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The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining frontier | Request …
The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining frontier. July 2022. The Extractive Industries and Society 12 (2):101123. DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2022.101123. Authors: Tafadzwa …
(PDF) Reclaiming mined-out pits at industrial sands
Industrial sands mining is a crucial economic activity undertaken by medium-scale miners in Zimbabwe. Unfortunately, this mining practice leaves open pits, which have to be rehabilitated in order ...
Sand hunters eat away Harare's scenic landscape
According to Zimbabwe's Fifth National Report to the Convention on Biodiversity 2020, sand mining is contributing to extensive environmental degradation. A recent survey done by EMA revealed that approximately 1 594 hectares of land are affected by sand poaching in the country, and Harare alone contributes 850 hectares.
Economic and socio-ecological effects of sand mining on …
For instance, Mushonga (2022) explained in the context of Zimbabwe's Eyrecourt Farm that sand mining was widespread and haphazardly undertaken on farmlands without any kind of reclamation. As a result of the unregulated sand mining that had degraded farmlands, farming on undeveloped building plots or construction sites …
Publications – Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association
Community Land Rights and Mining Induced Displacements in Zimbabwe. 1 file(s) 1,012.67 KB. Download. The Challenges and Opportunities of Trans Frontier Conservation in the Southern Africa Development Community: A close examination of the legal and policy frameworks governing the Kavango-Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area.
The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining frontier
The granularity of sand: Analogies of production, consumption, and distribution. Monika Arnez. Geography, Environmental Science. 2021. Due to high global …
How to register for Mining Claims in Zimbabwe
Procedures and criteria of obtaining Mining Claims in Zimbabwe. Introduction. 1.1 Foreign Investors are allowed to own shareholding for mining operations in all minerals except for platinum …
The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining frontier
The background of sand mining in Zimbabwe is one beleaguered by economic instability, high unemployment rates, increasing housing demand, and rapid …
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The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining frontier
With unemployment rife, many Zimbabweans have found economic opportunities in sand mining. As a result, sand extraction is rapidly increasing across …
Towards developing a framework to manage mining …
The manifestation of mining-induced land degradation and related-environmental impacts in rural areas of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has vast mineral deposits such as chrome and gold which are among the top extracted minerals that are causing substantial land degradation (Macheka et al., 2021; Meck et al., 2020).Sand mining is …
China mining heavyweights partner with Zimbabwe on lithium mine
Chinese miners Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Holding Group are defying low lithium prices to develop a deposit of the battery metal with a Zimbabwean state company. The two firms already ...
Towards developing a framework to manage mining …
The manifestation of mining-induced land degradation and related-environmental impacts in rural areas of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has vast mineral …
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Zimbabwe softens stance on local lithium processing after …
Zimbabwe has softened its requirements for lithium miners to process the mineral locally, a government official said on Thursday, as the industry battles to survive a price slump over the past year.
Ministry of Mines and Mining Development
Ministry of Mines and Mining Development also known as the Ministry of Mines is responsible for the administration of the Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21:05) of Zimbabwe.. Mines and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando. Its mission is to promote sustainable exploration, mining, processing, marketing and management of …
The potential impact of sand mining on water resources: …
Sand mining in southern Africa, driven by the construction sector's demand for river sediments, adversely impacts both water quality and quantity. The extraction, particularly through destructive methods like channel-wide instream mining, poses serious threats to river ... Zimbabwe (figure 1abc) spanning over 400000 km2 (Abiye & Leketa, 2021 ...
Mining Zimbabwe Magazine
Edition 74 of the Mining Zimbabwe Magazine is now out. The edition highlights key developments and trends in the Zimbabwean mining sector. This edition covers a wide range of topics including advancements in mining technology, regulatory changes, and significant industry events.
The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining frontier
It does so by analysing placebased socio-political and economic dynamics of sand extraction in Zimbabwe's Eyrecourt Farm. The case study shows that local dynamics configure sand extraction spaces into politicised and ungovernable extractive geographies. These findings are not only representative of Zimbabwe's sand frontier.
Towards developing a framework to manage mining …
In Zimbabwe legal and illegal mining activities characterised by open pits and vegetation destruction are practised in rural areas. Despite the existence of a legal framework directed to mining ...
Illegal Sand Mining Rampant in Harare Suburbs, Leaving …
In Zimbabwe, rapidly expanding suburbs have led to a high demand for construction materials, including the sand needed to make concrete, but by poaching and selling sand, sand miners are degrading the same suburbs they're helping to build. Harvesting sand causes erosion and environmental degradation, but in Zimbabwe's …
Double tragedy: the Zimbabwe farmers affected by illegal mining …
Illegal, small-scale mining for gold in Zimbabwe has resulted in deforestation, land degradation, water pollution, and loss of biodiversity in the area, making the problem worse.
Coal Mining Overburden to Sand | CFlo
02 August 2024. The blatant misuse and indiscriminate mining of river sand has led to some drastic environmental impacts which we have seen over the last few years with embankment erosion and flooding of cities like it happened in New Delhi in 2023.
The Four Positive Impacts Of Sand Mining And Mining Industry
While in Zimbabwe, Lupande (2012) noted the creation of employment for youth who are licensed to mine sand and some to load the trucks as a positive impact of mining. Mining activities brought wealth to Indian communities (Saviour, 2012).
PUBLICATION: The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining …
Posted on December 07, 2022. Dr Tafadzwa Mushonga, a research fellow in the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship's Humanities for the Environment programme, has …
Tracing and Determining the Duration of Illegal …
Artisanal and Small-scale river sand mining is one of the upcoming activities associated with the environmental crisis concerning the water ecosystem. However, the determination of the duration in which …
Security of Mining Rights in Zimbabwe: The Mining Lease …
How secure are mining rights conferred by a certificate of registration of claims, mining lease, special mining lease and special grants against expropriation for public purposes Zimbabwe? This interrogation cannot be made without referring to the most notorious provision in the Mines and Minerals Act, that is, section 398 of the Act.
San He Mining Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd v ZIMASO (Pvt) Ltd (28 …
[1] The applicant, San He Mining Zimbabwe [Pvt] Ltd ["San He"], has brought a combined application in respect of an arbitral award, on 28 July 2022 by the second respondent, the arbitrator, retired judge, Mr Justice Chinhengo. On the one hand it seeks the setting aside of that portion of the award adverse to it.
What is sustainable sand mining?
There are many drivers of land degradation in Zimbabwe, which include deforestation, veld fires, unsustainable farming practices and sand mining. Sand …
Calls for transparency in mining contracts grow louder
Sand mining spirals out of control. THE surge in mining activities around the country has ignited calls for the Government to prioritise contract transparency within the extractive industry to avoid speculation and illicit trade of minerals that has seen the country losing revenue. ... Mining Zimbabwe Magazine Edition 74 ...
Zimbabwe bans riverbed mining to protect water sources
Zimbabwe has banned riverbed alluvial mining with immediate effect to protect the environment, a move that could impact many of the country's gold miners. Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka ...
Silica Mining In Zimbabwe
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PUBLICATION: The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining …
Sand frontiers all over the world are expanding owing to the growing demand for construction sand. While several scholarly interventions are devoted to accounting for the extensive ecological damage and ways of improving sand governance, this article focuses on politicising these ecological transformations, in the process, understanding …
illegal sand mining leaves zimbabwe potholed
As illegal sand mining starves the beach of sand, the artists' raw materials may soon be in short supply. Photo by Charlie Shoemaker Photo by Charlie Shoemaker You also need sand, which appears abundant but is diminishing due to unrestrained illegal mining in Durban's rivers, the principal source of fresh sediment at the coast.