This study interrogates the impacts of mining at Connemara Gold Mine on the environment and rural livelihoods for surrounding communities the mine. While we acknowledge that mining is a very lucrative business and one of the major drivers of the Zimbabwean economy, we argue that most of the benefits of mining tend to be enjoyed elsewhere and ...
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The combined impacts of increased droughts and illegal mining create a complex web of challenges for rural farmers. I am a researcher and development practitioner focusing on communities ...
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Investigating socio-economic and environmental impacts of mining on host communities: the case of Connemara Gold Mine in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe November 2018 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17298.32969
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Apart from the direct economic benefits of the mining industry to Zimbabwe, the mining has also been influential in infrastructural development of the country (Chigonda 2010). ...
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By Joshua Machinga-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association. Mining communities are often the ones to bear the effects of environmental, social and cultural devastation that comes with the extraction of resources within their localities. As such, community's participation in mineral resource governance is critical.
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This paper examines the impact of artisanal small-scale mining on the environmental rights of communities in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe. All over the world, mining has been significant in enhancing the livelihoods of the people ... notes that the lack of financial capital to finance mining has incapacitated small-scale mining in Zimbabwe.
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Investors, consumers, and governments are all demanding that mining companies operate in a more sustainable and responsible manner. There are a number of reasons why ESG is important in the mining industry. First, mining can have a significant impact on the environment. Mining operations can generate waste, pollute water, and damage ecosystems.
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Hence, the research acknowledges associated costs and benefits from the impacts of mining activities in the area. This study provides valuable insights for environmental conservation and policy makers on how to minimize the effects of mining on environmental degradation in Chegutu. ... In Zimbabwe, mining is becoming a poverty alleviation ...
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The report, which assessed the impact of Chinese investment on Zimbabwe's mining industry, found that "Chinese mining ventures have led to widespread environmental degradation, disregard for the ...
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Many mining companies are introducing several of these technologies. Zimbabwe however faces another challenge in that many mines and mining areas, such as the Beatrice Gold Belt, are now abandoned, but are still releasing contaminants into the local environment (Ravengai et al., 2005b). These abandoned mines and dumps require attention ...
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Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) has devastating impacts on the environment, such as deforestation, over-stripping of overburden, burning of bushes and use of harmful chemicals like mercury. ... Dreschler estimated that the number of people deriving their livelihood from artisanal mining in Zimbabwe could be well over 2 million, from service ...
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Illegal mining trends tend to be very fluid on the ground as often illegal miners are very mobile and fugitive, thus effects of the activity are so fast, and very temporal and spatial." EMA also challenged communities to be heavily involved in fighting environmental crimes as they suffer the most in the long run.
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Gochero and Boopen (2020) analysed the impact of mining FDI on economic growth of Zimbabwe by using the time series data spanning from 1988 and 2018. The study employed the autoregressive ...
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Addressing these issues calls for a multifaceted approach – one that involves regulation, community involvement, and alternative economic pathways to harness the benefits of artisanal mining while minimising its negative impacts. Artisanal mining across Africa is a complex landscape, offering significant economic benefits, but also posing ...
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The 60-page report, "Purses and Curses: Impact of Chinese Mining on Local Communities in Zimbabwe", was launched at a Harare hotel late last week. It explores and analyses the impact and implications of Chinese mining investments on mostly rural local communities as well as small-scale business opportunities that include artisanal and small ...
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Mining with a Vuvuzela: Reconfiguring artisanal mining in Southern Zimbabwe and its implications to rural livelihoods. Journal of Contempor ary African Studies, 30 (2), 219–233. do
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Zimbabwe, like other nations in Africa, is rich in variety of minerals but the blessings of this natural wealth have neither percolated up nor gravitated down to benefit the people of Zimbabwe. …
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Impacts of mining on the environment and rural livelihoods at Connemara Mine, Zimbabwe, South African Geographical Journal, DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2022.2032294 To link to this article: https://doi ...
