Crunch time as Zambia's Lower Zambezi NP comes under …
On 14 October this year in the High Court of Zambia in Lusaka, a judge is expected to finally hand down a decision on whether an open-cast copper mine will go …
Update on the Proposed Mine in Lower Zambezi 2021
MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE THREAT OF HARMFUL DEVELOPMENT ON THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN. It is with great concern that it has come to our attention that on the 7th May 2021 Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) issued a letter approving the very controversial environmental impact statement (EIS) for a Large scale …
The 2021 Inaugural Mining Excellence Awards winners
Zambezi Gas Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd is a wholly-owned Zimbabwean private limited company operating in the coal mining and coalbed methane exploration industry since its incorporation on August 1st, 2002. ... MASVINGO PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES IN MINING . SMALL SCALE GOLD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: MAG …
Evaluation Report: Kangaluwi Open-pit Copper Mine in the Lower Zambezi
Deforestation refers to the loss or destruction of naturally occurring forests, primarily due to human activity such as logging, the cutting of trees for fuel, slash-and-burn agriculture, land clearing for farming, livestock grazing, mining operations, dam building, and urban sprawl or other types of development and population growth.
(PDF) Understanding small scale gold mining activities in …
PDF | On Feb 6, 2021, Vunganai Chivore published Understanding small scale gold mining activities in Mazowe District in Zimbabwe through an Environmental Security lens for the period 2017-20 ...
Small-scale mining and alluvial gold panning within the …
Zambezi river, its tributaries and associated dams and lakes, depends on the types and volumes of economic activities which take place within the basin. These activities include urbanisation, logging, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and mining. More recently, small-scale mining and
Managing the impact of gold panning activities within the …
More than half the panners in the Zambezi Basin use the destructive horizontal tunnelling method of extracting gold, resulting in the collapse of banks and widespread erosion (Chenje, 2000). ... The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) frontier continues to advance in most mineral-endowed countries due to rising unemployment …
Small-scale mining and alluvial gold panning within the …
In most SADC countries, small-scale mining and particularly artisanal mining is not legally recognised and the sector's production and marketing figures are not always captured by national statistics. All the eight Zambezi Basin riparian states have a long tradition of small scale mining yet only a … See more
Small Scale Mining
Small Scale Mining Training Centre (SSMTC) is Papua New Guinea's only institution that offers skills training for the small scale miners. The Institution was established in 2009 through the Mining Support Sector …
DMRE > Mineral Policy & Promotion > Small Scale Mining
A Small-Scale Mining Board has been set up as a point of delivery for the services required by the small- scale mining sector. It co-ordinates a substantial amount of expert capacity and experience and specialises in planning and developing a viable mining project through the pre-feasibility stages. The contribution of each board member is ...
No mining in lower Zambezi – Govt
The Mines and Minerals Development Minister also indicated that the government is creating linkages for small scale miners with banking facilities for them to acquire loans to undertake mining exploration and consequently start mining operations. "For small scale miners, government's role in the mining sector is to provide an …
Mining legislation
Small Scale Mining Licences: relate to areas not exceeding 400 hectares and have a duration of 10 years renewable. ... – Trek Metals Limited (Zambezi Resources Pty Ltd) Follow zambia-mining and discover more about all Zambia Mining Projects. Zambia Mining Projects.
Lower Zambezi copper mine given the go-ahead
Early 2000s – Australian company Zambezi Resources Ltd applied for and was granted an exploration licence for an area of 240km2 in the Lower Zambezi Game …
Eyes in the skies . Join our CEO, Ian Stevenson, in
CLZs Cessna 172 carries out regular aerial patrols over the Lower Zambezi National Park and Game Management Areas. . This plane is a critical tool in the detection and response to illegal activities in the Lower Zambezi. ... We search for signs of poaching, encroachment, bushfires, wildlife movements and small-scale illegal gold mining, all ...
