How young women can be incorporated into small …

Women now constitute approximately fifty percent of small-scale miners in Zimbabwe (Dreschler; Hoardly and Limpitlaw, 2004). The likes of Mrs. Evans Majola (Founder of Mthandazo Women's Mining …

Huayou commissions $300 million Zimbabwe lithium plant

The Chinese company invested a further $300 million to build a plant to produce 450,000 metric tons of lithium concentrates annually. The Arcadia plant took nine months to construct and started ...

Impact of Mining on Women

mining governance arrangements in advancing women's rights and proposes changes to safeguard women's rights in the mining sector. The third focus of the study was on citizens' agency (in affected communities), women in particular in bringing mining companies to account for reinforcing women's rights.

The Performance of the Zimbabwe Mining Sector in 2019

Diamond production by year-end. will be lower than last year's 3.3 million. carats, as it is projected to be 2.1 million. carats (a 36% decline). This is on the back. of a decline in capacity ...

'Not For the Faint-Hearted': Women in Zimbabwe's …

Women make up 10% of Zimbabwe's 535,000 artisanal and small-scale miners, according to a report from the Pact Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based …

A Chinese mining company has opened a giant lithium …

A Chinese mining company formally opened a $300 million lithium processing plant Wednesday in Zimbabwe, which has one of the world's largest reserves of the metal as demand surges globally ...

Chinese Mining Billionaire To Invest $300 Million In Zimbabwe

Shanghai-listed mining company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, controlled by billionaire Chen Xuehua, will invest $300 million into its Arcadia lithium mine near Harare, Zimbabwe, according to a Reuters ...

Women in mining continue to face challenges | The Sunday News

The women miners have further revealed that they continue to face gender related challenges and abuse from men. According to a report from the Pact Institute, a Washington DC-based development non-profit making organisation, women make up 10 percent of Zimbabwe's 535 000 artisanal and small-scale miners. In an online …

Zimbabwe: 300 Women Get Mining Rights

With the African fight for the implementation of affirmative action, it has been revealed that three hundred mining claims have been issued to women miners, with a …

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Chinese investments give new impetus to Zimbabwe's mining

HARARE, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe is witnessing an influx of Chinese investments in the mining sector, as the resource-rich southern African country seeks to increase mineral production and maximize beneficiation in order to get better returns from its vast mineral wealth.

The plight of women in Zimbabwe's gold mining …

Shining a light on the plight of women in Zimbabwe's mining communities. 03 Mar 2021. By Deborah Torr. Sign up to our newsletter. In poor, rural communities in …

Zimbabwe: Mining Firm Invests Us$500 000 in Bubi

The Herald (Harare) Midlands — based, Chimona Mining Company, has spread its wings to Bubi District in Matabeleland North where it has acquired new gold mining rights and will be setting up a ...

Miner farmer conflicts must be solved in new Mines Bill

44.19. Karat 14. 34.39. WOMEN farmers have asked Parliament to expedite the crafting of the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill so that it solves conflicts between miners and farmers where deep pits have been left open due to illegal mining activities at their farms. The Women in Land Zimbabwe (WLZ) made the plea recently before the …

ZIMBABWE: 300 Women Get Mining Rights

Why Make Every Woman Count? Get Involved; Contact Us; MEWC Boutique; Gender Issues. Women, Peace & Security; Violence Against Women; Political …

Women miners in Zimbabwe: The untold story

In a good month, the women can make about $300 after going to the mill with donated and scrap ore, while their male counterparts pocket as much as $2 000 …

All That Glitters is Not Gold: Turmoil in Zimbabwe's Mining Sector

Executive Summary. Violence has spiked in Zimbabwe's gold mining sector, costing hundreds of people their lives and triggering a police operation that led to the arrest of thousands. Media and government blame artisanal miners, who dig using little mechanisation and often without licences but are the country's main gold producers.

Zimbabwe: Act Covering Mining Leases

Zimbabwe: Act Covering Mining Leases. 19 August 2021. The Herald (Harare) By Godknows Hofisi. Introduction. Mining leases are covered in Part VIII, being sections 135-157 of the Mines and Minerals ...

Expelled Chinese diamond mining firm quietly returns …

The quiet return of expelled Chinese mining company Anjin Investments to diamond fields located in eastern Zimbabwe have sparked concerns of exploitation of Zimbabwe's resources under President …

Mining Sector 1

In Zimbabwe, the gold mining sector has significantly contributed to uplifting the livelihoods of many communities who are making a living through artisanal and small-scale mining. Artisanal mining is largely informal, characterized by low technology and use of minimal machinery. 3The sector has unfortunately continued to record

Mining Laws and Regulations Report 2024 Zimbabwe

Mining Laws and Regulations Zimbabwe 2024. ICLG - Mining Laws and Regulations - Zimbabwe Chapter covers common issues in mining laws and regulations – including the acquisition of rights, ownership requirements and restrictions, processing, transfer and encumbrance, environmental aspects, native title and land rights. …

Workers in Zimbabwe exposed to toxic mercury in illegal gold mining

Nick Schifrin: In Mutare in Eastern Zimbabwe, it's a gold rush. Unregistered illegal miners are busy at work scouring the muck with only the tools God gave them, hinging their hopes on a silvery ...

Zimbabwe: 'Mining Sector Growth Prospects Bright'

Zimbabwe is targeting to grow export revenue from minerals to US$12 billion by 2023 as it seeks to transform the country into an upper-middle-income economy by 2030. The US$12 billion mining ...

Mines and Minerals Act unpacked

Karat 18. 45.15. Karat 14. 35.13. The Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21:05) (the Act) is the principal Act regulating the mining industry in Zimbabwe. There are several regulations and other Acts that apply. In this article an overview is given of the Act. Space permitting specific issues or parts of the Act will be dealt with in future.

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth

Mining costs are projected to increase by 15% in 2023, with energy being the main driver, the report said. Zimbabwe's miners often suffer power outages due to the frequent breakdowns of the ...

Women Mining Report WITH CHANGES

Zimbabwe's mining sector has undergone slow governance transformation since independence. Despite establishmentof new public sector agencies, the principal law …

300 women get mining rights

HARARE - Three hundred mining claim rights have been issued to women miners from Guruve for gold claims with a total of 2 000 hectares, The Zimbabwean can now …

Fifteen people trapped after Zimbabwe goldmine collapses, killing …

Rescue operations are underway in the goldmine 100km west of Harare. It is believed 34 miners were caught in the collapse, but 13 escaped and six died. Incidents of mine collapses are rampant in ...

"Against All Odds". Small Scale Mine Owners in …

sampling was used to select fifteen mine owners from a population of one hundred and fifty women registered with the Zimbabwe Women in Mining Association (ZWMA) in Gwanda district. Semi structured face to face interviews were then conducted. Interviews lasted between 45 minutes and 60 minutes. With consent