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Sep 4 2020TWO Chinese companies are reportedly exploring for coal in the protected Hwange National Park raising concerns from wildlife activists Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority Zimparks rangers reportedly arrested some Chinese nationals inside the game park after finding doing some drilling The parks rangers handed them over to police only to be released and returned
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CHINESE global investor Tsingshan Holding Group has started construction of its second 150 000 tonne coke battery in Hwange Matabeleland North Province following completion last month of the first project of the same capacity Construction of a third coke battery and power station will start in November 2024 again in Hwange
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Sep 4 2020The two companies now drilling for coal in the national park are Afrochine Energy of the Tsingashan Group of China and Zhongxin Coal Mining Group The issue has raised emotions in Hwange where residents tour operators and wildlife activists have vowed to block any mining in the national parks to protect wildlife New Zimbabwe noted
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South Mining Private Limited is a coke producing company founded in January 2024 in Hwange Zimbabwe Our main activity is the production of metallurgical coke and its by products and marketing of various products to markets which includes Zimbabwe Zambia DRC Mauritius Botswana and South Africa
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The study covered mining areas manned by Hwange Colliery Company Makomo Mine W K Mine Chilota Mine and Coal Bricks Mine The study subsequently noted that there is severe air land and water pollution due to coal mining and power generation in Hwange says Maguwu
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Sep 8 2021The mining companies in Hwange include Makomo Resources Zambezi Gas Garlpex Hwange Colliery Company Limited HCCL Zimbabwe Power Company ZPC and Chilota Colliery
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BY SILAS NKALA PRESSURE is mounting on Chinese mining company Afrochine Smelting Private Limited to abort plans to conduct coal mining activities near Sinamatela National Park in Hwange
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However the mining company has now been admitted to the intensive care unit negatively affecting thousands of workers and their family as well as downstream industries which relied on the firm Hwange Colliery has since been suspended from trading on the Zimbabwe and Johannesburg stock exchanges The imminent suspension of the coal miner by the London Stock Exchange will hardly be surprising
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This development comes shortly after the Dinde Community in Hwange located about 20 kilometers from the Cross Dete raised alarm over another coal mining project by Beifer Investments which is also threatening their existence The Dinde coal project if allowed to proceed will affect 5 villages which have about 600 homesteads
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GERARD PETER finds out more from executive director CARL ESPREY Lubu covers 19 236 ha of the highly prospective Karroo Mid Zambezi coal basin located in the Hwange mining district in north western Zimbabwe Historically around US$20 million has been spent on advancing the project including the completion of a pre feasibility study
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The companies are Hwange Colliery Company Makomo Resources Mota Angil Hwange Coal Gassification Company Lukosi Coking South Mining Chilota Liberation Mine and Zambezi Gassification
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To get to the coking coal in Hwange mining companies first have to go through deposits of thermal coal which is burned to produce energy explained Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube
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Mining is indispensable to the economic development of countries endowed with mineral resources At the same time the effects the mining activities on the local people and the environment have also been wide spread in these economies While the contributions of mining in Zimbabwe is adequately appreciated the impact of mining activities has also
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May 12 2022The Centre for Natural Resource Governance CNRG is optimistic that the current environmental audit being undertaken in Hwange will result in the collaborated efforts among coal mining companies coking coal companies Civil Society Organizations CSOs and the government in solving environmental hazards
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These include Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation in Hwange National Park Sinamatela area Zimbabwe Diamond Mining Company and Rusununguko Pvt Limited in Chimanimani National Park Lagerty Investments in Chizarira National Park There is also a yet to be ascertained company that is already mining gold at Umfurudzi Park
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The Zimbabwe Government has granted two Chinese companies permission to conduct surveys for mining coal at two sites inside Hwange National Park Mining coal would be a disaster for the many animals found in Hwange National Park and a disaster for Zimbabwe s tourism industry The park is home to over 100 mammal and 400 bird species including
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Zimbabwe s government has banned mining in game reserves following concerns from conservationists who accused two Chinese companies of exploring for coal in the biggest national park Hwange
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Hwange Colliery Company Limited HCCL which this week said it lifted revenue for the full year ended December 31 2024 by 31% to ZW$9 4 billion about US$36 4 million indicated that its top priorities included tackling the underground fire dangers The firm which slipped under administration a few years ago generated ZW$7 2 billion about US$27 9 million revenue during the same period
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Hwange National Park is Zimbabwe s biggest wildlife reserve HARARE Ministers caved in to pressure on Tuesday and banned all mining inside national parks after two Chinese mining companies got special grants to prospect for coal inside Hwange National Park
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The conservationists demanded the cancellation of licenses given to Chinese companies to mine coal in Hwange the country s biggest national park Zimbabwe s Minister of Mines Winston Chitando
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Ecological contamination by the mining firms within Hwange district has been a challenge since the early 1990s Now it is being exacerbated by new mining entrants The effluent from these mines is discharged into the adjacent Deka River which in turn feedsinto the Zambesi River
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Afrochine said the ongoing war against companies operating in the mining and energy sectors in Hwange was driven by selfish individuals and groupings whose operations have become a well oiled
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Discover the history of the Victoria Falls with the Zambezi Book Company Thursday 3 September 2024 Companies in Hwange National Park to mine for coal TWO Chinese companies are reportedly exploring for coal in the protected Hwange National Park raising concerns from wildlife activists
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Afrochine sparked international outcry last year after it started setting up a coal mine inside the Hwange National Park before it was ordered out It recently emerged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa granted the company a special grant to resume mining activities inside Zimbabwe s largest game reserve
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Hwange formerly Wankie is a town in Zimbabwe located in Hwange District in Matabeleland North Province in northwestern Zimbabwe close to the international borders with Botswana and Zambia Hwange Colliery Company is the name of a mining company in Zimbabwe and an associated coal mine and plant It was founded in 1899
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The government yesterday announced that it is banning the mining of coal within the Hwange National Park after pressure from environmentalists and citizens calling for the two Chinese companies which had started coal mining exploration in the park The mining exploration by the Chinese companies raised concerns for environmental degradation as there seem to have lapses in the granting of the
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In addition to the rains mining activities have played a role in destroying the roads in Hwange Two mining companies Galpex and Zimbali operating along the Zambezi Deka road are being accused of destroying a 6km stretch by locals The road which is known for having massive potholes resulting from haulage trucks from the Chinese companies has become a death trap for villagers and
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Covid 19 South Mining was the first organization in Hwange to d istribut e protective masks and gowns for the Hwange community and surrounding hospital s to help in the fight against Covid 19 Company also spearheaded awareness and education/training campaigns to help the community understand the pandemic the signs and symptoms its effects and how to protect themselves and their families
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COAL company Dinson Colliery in Hwange has embarked on a massive expansion drive that will see it producing more that 200 000 tonnes of coke becoming the biggest coke producer in Africa The company located in Hwange District has since established a 26 oven coke battery producing 150 000 tonnes per annum under its three phased project
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Some companies already operating in coal mining in Hwange include Hwange Colliery Makomo Mining W K Mining and Galpex Mining Mr Nkosana said that his company has already started recognising local communities by engaging in a number of corporate social responsibility initiatives
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