untaxed. Often, informal activities will …
Chinese dominance in Zimbabwe's lithium mines: Potential …
Artisanal lithium mining . Local communities and villagers in lithium rich areas of Zimbabwe are participating in lithium mining and trading activities, attracted by quick money and forced by limited (formal) job opportunities in the country. This is despite the illegality of artisanal mining in Zimbabwe.
Institutional exclusion and the tragedy of the commons: Artisanal …
In Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is populated by both legal and illegal operators, and is comprised of mechanised and semi-mechanised activities of varying sizes in terms of output, employment …
What government should do to address artisanal mining …
Whilst there is considerable action from the Ministry to address artisanal mining accidents in Zimbabwe, the government should consider implementing the following measures: Strengthen Safety Regulations. The government should establish comprehensive safety regulations specifically tailored to artisanal mining operations.
GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS OF SMALL-SCALE ARTISANAL GOLD MINING IN ZIMBABWE
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Zimbabwe can significantly contribute to the economy and improve livelihoods but an enabling regulatory environment is lacking to achieve this vision.
A golden opportunity: Artisanal and small-scale gold mining …
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 …
Towards a formalised Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM …
Noting the gap and how urgency safety and health issues are in the ASM sector, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has partnered with the …
The rise of 'Mashurugwi' machete gangs and violent conflicts …
In the last quarter of 2019, Zimbabwe experienced a dramatic increase in machete gang violence across Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) are…
Better Working Conditions Can Improve Safety and …
The World Bank's Extractives Global Programmatic Support (EGPS) Multi-Donor Trust Fund established an emergency response for artisanal and small-scale …
Towards a formalised Artisanal and Small-scale Mining …
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 …
ZELA awareness campaigns to artisanal and small-scale mining
ZELA is working in conjunction with other organisations that focuses on artisanal and small scale mining like the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) in making sure that artisanal and small scale miners are well represented and that they gain from community minerals.
2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector
The critical role of artisanal miners (ASM) in Zimbabwe today The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) defines artisanal mining as: " …
24 Challenges faced by Artisanal, small-medium scale
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 …
The 'nouveau riche' and 'makorokoza': Artisanal and small …
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, …
Artisanal small-scale mining: Potential ecological disaster in
Artisanal mining has received a boost in Zimbabwe in the last decade because of new government policies, through the Ministry of Small Scale and Medium Enterprises, that promote small-scale mining as miners …
Small-scale mining – the baby that needs serious attention
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has become an important sector in Zimbabwe, creating jobs for the rural communities, contributing to the country's economic development, sustaining livelihoods among other important things. But despite all this, the sector is not being fully supported in Zimbabwe especially in terms of funding and …
Zimbabwe: A Gold Mining Boom Amid Rapid Agrarian Change
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...
Formalization of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining …
The nature in which artisanal-small-scale mining is being practiced in Zimbabwe is not sustainable and has created challenges. As in other countries, artisanal and small-scale mining operations cause damage to the environment and socio-cultural fiber of …
Artisanal and Small-Scale mining disasters
Zimbabwe like many other African countries has seen an ever-growing number of artisanal and small-scale (ASM) miners. By Anderson Magawa According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), these provide direct employment for up-to thirteen million people worldwide. However, work in these small-scale mines comes with so …
The 'nouveau riche' and 'makorokoza': Artisanal and small …
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 …
A golden opportunity: Artisanal and small-scale gold mining …
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 …
The contribution of small-scale mining to Zimbabwean …
And a lot more not registered by ZMF are involved in artisanal mining or illegal mining. Researchers have estimated that the small-scale and artisanal mining sector in Zimbabwe benefits over 1,5 million people excluding equipment and service providers, this, therefore, shows that the ASM is of paramount importance to the …
Artisanal miners exposed to many dangers
Following the Battlefields national disaster, which claimed the lives of more than 50 artisanal miners, there has been growing calls that the sector needs regulation and support. In Zimbabwe, gold is one of the country's leading export earners and last year more than 33 tonnes of gold were produced, with the bulk, of more than
Women are Joining Artisanal Mining in Zimbabwe
The majority of women in engage in small-scale artisanal mining, and WLSA Zimbabwe notes that South Africa's law provides for mining syndicates and consortiums so groups can buy mining claims together. As such, women miners like the Mtandazo Women Miners Association in Gwanda, Matebeleland North have recorded some …
Magaya Mining – Supporting Artisanal Miners in Zimbabwe
In the heart of Zimbabwe, a land brimming with mineral wealth yet burdened by the harsh realities of the informal artisanal mining sector, we are committed to being a beacon of hope and change.
Artisanal miners: Separating fact from fiction
The danger for Zimbabwe of the current inquisition into artisanal mining activity is to erroneously label honest, hardworking people illegal. It must be acknowledged that one of the positives of the land reform programme was to open up previously hidden mining claims to the indigenous population.
Crisis, Mbingas and Artisanal Small-Scale Mining in …
The growth of informal artisanal mining has resulted from three main reasons. First, the economic crisis in Zimbabwe has forced people to look for ways to survive by any …
(PDF) Artisanal and small-scale mining ( chikorokoza ) of …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) of gold in Zimbabwe is undertaken either through the exploitation of reefs or alluvial placer deposits.