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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Gold mining has a long history in the area near the Mozambique border, stretching back over a hundred years. Today, there’s a new gold rush. The Redwing Mine is the only large-scale …
202411· An archaeological ethnography of artisanal small scale gold mining. These tanks also have a close resemblance with cyanide tanks that were observed at a …
In post-2000s Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has become one of the major economic activities that provides income and livelihood opportunities to millions of …
202096· “It has been evident that, for the past 3 years, the artisanal (and small-scale) miners have been producing and more gold to the FPR, (increased revenue inflow to the …
425· Betterbrands also contracts artisanal and small-scale miners to extract and surrender ore to them, which has become a new mining model, as the company seeks to …
1021· between artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and farming. This article discusses the growing ASGM sector , encapsulated by the phrase ‘ mari yaputika ’ / ‘ …
201911· At independence in 1980, the government of Zimbabwe supported the establishment of several new small-scale mines through the Zimbabwe Mining Development …
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 …
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 …
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, …
2024112· Redwing Mine, was once hailed as a massive gold mining project with the potential to improve the quality of life in the Penhalonga area of Manicaland province and …
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).
919· nal and small-scale gold mining community: a comprehensive review. Environ Health Perspect . 122(7):667–672.
Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining in, "Gold mining in Penhalonga represents all methods of gold extraction from deep underground mining, to small-scale mining … Daniel Russell - The …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
2024327· The history of gold mining in Penhalonga dates back more than a century. Over that time, different companies have come and gone and today mining is dominated by small …
At the interface between small-and large-scale mining, miners compete over mineral resources (Bainton et al., 2020;Kemp and Owen, 2019). In most developing countries, artisanal miners …