Granite mining in Zimbabwe leads to the displacement of Buja Indigenous Peoples as weak land ownership rights fail to protect them. ... Black granite miners have since perfected the art of swindling the illiterate villagers by coaxing them to sign unfair compensation contracts. Eunice Chakavinge, a 55-year-old widow is a case in point as …
In the village of Mutoko, Zimbabwe, Villagers are feeling the negative effects of black granite mining. Mining has created huge open pits that have killed people and livestock, damaged homes due to …
Black granite is a form of common natural stone 2 Pathway to a feminist international corporate accountability framework WOMEN'S LIVED EXPERIENCES GRANITE MINING IN ZIMBABWE WHAT IS HAPPENING? The activities of various European-linked and Chinese granite mining companies operating over several decades in the Mutoko, Mt …
"The whole black granite industry in Zimbabwe, we have provided that it should generate in excess of US$500 million by the year 2023," said Minister Chitando. ... Many granite mining companies ...
Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines chief executive officer Mr Isaac Kwesu said the businesses in the granite sector were willing to implement Government's policy, but might require more time.
Taxation of black granite exports is conducted at multiple levels. At a local level, the district within which black granite is mined, collects a levy from the mining companies. This levy is charged per unit of production — currently at $80 (equivalent of US$1) per tonne of black granite. A 2% royalty is collected by MMCZ.
Therefore, this research analyzed the impact of the extraction of black granite on sustainable development particularly making use of the case of Mutoko District in Zimbabwe. Mining of black granite in Mutoko commenced way back in the early 1970s.
The paradox of resource abundance typically explains the case of black granite mining in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. The area is home to the best black granite rock highly ...
By Dumisani Nyoni. However, production since 2000 has been dominated by about ten minerals which are gold, platinum, coal, nickel, chrome, diamonds, black granite, copper, silver, and asbestos. In 2019, total mining export receipts according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), amounted to US$2, 91 billion, representing about 55.2% of …
An estimated 150 000 tonnes of granite are produced in Zimbabwe each year, with the Mutoko district producing roughly 75% of the total amount of black granite. Ilford Red, Natural Stone, CRG, Zimbabwe International Quarry, and the province of Mashonaland East's Mutoko Granite Mining Company are a few of the businesses that …
The dimension stone industry, especially the extraction of black granite, is expanding rapidly. Zimbabwe's mining sector has thus embarked on a growth path as evidenced by positive growth rates across most minerals (with the exception of granite) (Chamber of Mines 2011 ). See more
For 50 years, black granite has been mined primarily in the north-eastern parts of the country, in areas such as Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe, Murehwa and Mutoko. Zimbabwe produced 223 356 tonnes of granite last year up from 161 123 tonnes in 2017, data from the Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines shows. Mutoko Rural District Council alone …
REVELATIONS by Zacc that it has started investigating black granite mining industry following reports local authorities were being paid peanuts in taxes. Now Reading. ... Mining Zimbabwe is a premier publication, offering insightful perspectives, up-to-minute news, policy and comprehensive analyses of the Zimbabwe mining industry.
Black granite mining and the implications for the development of sustainability in Zimbabwe: The case of Mutoko …
The granite is quarried from several different mines in Zimbabwe, including the Mutoko and Nyamakope quarries. The Mutoko quarry, in particular, is known for producing some of the finest quality Absolute …
Collection of tax on gross proceeds of granite and lithium. A 1% levy was introduced on gross proceeds of lithium, black granite and other cut or uncut dimensional stones and quarry stones. ... offering insightful perspectives, up-to-minute news, policy and comprehensive analyses of the Zimbabwe mining industry. Telephone: +263 242 …
Currently, 75% of the country's black granite is produced in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province. Companies such as Southern Granite, Dingmao Mining, …
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The Government is impressed with the rate of compliance by companies mining black granite in Mutoko, Mashonaland East province to undertake Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes. The EIA is a legal requirement in Zimbabwe in terms of the Environmental Management Act as read with Statutory Instrument 7 of 2007.
... Many studies have analyzed how mining affects the livelihoods and health of groups within societies, such as Kativu and Oskarsson (2021), who explored how granite …
The Zimbabwe Environmental Lawyers' Association noted that in 2009 alone, 121 000 metric tonnes of black granite rocks worth US$12,1 million were extracted from Mutoko District only.