What You Should Know About the Mining Drama in the …
The Lower Zambezi national park is a safe haven for iconic and endangered wildlife, forests, and fresh water species whose existence depends on a delicate balance …
Update on the Proposed Mine in Lower Zambezi 2021
MEDIA STATEMENT ON THE THREAT OF HARMFUL DEVELOPMENT ON THE ZAMBEZI RIVER BASIN. It is with great concern that it has come to our attention that on …
Small-scale mining and alluvial gold panning within the …
small-scale and artisanal mining sector causing untold environmental degradation with a direct effect on local communities. OVERVIEW OF SMALL SCALE MINING There is as yet no widely accepted definition of artisanal and small scale mining. The term has been used to cover a broad spectrum of activities - from the army-run Hpakant jade mines in
Crunch time as Zambia's Lower Zambezi NP comes under mining threat
On 14 October this year in the High Court of Zambia in Lusaka, a judge is expected to finally hand down a decision on whether an open-cast copper mine will go ahead in middle of one of the country's prime tourism destinations – the Lower Zambezi National Park. In a landmark legal case brought by a group of concerned …
SMALL SCALE MINING IN GHANA
SSM of gold in Ghana is a pre historic activity which can be traced to the 5th Century Discouraged in the colonial era, till 1989 This led to Secret Activities and Smuggling of Proceeds outside the country In 1989 –SSM Activities were mainstreamed through promulgation of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDCL 218 (1989) In 2006, SSM …
Zambia orders halt to work on copper mine in Lower Zambezi …
Zambia's government on Wednesday ordered mining company Mwembeshi Resources Ltd to immediately halt all activities on the $494 million copper project it is developing in the Lower Zambezi National ...
What are impacts of artisanal gold mining in the Zambezi …
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in the Zambezi basin of southern Africa has significant negative impacts on the environment and local communities. ASGM operations in Mozambique and Zimbabwe cause land disturbance, deforestation, and depletion of water resources, leading to increased levels of siltation, turbidity, and heavy metal content in …
CHALLENGES OF SMALL-SCALE MINERS TOWARDS …
Tungsten and gold mineralization suitable for small scale mining in Namibia: A qualitative survey of metal occurrences and assessment project preferences. Goakey Consult CC, Windhoek Labonne, B. and Gilman, J. (1999).
Small Scale Miners Association of Zambia – Artisanal and small-scale …
Artisanal small scale mining is an important driver of development in communities from Zambia,Africa to Asia, where there are often few other opportunities available for generating income. We know that ASM contributes positively to many of the Sustainable Development Goals, and with inclusive, comprehensive formalization, the global community ...
Zambia halts mine in Lower Zambezi National Park
On the 29th of August, the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) clarified its decision on the 24th of August to cancel the decision letter issued to Mwembeshi Resources Limited in 2021 pertaining to its large-scale open pit copper mining project in Lower Zambezi National Park. According to ZEMA, the permission originally …
Zambia: Court decision on Lower Zambezi copper project raise concerns
Zambia: High Court Grants Injunction against Lower Zambezi Mine. Zambia rejects copper project on environmental grounds. Copper mine threatens Zambezi national park. Go-ahead for controversial open-pit copper mine in Lower Zambezi National Park has become a political hot potato in the run-up to Zambian elections scheduled ...
Approved Mine in Lower Zambezi National Park …
Illegal small-scale mining for minerals is a continuing threat to national parks in Zambia in Southern Africa. A proposed open-pit copper mine to be located in the middle of the Lower Zambezi National Park …
Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Zambia: the scope of …
This paper seeks to present the research findings of ZLA on large-scale land acquisitions. This work has attempted to assess the scope of and trends in such transactions, as well as to gauge both the positive and negative impacts. Zambia is an understudied case of large-scale land acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa, but continues to be a case ...
Managing the impact of gold panning activities within the …
Dreschler (2001) estimates that up to 2 million people from the riparian states directly or indirectly benefit from small-scale mining and alluvial panning of minerals within the Zambezi Basin, of which the Lower Manyame sub-catchment is part. Thus, the appropriate approach to the management of gold panning was to permit it in order to …
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 new industry, it is faced with a myriad of challenges that can be overcome if proper solutions are put in place. This article was written by a Small-scale
Govt halts mining operations in lower Zambezi
The letter relates to the proposed Large-Scale mining activities in Lower Zambezi National Park of Luangwa District. During a media briefing in Lusaka this afternoon, Mr. NZOVU further guided that Mwembeshi Resources Limited ceases the construction of roads in the National Park. He said the mine should also submit a site …
Mineral policy in Zimbabwe: Its evolution, achievements
However, the most characteristic feature of mining in Zimbabwe continues to be the small scale of most of its mines. This is still exemplified by the gold min- ing sector; while there is a large but fluctuating num- ber of gold producers (over 500 normally) the majority are very small, as can be seen from Table 2, taken from the Secretary of ...
Breaking: copper mine in Lower Zambezi NP cancelled
Open-cast mine, for illustrative purposes only. 04 March 2021 UPDATE: The Court of Appeals of Zambia has dismissed an appeal to stop the proposed large-scale open-pit mine in Lower Zambezi National Park, upholding the High Court's decision to dismiss the case.. 18 January 2020: The planned open-cast Kangaluwi copper mine in …