The nightmare of mining disasters
A series of tragedies. In the early wake of January 4, 2024, the Redwing mine made headlines as 15 miners found themselves trapped underground bringing Penhalonga yet to another somber mourning.
A series of tragedies. In the early wake of January 4, 2024, the Redwing mine made headlines as 15 miners found themselves trapped underground bringing Penhalonga yet to another somber mourning.
The company, which operates on more than 132 mining claims in Penhalonga alone, has been under fire for the pollution of the lake and other surrounding water bodies. The gold processing plants are illegally accessing gold ore from porous mining activities by Better Brands. These processing plants cannot account to the government for the gold ...
empowerment, very few blacks are involved in the lucrative gold mining industry. Penhalonga is a good example of demonstrating the interaction between gold mining, local communities and …
Illegal mining activities at Penhalonga in the 1 254 hectare claim have gripped the entire civic society organisations in Mutare and the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) because of their blatant violation …
Recently Metallon Corporation announced that it was ending all unsafe mining activities including all small-scale mining, and will be returning operations to formalised mining at its Redwing Mine in Penhalonga where 15 …
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 generate significant revenue...
Penhalonga Mine Umtali District Gold mining was been carried out in the area around Penhalonga for a considerable period of time and the Mutare River that flows down from the Penhalonga Valley had rich alluvial gold in its gravel beds. ... an armed force representing the British South Africa Company (BSAC). The BSAC representatives for the ...
There are an estimated 4,000 artisanal gold mining sites like Penhalonga in Zimbabwe. All together they produce, according to Zimbabwe's Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, 69% of the country's gold, roughly valued at about US$1,1 billion. ... The only mining company to respond to requests for comment, government-owned Zimbabwe ...
In Penhalonga, there are over 5000 gold pits that are controlled by one gold dealer while thousands of gold pits in Mazowe are also controlled by a few gold dealers registered with …
Province. It is a subsidiary of King's Daughter Mining Company Limited, which is a subsidiary of Metallon Corporation. The company has been known by several names - King's Daughter Mine, Rezende Mine, Redwing Mine and the Lonhro Mine. The company has worked in the Penhalonga area for over a century. Its Rezende Mine commenced operations from 1899.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally Pedzisai Scott Sakupwanya, who owns Better Brands, is reportedly engaged in secret mining at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland province, despite closure ...
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Mzansi is the world's largest producer of gold, chrome ore, platinum group metals, and manganese ore. Private and public companies compete for the country's resources because mining is among the biggest industries in SA. The sector contributes around 13.5 billion USD annually to South Africa's GDP.
The decision to pave the way for mining in Penhalonga by exhuming graves has stirred strong reactions on social media. Despite the area being a graveyard, authorities granted mining rights to a company, leading to the exhumation of graves. Pictures circulating online depict the graveyard in disarray, with soil heaps and leveled ground to facilitate
There are over 1,000 mining pits in the Redwing Mine concession in Penhalonga, owned by a South African mining firm Metallon Corporation. The mining rights in this concession were allegedly illegally taken by a gold baron Pedzisai 'Scott' Sakupwanya, through his company Betterbrands Mining.
Some of the gold is being extracted from Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, in Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands. The mine, formerly under Metallon Gold, is now occupied by …
His company Betterbrands, with over 132 claims in Penhalonga alone, currently manages mining and milling operations at Redwing Mine. 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 reduce operational costs.
Mining in Penhalonga Today King's Daughter Mine, a subsidiary of Metallon Gold, is the largest mining company in Penhalonga, with both underground operations and surface sand/slime retreatment operations. The company uses cyanide in its gold-processing operations. The other major company, DTZ-Ozgeo – a joint venture between the
In an urgent chamber application filed at Mutare High Court on 21 September 2024, three residents namely Peter Dengure Maneswa, Blessing Tafadzwa Chigova and Treasure Maziti, who reside in Managers Hill in Penhalonga in Manicaland province, sued two miners Kainos Mhandu and Edson Rainford for unlawfully carrying out some mining operations in ...
When it comes to mineral commodities, Africa is undoubtedly one of the most resource-abundant continents on the planet. From the diamond-rich mines of Southern Africa to the vast reserves of gold found in West Africa, the continent has been a cornerstone of global mineral mining and trade for centuries. It is estimated that 30% of the earth's mineral …
Mining operations at Redwing have been largely undertaken by subsistence miners carrying out unsanctioned work since the mine was placed under corporate rescue in 2020, under a dubious tributary agreement with Better Brands mining company.
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally Pedzisai Scott Sakupwanya, who owns Better Brands, is reportedly engaged in secret mining at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga, Manicaland province ...
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 …
The company was formed by Penhalonga and Rezende, and the mine was named after Count Penhalonga. Penhalonga is derived from Portuguese pena (pronounced penya) - a rocky mountain, and longa - large.. In 1888 Baron de Rezende, the Mozambique Company's Director of Operations on Africa approached James Henry Jeffreys, a British mining engineer to lead an …
Repeated efforts to get comment from Redwing Mining Company and PRA were futile as officials of the two companies declined to comment on the matter. Penhalonga Residents Association chairperson Weston Makoni said the community has witnessed a sharp increase in crime, physical violence, sexual abuse of young , prostitution and spread of ...
"Mining companies must take environmental responsibility seriously," stated Lloyd Sesemani during the Building Community Resilient on Environmental Monitoring Workshop in Penhalonga Mutare. "This includes adhering to strict regulations, such as providing quarterly reports on water resource management to EMA.
Additionally, mining companies have also stated that sustainable development principles are taken into consideration in their operations. Fig. 5.1. The concept of sustainable development ... Chimonyo G, Mupfumi J (2017) Environmental impacts of gold mining in Penhalonga. Centre for Research and Development, Harare, Zimbabwe, pp 1–14.
Traditional leaders, mining companies, community representatives, and relevant authorities should engage in meaningful dialogue that incorporates the perspectives of all stakeholders. This should involve consultations, impact assessments, and the exploration of alternative solutions that mitigate the disturbance of graves and respect the ...
Scores of cattle have died after drinking water contaminated with cyanide from the river. The environmentally destructive methods of mining by the titleholders are a far cry from our time-honoured environmentally friendly and …
This paper will examine the social organisation of ASM in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, paying particular attention to Penhalonga which has become a hotspot of so-called informal mining. The most interesting part of this paper, is a discussion about the relationship between makorokozas and the formal large-scale mines (LSM) located within ...
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