How to get in touch with Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF)
Yesterday we published an article entitled “ZMF compiling youth in mining data for US$10m facility, deadline tomorrow”.
We received many enquiries on how the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) can be contacted as many were interested in benefiting from the US$ 10 million facility.
What is the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF)
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) is a government initiative to effect sustainable growth and meaningful transformation of the artisanal and small-scale mining industry. It is Zimbabwe’s largest mining body with over 1.5 million members, which contributes an annual average of 60% of the total gold deliveries to Fidelity Printers and Refiners (FPR) the country’s sole gold buyer.
Zimbabwe Miners Federation’s birth was marked to represent and contribute to the development, growth, and empowerment of the artisanal and small-scale (ASM) miners in Zimbabwe. Established in 2003, the ZMF seeks to bring ASM into the mainstream economy through lobbying and support of ASM operations.
Part of the ZMF objectives is lobbying for the formalization and regularisation of artisanal miners, and small-scale miners. ZMF ensures that legislation in the country is conducive for ASM mining operations and at the same time developing a good rapport with the government.
ZMF links on a day-to-day basis, with its partners who are stakeholders which include but are not limited to government, investors, mining service providers, suppliers, and tertiary training institutions that complete the mineral value chain. ZMF has a total of 60 affiliate associations at the district and provincial levels. The total number of miners being represented according to the ZMF is currently at 1,500 000.
Its mission is to promote and ensure rational development and utilisation in a safe and sustainable environment of mineral resources for the socio-economic enhancement of the people of Zimbabwe.
Aims and Objectives
- To lobby for the support, recognition and empowerment of all indigenous miners.
- To create partnerships, and synergies to enable indigenous miners to access finance and credit for their mining operations.
- To lobby the Government to enact policies that protect local indigenous small-scale miners and make small-scale mining a preserve for the local Zimbabweans.
- Lobbying for the formalization of the Artisanal Miners.
Contacting ZMF
Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) can easily be contacted on its website zimminersfed.org.
Their user-friendly website has a live WhatsApp chat option that one can use to chat with the organisation’s consultants.
Their contact numbers are (+263)-242-447-950, 078 005 1695,071 708 6651.