226· 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 …
112· Mining is a hazardous occupation, accounting for 1% of the global workforce and 8% of fatal occupational accidents, with more people employed in artisanal and small …
919· nal and small-scale gold mining community: a comprehensive review. Environ Health Perspect . 122(7):667–672.
Telmer, K.H., and Veiga, M.M. (2009), World Emission of Mercury from Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining, Boston: Springer Torrington, G. and Hall, T., (1987), NGOs and the challenges of …
35· In March last year, mercury and cyanide deposits from artisanal gold mines in Penhalonga were detected in Lake Alexander, about 32 kilometres from the mines, that supply water to her home. “We are drinking contaminated …
75· Some retrenched workers turned to artisanal gold mining. The growing number of artisanal miners, not only in Zimbabwe but the entire SADC region, culminated in the 1993 UN …
201291· In 2002, artisanal and small-scale mining accounted for approximately 25% of the estimated 3000 tons of annual global gold production (Spiegel and Veiga, 2010; MMSD, …
20201124· This study examined the health and safety issues affecting artisanal and small-scale gold miners in Penhalonga, Ward 21, Mutasa District. A combination of questionnaires, …
202099· The issue of gold mining is not new in Penhalonga. Gold Boom Fuels Formalisation and Growth in Small-Scale Mining: Kupfuwa. NEWS June 17, 2025. Obsolete …
20161231· PDF | On Jan 1, 2017, Lyman Mlambo and others published The contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining to Zimbabwe''s economic growth and development …
82· There is an environmental destruction unfolding at Penhalonga due to unsupervised mining. government launched a US$10million Gold Facility aimed at …
Focus will be on ASM activities in Penhalonga, Eastern Zimbabwe where I carried out ethnographic fieldwork through interviewing makorokozas (small scale miners). (2013) The Polit ical Economy of Art isanal and Small-Scale Gold …
rative gold mining industry. Penhalonga is a good example of demonstrating the interaction between gold mining, local com. unities and the environment. All forms of mining, artisanal and …
202526· In a significant crackdown on illegal mining activities, the Mutare Magistrate’s Court has sentenced eight individuals to two years in prison each for illegally prospecting for …
202526· In a significant crackdown on illegal mining activities, the Mutare Magistrate’s Court has sentenced eight individuals to two years in prison each for illegally prospecting for gold at a farm in Penhalonga without a licence, Mining …
202058· This paper sought to assess the role of artisanal and small-scale mining in poverty alleviation, focusing on Barn mining area ward 25 Matopo (Matabeleland South Province).
716· 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. …
We are now a community of jobless poor people. The small-, medium- and large-scale miners who have been licensed to extract our gold also destroy and pollute our environment. Scores …
2024126· ILLEGAL gold mining in Zimbabwe is driving an environmental catastrophe, with effects that ripple across ecosystems, water sources, and human livelihoods. Residents of …
2019111· 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 …
35· In , gold exports, one of the country’s biggest foreign currency earners, earned the country $1.7 billion, according to the figures from the Finance Ministry. Artisanal …
202536· IntroductionArtisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has long been a significant economic activity in Zimbabwe, providing livelihoods for many in rural areas. However, the …
202417· The country produced 30.1 tons of gold in , of which 60% came from small scale miners, according to Fidelity Gold Refinery, the country’s sole authorized buyer of the …
200331· Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)—low tech, labour intensive mineral processing and excavation activity—is an economic mainstay in rural sub-Saharan Africa, …
1210· Penhalonga and Tsvingwe are found in Ward 21 of Mutasa South Constituency in Manicaland Province, Zimbabwe. Our area is endowed with gold deposits and fertile red …
2019111· 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 …
200931· In Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) 1 has long been an important economic sector and a contentious arena for policymaking. The sector involves …
with large-scale mining (LSM). The scoping study utilized qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection with the help of mobile technology. It was carried out in two administrative …