Growth enabling policy formulating strategies for the Zimbabwean Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector
ISBN
978-1-928410-09-6
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2018-09-10
Author(s)
Abstract (De)
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Zimbabwe can significantly contribute to the economy and improve livelihoods but an enabling policy environment is lacking to achieve this vision. The government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) regulates ASGM on the basis of socio-environmental protection; legal compliance and economic contribution. Past experiences show growth stifling inadequacies in the policy framework arising from conflicts in providing adequate socio-environmental protection and maximising economic contribution. In this study, we examined the GOZ’s policy framework and evaluated its impact on ASGM growth and economic contribution. A review of past government positions in the articulation and administration of mining license fees, taxes and royalties, environmental laws, mineral pricing and marketing conditions and corresponding reactions from the sector was done. Findings showed that most policy interventions retarded growth of the sector and limited its fiscal contribution. Following these findings, strategies that can be fused into the policy framework were recommended.
Language
English
Keywords
policy framework
government authorities
ASGM informality
economic contribution
systems thinking.
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Publisher
The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Publisher place
Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages
12
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
261952
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