Mining and Development in Southern Zimbabwe: Myth or Reality in Gwanda District? | Chapter 3 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 3

 

The book chapter explores mineral resource development strategies for community empowerment, poverty reduction and infrastructure development in Zimbabwe's mining areas. Using descriptive survey data, the authors present a proposal on how the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act can be used as a vehicle for mineral resource development. Despite abundant mineral resources, the majority of Zimbabwean indigenous communities living close to the mines have limited access to directly or indirectly benefit from the mineral resources. The chapter argues that pro-poor mining policies that ensure the harnessing of mineral resources for community empowerment, poverty reduction and infrastructure development are paramount. The chapter further argues that the Indigenous and Economic Empowerment Act needs to be harmonised with other sector legislation in the country. The book chapter concludes that the development of infrastructure and provision of public utilities such as electricity, and water, establishing micro-credit to small and medium enterprises and implementing broad-based indigenisation policies are some of the strategies for improving rural livelihoods. Similarly, direct and indirect linkages between the mining sector and the local economy could be enhanced through the provision of food supply to the mine, manufacture of mining inputs, provision of security services and supply of labour by the local community. The harnessing of mineral resources in any country has been a contested terrain. Of late in Zimbabwe, the government has embarked on a massive indigenisation drive that has seen large-scale mines compelled by law to seed at least 10% of their mineral revenue to CSOTS. The authors recommend the harmonisation of legislation that affects harnessing of mineral resources by local communities will ensure community empowerment, poverty reduction and infrastructure development in mining districts in southern Zimbabwe.

 

Author(s) Details

Funa Moyo
Institute of Development Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Mthuthukisi Ncube
Institute of Development Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Sithandweyinkosi Nkomo
Institute of Development Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Clifford Mabhena
Institute of Development Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Vusisizwe Ncube
Lupane State University, Zimbabwe.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpassr/v3/822

Economic and Geographical Typification of Mineral Resources of the Podolsk Region | Chapter 5 | Current Advances in Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 5

The proposed article offers a functional classification of the mineral resources in the Podilsk region of Ukraine by economic and geographic factors, paying particular attention to their complex capacity, the level of resource potential development at this time, and their participation in the territorial division of labour. The region's mineral resources are divided into groups, classes, and kinds. Three types of mineral deposits have been identified: a, b, and c, i.e., those that are currently being actively exploited, inadequately developed, and taken into account by the State Balance Sheet, but are in reserve. This is based on the first sign, which classifies all types of mineral raw materials into three classes—A, B, and C. Additionally, criteria for designating specific mineral raw material categories as strategic are provided. The third characteristic identifies three categories of mineral resources: worldwide, national, and local. The current method of classifying the region's mineral resources makes an effort to bring together geographical and geological positions in classifications, which will help define the national priorities for the development of the nation's mineral complex as well as the function and location of mineral resources in territorial and branch economic structures. to the practise of geology. The first category of Podillya's raw resources, known as those of worldwide significance, consists of important mineral waters including Naftusya, radon and sulphide waters, kaolins, The face stones of volcanic rocks, such as graphite, are examples of raw minerals having a considerable (current or projected) export potential. The bulk of the region's discovered mineral resources, including the majority of mineral waters, construction stones, agrochemical raw materials, some types of technical raw materials, and more, are included in the second group (raw materials of national importance), which is also the largest. A small number of mineral species found locally, such as ameliorants and building sands, are used as raw materials. Mineral resources with significant complex-forming characteristics are scarce in the area (except for mineral waters such as Naftusya, on the basis of which large recreational complexes are formed). Mineral resources in Class B (average complex-forming characteristics) include those used to establish modest mining units and centres (cement raw materials, agrochemical raw materials, kaolins, mineral waters with specific components, etc.). The majority of the region's mineral resources, however, are categorised as class C since they lack overt complex-forming characteristics.

The functional organisation of the region's mineral resources, which differs significantly from that of the entire country of Ukraine, is thus described in the article. It also discusses the development of balance reserves of already explored deposits and the enhancement of the region's existing infrastructure for its mineral complex.

Author(s) Details:

M. Syvyi,
Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil City, Ukraine.

S. Hulyk,
Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil City, Ukraine.

P. Demyanchuk,
Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil City, Ukraine.

B. Havryshok,
Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil City, Ukraine.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CAGEES-V5/article/view/7530