Eureka Implements Drone Technology to Mitigate Surveying …

A recent technical visit by the Association of Mine Surveyors of Zimbabwe (AMSZ) to Eureka Mine revealed that the mine is taking substantial measures to reduce hazards faced …

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Artisanal Gold Mining and Farming: Livelihood Linkages and …

While the rural development consequences of Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Programme have been heavily debated, there is a dearth of literature focusing on the post-land reform interrelations between artisanal and small-scale gold mining

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Gold mining in Zimbabwe

Bilboes Holdings (Private) Limited owns and operates gold mines in Zimbabwe. It engages in mining, exploring, and producing gold. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. ... thereby …

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Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and …

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 …

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(PDF) The Mining Industry in Zimbabwe: Challenges for …

Mining plays a key role in Zimbabwe's economy, contributing 5% and 23% to the country's gross domestic (GDP) and total exports, respectively. It also generates foreign currency and supplies raw materials to some industries. ... Asbestos mines pose a serious health risk to their workers. People who use asbestos products and those in the ...

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Health and Safety Risk Mitigation among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold

Causal risk factors associated with equipment used by artisanal and small-scale gold miners in Kadoma and Shurugwi in Zimbabwe in 2020: (a) hazardous noise exposure at a site with six stamp mills operating simultaneously with no technical measures to reduce noise and with no hearing protection; (b) mining site with improved equipment for ...

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Mining what is not mine: Artisanal gold mining in Gwanda, Zimbabwe

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).

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How To Acquire A Mining License In Zimbabwe

Whether you're an experienced miner or just starting out, this guide will provide you with the knowledge and tools to successfully acquire a mining license in Zimbabwe. Let's dive in! The first part of the process to acquire a mining license in Zimbabwe starts with registering a company in Zimbabwe. Types of Mining Licenses in Zimbabwe:

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RISK ASSESSMENT OF MINING AWARDS IN ZIMBABWE

mining license used for mining precious metals such as gold and platinum group metals. Zimbabwe's mining sector is plagued by corruption, despite the passing of some 'best practice' legislation and policies to combat corruption. However, this has had limited results and of late, anticorruption efforts tend to focus on the political ...

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Health and Safety Risk Mitigation among Artisanal and Small …

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 attention is paid to prevention strategies.

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Hazards and Control Measures among Artisanal and …

There is little knowledge about health and safety among artisanal and small-scale gold miners in Zimbabwe. Objective: This study explores the interaction between hazards, control measures,...

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Technical risk assessment techniques and practice in …

interaction of risk and opportunity factors evaluated. Specific to the mining sector, Agricola (1556), in his famous treatise on mining, De Re Metallica, refers to the need for understanding the geology of a particular deposit for successful mining, while Krige in 1955, also developed many aspects of mining risk in his work on risk analysis in ...

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Hazards and Control Measures among Artisanal and …

ASGM is characterized by basic and compromised mining methods with either very limited control of hazards or none at all. There is little knowledge about health and safety among artisanal and small-scale gold …

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Health and Safety Risk Mitigation among Artisanal and Small …

mining (ASM) than large-scale mining (LSM) [1]. In Zimbabwe, the zero-harm policy [2] targets the formal sector, which includes LSM and excludes the informal sector, e.g., ASM. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a branch of ASM that extracts gold. This study refers to both ASM and ASGM. The number of people working in ASGM

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Zimbabwe Mining News | Opportunities | Regulation | Technical

Mining Zimbabwe is your go-to platform for mining news expert analysis, mining events, investment opportunities, gold, lithium, platinum ... Gift Mapakame is an accomplished leader in Zimbabwe's gold mining sector. With over 14 years of experience—more than seven in senior management— Engineer Mapakame has played a significant role in ...

