The 'nouveau riche' and 'makorokoza': Artisanal and small …
Zimbabwe. 1. Introduction. It is now commonplace in Zimbabwe to associate artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) or chikorokoza (as it is popularly known …
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Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold …
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) employs 14–19 million people globally. There is limited research on accidents, injuries, and safety in Zimbabwe's ASGM.
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Zimbabwe's artisanal miners, popularly known as …
Sources. This article is a very abbreviated summary from the following publications which readers may well want to follow-up. They are Follow the Money: Zimbabwe.A Rapid Assessment of Gold Supply Chains and Financial Flows Linked to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Zimbabwe written by Marcena Hunter with help from Mukasiri …
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The Political Economy of Artisanal and 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.
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Ten Exemplary Small Scale miners of 2020
The small-scale mining sector has of late become one of the pillars of the economy of Zimbabwe contributing significantly to national fiscus. Rudairo Dickson Mapuranga The small-scale gold mining …
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Governance and Politics of Small-Scale Artisanal Gold …
4. POLICY AND POLITICS: ARTISANAL SMALL-SCALE MINING IN ZIMBABWE. In Zimbabwe, the connection to the state and political power is so critical in …
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Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining on Water …
In most SADC countries, gold mining is an alternative economic activity to agriculture and employment within the mining sector increases many fold during the recurrent droughts in the region (ILO, 1999). In countries such as Zimbabwe and Tanzania, small-scale gold miners contribute up to 25% of the total gold production.
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Going for Gold
In Zimbabwe gold production is a crucial component of the nation's GDP and artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is anticipated to be a major boost towards attaining the 12 billion by 2023 mining vision set by the president in 2019. Given the influence that gold mining has on rural communities, UNDP Zimbabwe is investing in an ...
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Zimbabwe is hemorrhaging gold. Can a key …
Small balls of mined Zimbabwean gold are weighed to calculate payment for artisanal miners at a small-scale mine in Zimbabwe [File: Bloomberg] By Chris Muronzi Published On 18 Dec 2020 18 Dec …
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Mining in Zimbabwe in 2020: Achievements, the good and …
Zimbabwe's gold deliveries last year surged 17% to 27.6 tonnes from 33.2 tonnes in 2018 due to power outages which intensified in June. ... the gold mobilisation committee is accused of choking artisanal and small-scale mining due to its rent-seeking behavior motivated by the knowledge that the bar of compliance for ASM is too high." ...
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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) areas. The gangs, popularly known as ' Mashurugwi' which literally refers to people from the small town of Shurugwi in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe, were reportedly terrorizing …
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Understanding violence in Artisanal Small Scale Mining in Zimbabwe
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 (ASM).
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Mercury contamination associated with small-scale gold mining …
Mercury contamination associated with small-scale gold mining and processing represents a major environmental and human health concern in Eastern and Southern Africa. Approximately 200,000-300,000 persons are involved in small-scale gold mining activities in Tanzania and > 200,000 persons in Zimbabwe. Mercury (Hg) is …
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Barriers to Women's full participation in Artisanal and …
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 …
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Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold …
PMC9324458. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) employs 14-19 million people globally. There is limited research on accidents, injuries, and safety in Zimbabwe's ASGM. This study investigates the prevalence of accidents and injuries, as well as the associated risks and existing safety practices. A cross-sectional survey was …
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"We are one big happy family": The social
In Zimbabwe, artisanal and small scale mining (ASM) for gold is undertaken through the exploitation of reefs and alluvial placer deposits. It is estimated that as many as two million people across the country derive their livelihoods from ASM (Mawowa, 2013; Spiegel, 2017; Chipangura, 2019). Despite the huge role of ASM, …
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Zimbabwe's Small-Scale, Artisanal Miners …
Small-scale mines control up to 65 percent of active gold deposits in the country, according to the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF). An estimated 1 million people earn a direct livelihood in the …
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The Political Economy of Artisanal and Small-Scale …
Scale Gold Mining in Central Zimbabwe 923 that ASM remains characterised by small production volumes at the lower end of the mineral industry spectrum and loose regulation. Official figures show that, except for platinum and diamonds, Zimbabwe's mining sector experienced a general decline between 2000 and 2008. While the more general
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The 'nouveau riche' and 'makorokoza': Artisanal and small-scale gold …
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 …
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(PDF) The contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining …
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
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24 Challenges faced by Artisanal, small-medium scale
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The Environmental Effects of Effluent Disposal at Gold …
Province of Zimbabwe, in general, is characterized by both small scale to medium scale gold mining activities. The rampant illegal gold panning in the area cannot be overlooked. Although these activities are vital for socio-economic development, their associated environmental impacts need to be examined.
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Resource policies and small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe
A 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- …
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Health and Safety Risk Mitigation among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold …
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 characterise ASGM, little ...
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Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold …
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) employs 14–19 million people globally. There is limited research on accidents, injuries, and safety in Zimbabwe's ASGM. This study investigates the prevalence of accidents and injuries, as well as the associated risks and existing safety practices. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among artisanal …
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Crisis, Mbingas and Artisanal Small-Scale Mining in …
16 Kennedy Nyavaya, Zimbabwe's Rugged Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining Sector (Johannesburg: Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southern Africa, 2021), 1. 17 Ibid. 18 Facebook, The Sunday Mail Facebook page, 10 December 2022. 19 Mining Zimbabwe, "Gold Delivery 2020 and 2021 to Fidelity Gold Refinery", Mining Zimbabwe, n.d.
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The contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining to Zimbabwe…
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.
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(PDF) Artisanal and small-scale mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining ( chikorokoza ) of gold in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe: archaeological, ethnographic and …
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ZIMBABWE'S GOLD POTENTIAL
February 14, 2008. Zimbabwe is perhaps the only country whose colonisation by Europeans was a direct result of its perceived rich and wide variety of gold deposits. The Portuguese occupied parts of the country in the 17th century and traded in gold with local miners. Following the accounts of the Portuguese, and information gathered by 19th ...
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FOLLOW THE MONEY
Linked to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Zimbabwe FOLLOW THE MONEY: ZIMBABWE April 2018. ii FOLLOW THE MOE: ZIMBABWE. FOLLOW THE MOE: ZMBABWE iii ... Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)I is thought to be the greatest current emitter of mercury in the world. Although inexpensive and relatively …
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