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The government has identified coal as one of the minerals that will make its vision for a $12 billion mining industry by 2023 a reality. Zimbabwe's push to establish more coal mines comes at a time the world is moving away from its reliance on fossil fuels to renewable energy to minimise the effects of climate change.
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1. Introduction. In Zimbabwe, the mining sector is one of the key drivers of the economy as it ranks among the top three contributors of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Zimbabwe Economic Report, Citation 2018).The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (2015) highlights that the mining sector has become one of the important drivers of economic …
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In another study by Mathe & Phiri (2016), open cast mining at Banket Mine in Zimbabwe impacted the topography of the earth, the plants and water which contributed to the loss of...
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are now the present-day towns in Zimbabwe linked by roads, railways, and other communication links (Viewing, 1984). In spite of the remarkable contributions that mining has made towards the development of Zimbabwe and other parts of the world, its history is marred by a legacy of negative impacts. Among the negative impacts of mining
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Effects of Mining to the Communities ... Accounting Work: Case of the Zimbabwe Mining Indust ry," Universal Journal of Accou nting and Finance, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp.722-734,2021.
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Government leaders, community leaders and members of mining communities in Zimbabwe are clamoring for a bigger share of revenue deriving from mineral extraction in their areas in an effort to achieve a level of socio-economic development that is commensurate with the level of mineral wealth in their area and to mitigate the paradox of very poor ...
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Mining activities, particularly gold and diamond mining, result in extensive deforestation. Approximately 200,000 hectares of forest cover are lost annually in Zimbabwe due to mining activities (Forestry Commission of …
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The state has been blocking the peasantry from formally participating in and benefiting from artisanal mining in Zimbabwe's countryside through exorbitant prospecting and pegging fees as well as the issuance of blanket exclusive prospecting orders (EPOs). ... Zimbabwe and its impacts on agricultural production. J. Peasant Stud., 38 (5) (2011 ...
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Mining plays a key role in Zimbabwe's economy, contributing 5% and 23% to the country's gross domestic (GDP) and total exports, respectively. ... These include Zimbabwe's mining legislation, environmental impacts of the mining industry at global level, in the SADC region and in Zimbabwe. Problems which confront the industry as well as ...
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The Impact of Corporate Governance Practices on Performance of Mining Sector in Zimbabwe By 1 Dr Collen Kajongwe (PhD), 2 Sithole,Munoneka (Lecturer) & Terrence Masamba(PhD Student) Introduction and Background of the Study The volatility of markets and business settings places a significant burden on both the survival and profitability of ...
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We discovered that mining caused extensive environmental destruction, creating artificial hills and open pits as well as promoting massive soil erosion, contaminating water and land with...
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The study employs the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to examine the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) in the mining sector on the Zimbabwe economy, while controlling for both non-mining FDI and domestic investment. Using data over the period 1988–2018, this research results show that foreign direct investment in the mining …
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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 …
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First and foremost, I would like to thank God for the love, guidance and protection. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr C. Munhande, my project supervisor for his constructive comments and for devoting his most precious time and will just for me, I feel deeply indebted to him for the successful completion of …
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In this article, we shall briefly explore the environmental impacts on three main phases of mining projects and the extent to which sustainable mining is promoted or hindered in Zimbabwe. Brief overview of mining activities in Zimbabwe. Mining projects vary according to the type of metals or minerals to be extracted from the earth.
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A 2020 report on Extractive Sector and Sustainable Economic Development, by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association ZELA identified three important aspects highlighting the effects of mining in Shurugwi, another town in Midlands Province, including: failure by mining companies to implement their corporate social responsibilities ...
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However, much of what we know about mining-induced displacement in Zimbabwe is the impact on the livelihoods of displaced people (see, for instance, Robinson, 2003; Lillywhite et al., 2015; Ogwang and Vanclay, 2021), and more often displaced people are framed as passive and hopeless victims of displacement. Be that as it may, this dominant and ...
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