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) says it has started investigating the black granite mining industry in Mutoko following reports that local authorities were being paid peanuts in taxes by mining companies. Mutoko Rural District Council claims that it is getting a paltry US$1 per tonne of black granite mined from the …
Zimbabwe produces an estimated 150 000 tonnes of granite annually with Mutoko district contributing about 75% of the total black granite output. According to the …
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF BLACK GRANITE QUARRYING IN MUTOKO DISTRICT, ZIMBABWE: …
Bellairs Drive, Northridding 2188 Johannesburg, South Africa. Mutoko North Community development Trust (MNCDT) on behalf of the entire community has raised a concern that investment within their community must lead to the construction of a granite building in Mutoko centre acting as a symbol for community prosperity and heritage …
The government of Zimbabwe has banned the export of unprocessed granite following a call by the President to ensure value addition and beneficiation of granite before export. President Emmerson Mnangagwa ordered the government to come up with a Statutory Instrument that bans the export of raw granite because the country was losing …
This study is useful in developing a sustainability model in the mining sector and in understanding the shifting development imaginaries in rural Zimbabwe. 2.1 Mining, development and sustainability There is a paucity of studies on mining and black granite mining focusing on the funda- mental questions or imperatives of sustainability in …
Zimbabwe is set to have another mega-plant that will be producing tiles and other related granite products, the Daily News reports.. This comes after Surewin Investment (Pvt) Ltd which was granted the Special Economic Zone status last year is setting up a manufacturing plant for granite cutting and polishing in Mutoko.. The plant is …
Until a decade ago, black granite in Zimbabwe was classi ed simply as a natural resource, meaning it was not governed by the Mines and Minerals Act 1961 ( Bhatasara, 2013 ; Mtisi et al., 2011 ).
Catalog; For You; The Zimbabwe Independent. Chinese miners in black granite frenzy Hundreds of villagers in Murehwa now face eviction - TINASHE KAIRIZA/MELODY CHIKONO . A CHINESE mining company, Heijin, is pushing to evict hundreds of villagers in Murehwa, Mashonaland East province, after it was given a …
Black granite mining and the implicationsfor the development of sustainability in Zimbabwe: the case of Mutoko communities. 123. 1528 S. Bhatasara. ... large- and small-scale mining land acquisitions in Zimbabwe, and the mining sector has become vital in the development of the country. The mining sector is one of the sectors which have ...
understanding the shifting development imaginaries in rural Zimbabwe. 2.1 Mining, development and sustainability There is a paucity of studies on mining and black granite mining focusing on the funda-
The paradox of resource abundance typically explains the case of black granite mining in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe. The area is home …
This paper identifies the socio-economic and biophysical impacts of black granite mining in Mutoko, Zimbabwe. Questionnaires, interviews and observations were used to collect data for this study. The findings from five black granite mines surveyed in the study showed that the main biophysical impacts of black granite mining are loss of ...
52.07. Karat 14. 40.52. Investment and jobs are coming to Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe after a local company partnered Chinese investors to embark on a US$3 million black granite mining business in the area. The project will go beyond just the quarrying other areas have seen, but include the cutting and polishing stages, so …
I begin this research by asking how people in Mutoko district experience black granite mining and its governance. I inquire seeking to bring forth voices from below, those affected first-hand by extraction and produce an ethnocentric account of mining anthropology rooted in the Habermasian concept of the lifeworld and how its ...
Politicians in Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party and top government officials are alleged stakeholders in the mining companies that extract black granite and other minerals. 4 These officials are mostly based in the capital Harare, their detachment and exogeneity to the local allows them to favour profits gained from extraction without …
The Mutoko community has called on mining companies which are into black granite stone mining to give back to the community through corporate social responsibility interventions. Mutoko, known for its vast black granite deposits, lies 143 kilometres north east of Harare and several companies have over the years exploited the granite deposits.
For 50 years, black granite has been mined primarily in the north-eastern parts of the country, in areas such as Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe, Murehwa and Mutoko. Zimbabwe produced 223 356 tonnes of …