Abstract
The mining sector is one of the major contributors to the growth of the economy in Zimbabwe. Gold mining is the biggest contributor to the economy and in 2017, an average of 28.4 tons of gold was obtained from both small scale and large scale miners with women miners contributing to this success. Gold presents an opportunity for value addition into products like jewellery, bars and coins, ornaments and electronic devices. The downstream processing of gold results in employment creation, technology transfer, infrastructure development and new product development. The Jewelleries Council of Zimbabwe in liaison with the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and Fidelity Printers Refiners are pushing for the value addition of the yellow mineral for the economic growth of Zimbabwe. Gender sensitive policies being formulated by government are meant to encourage women to tap into gold value addition and beneficiation initiatives for improved empowerment, income for families and empowered societies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1258-1264 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management |
| Issue number | July |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 3rd Eu International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management,IEOM 2019 - Pilsen, Czech Republic Duration: Jul 23 2019 → Jul 26 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Strategy and Management
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
