PACT, 2016
With the support of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), Pact conducted a scoping study of the ASM sector on behalf of the Chamber of
Mines of Zimbabwe (COMZ) and the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development (MMMD). It was envisioned that
such a study would illuminate the dynamics of gold production, gold processing, the gold trade, and sector regulation
and would provide an important perspective on challenges to, and opportunities for, formalizing and integrating ASM
with large-scale mining (LSM). The scoping study utilized qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection
with the help of mobile technology. It was carried out in two administrative districts, Shurugwi and Kadoma, both
major mining areas; target groups comprised male and female artisanal miners of all ages, as well as small-scale
miners, large-scale miners, millers, gold traders, and government officials.
