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REVELATIONS by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) that 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 make sad reading.
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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 ...
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Currently, 75% of the country's black granite is produced in Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province. Companies such as Southern Granite, Dingmao Mining, Quarrying Enterprises, Zimbabwe International Quarries, and Natural Stone Exports are in the business of Granite Value Addition.
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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 …
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These include Zimbabwe's mining legislation, environmental impacts of the mining industry at global level, in the SADC region and in Zimbabwe. ... Consequently, the paper examines the socio-economic and environmental impacts of black granite quarrying on local communities in the community of Mutoko District. A total of 185 respondents were ...
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According to Mining Zimbabwe, it is estimated that Zimbabwe produces approximately 150 000 tonnes of black granite annually with Mutoko contributing about 75% of that output.
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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 ...
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The land use involved in granite mining is substantial and in Zimbabwe has involved the widespread clearing of vegetation, dumping of rubble and interference with natural river …
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A convoy of trucks laden with huge black granite rocks trundles along the dusty pathway as a group of villagers look on grimly. Every day more than 60 trucks take granite for export, along this rugged road through Nyamakope village in the district of Mutoko, 90 miles east of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.
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Small- and large-scale mining land acquisitions and mining establishments continue to grow in Zimbabwe, but the question about the development of sustainability remains problematic. While mining establishments can be regarded as vehicles for development, the evidence of positive effects in terms of sustainability in this case is …
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An Assessment Of The Benefits And Costs Of Black Granite Quarrying In Mutoko District, Zimbabwe: A Socio-Cultural, Biophysical And Click to view Mines and …
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A truck transporting black granite. Villagers affected by mining say they are often too scared to challenge firms. Photograph: Nyasha Chingono. In 2020, two workers were shot and wounded in Gweru, central Zimbabwe, allegedly by a Chinese miner after a quarrel over salaries.
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He said 75% of Zimbabwe's stones comprised of granites in different colours and varieties, of which 25% was of the most internationally sought after black granite. Chairman of the Institute of Mining at the University of Zimbabwe, Lyman Mlambo said areas well-endowed with black granite included Mutoko, Murewa and Mount Darwin.
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In the mineral-rich district of Mutoko (northern Zimbabwe), local communities are facing serious rights violations connected to mining projects, and in particular black granite mining. In the past three years, four children drowned and died after falling in the open pits that were left uncovered, because companies are failing to …
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BLACK GRANITE MINING IN ZIMBABWE; Show Sidebar. BLACK GRANITE MINING IN ZIMBABWE . October 27, 2022 0 Comments [featured_image] Download. Download is available until [expire_date] Version Download 84; …
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There is a paucity of studies on mining and black granite mining focusing on the fundamental questions or imperatives of sustainability in Zimbabwe. Labonne …
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Absolute Black Zimbabwe Granite is characterized by its deep black color, with small flecks of silver or gold minerals that give it a subtle sparkle. It is a dense, hard-wearing stone that is highly resistant to scratching, staining, and heat, making it a popular choice for countertops, flooring, and other high-traffic applications.
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CHIKUNI, W (2021). An Assessment of the Impact of Black Granite Mining on Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe. The Case of Mutoko District from 2002 to 2017..
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Black granite is sold at prices close to US$1 000 per tonne, and a block of granite weighs over 25 tonnes on average. ... All mining activities in Zimbabwe are governed by the Mines and Minerals ...
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The Belfast black granite mining started in Kwaggaskop in 1961 (Ashmole and Motloung, 2008b). Improved mining techniques and increase in quarries has led to an increased production which ...
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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 …
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The history of mining in Zimbabwe dates back to the 15th century when the people practiced traditional small- ... developed districts in Zimbabwe. The presence of black granite in Mutoko could act as a springboard for socio-economic development. However, this can only be fully realized by, firstly, establishing the impacts of current ...
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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 Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, 98% of the mined black granite is exported to Italy, South Africa, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Malaysia, …
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Introduction This paper sought to undertake a research study in Nyamuzuwe Ward 3 of Mutoko District (Zimbabwe) to establish the socio-economic benefits deriving from black granite quarrying as well as the attendant environmental impact of the mining venture in …
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Granite mining in Zimbabwe leads to the displacement of Buja Indigenous Peoples as weak land ownership rights fail to protect them. Breadcrumb. Stories; Latest Stories; ... Black granite miners have since perfected the art of swindling the illiterate villagers by coaxing them to sign unfair compensation contracts. Eunice Chakavinge, a …
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Black granite extraction in Zimbabwe has been the subject of a number of studies: Chigonda (2010) attempted to balance benefits against costs in Mutoko District.
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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 ...
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By Lucy Tandi. MUTOKO, Zimbabwe – Despite being a global producer of black granite, there has been very little economic and social benefit to Zimbabwean mining communities who are receiving a fraction of the revenue generated in black granite mining while a significant amount generated is lost through illicit financial flows (IFFs), …
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Black granite mining has caused young people in the district to organise counter-development and civil development processes to improve living ... black granite in Zimbabwe was classi ed simply .
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