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ASM are still unclear although the business is high risk and dangerous with virtually no adherence to health and safety regulations expected in mining. The Mines and Minerals Act (MMA)6 (drafted in 1961 and enacted in 1965) and the Gold Trade Act (1940) mainly govern the gold sector of Zimbabwe. Small-scale mining, which refers

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AN AFRICAN GOLD MINING AND EXPLORATION COMPANY

A Private African gold mining and exploration company • Four underground gold mines in Zimbabwe • Globally significant Mineral Resource of 8.3Moz of gold and exploration targets of between 4-6Moz • Gold production of 94,212oz in 2016 • Low cost producer –C1 costs of US$809/oz and AISC of US$1,023/oz in 2016

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(PDF) Sustainable Gold Processing in Zimbabwe's ASGM

Production % of GDP Royalty (% of government revenue) Employment Direct and indirect beneficiaries Artisanal and Smallscale Gold Mining 311,000 troy ounces 1.2% Large-Scale gold mining Total gold mining 428,000 troy ounces 1.4% 739,000 troy ounces 2.6% US$3.8 million (0.24% of government revenue) US$11.8 million (0.76% of Government revenue) US ...

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Biomonitoring of arsenic, cadmium and lead in two artisanal and …

Mambrey V, Rakete S, Tobollik M, Shoko D, Moyo D, Schutzmeier P, Steckling-Muschack N, Muteti-Fana S, Bose-O'Reilly S. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining: a cross-sectional assessment of occupational mercury exposure and exposure risk factors in Kadoma and Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. Environ Res. 2020; 184:109379. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109379.

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The Future of Blasting: Embracing Technological Evolution in the Mining

GOLD BUYING. Gold buying prices per gram in Zimbabwe,17 February 2025. February 17, 2025 ... and blasts with minimal human intervention, reducing risks associated with manual handling," Jena explained. Sustainability in Blasting ... Zimbabwe's mining industry can enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability while improving decision-making ...

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

in gold mining areas. It should revise th e country's Mines and Minerals Act to give artisanal mining cooperatives legal standing, and adequately fund the ministry of mines unit responsible for the artisanal mining sector. It should work with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to pay gold miners in U.S. dollars at a rate based on world gold prices.

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Reducing mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's artisanal gold mining activities result in more than 24 tonnes of mercury being released annually. The five-year planetGOLD Zimbabwe project is financially supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The project is executed by the international non-profit ...

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Who is Zimbabwe's Biggest Gold Producer? Freda, Blanket, or …

Dallaglio Investments, a subsidiary of Padenga Holdings, has been making notable strides in Zimbabwe's gold mining sector, driven by strong performance at its Eureka and Pickstone Peerless Mines. In the first half of 2024, Dallaglio reported selling 1,351 kg of gold, a 25% increase compared to the 1,080 kg sold in the same period in 2023.

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Occupational Health and Safety in the ASM sector

It employs more than five hundred thousand workers directly and three million indirectly (Parliament Zimbabwe, 2017). However, ASM activities can damage the environment and pose health and safety risks to workers and surrounding communities. This could be attributed to poor mining and processing practices due to lack of technical knowledge.

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Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold

Since underground ASGM mining is a high-risk sector and ASGM in Zimbabwe is associated with injuries and fatalities [7,10,17,18,19,20,32], there is a need for accident prevention control measures to reduce exposure of ASG miners to associated risks. Internal hazard identification and risk assessment and incident reporting and investigation were ...

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Health and Safety Risk Mitigation among Artisanal and Small …

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 14352 2 of 25 1. Introduction Mining is a hazardous occupation, accounting for 1% of the global workforce and 8%

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Strategies for sustainable gold processing in the artisanal …

500 000 are believed to be involved in artisanal gold mining (AGM), (The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe, 2017)). Zimbabwe has a gold resource estimated at 84 million tonnes at an average grade of 4.9 gper tonne (Mlambo, 2015 ). Goldis one mineral among an estimated 60 other minerals, 40 of which have been exploited at some point.

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Gold mining in Zimbabwe

Bilboes Holdings (Private) Limited owns and operates gold mines in Zimbabwe. It engages in mining, exploring, and producing gold. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. ... thereby significantly reducing the security risks associated with transporting gold for the small scale sector. The customer has an option to ...

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Interview: Keith Mandisodza

Risk management involves the coordination of activities to direct and control an organisation with regard to risk. In the mining (and/or civil) sector(s), geotechnical risks are often associated with an operational function to health and safety considerations as well as economic considerations for projects.

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Reducing mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in …

In Zimbabwe, over 300 000 people work in artisanal gold mining, with the sector contributing to more than 40% of the country's mineral exports. Across the country, 96% of …

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