The Mashonaland Central’s Ministry of Mines and Mining Development has directed small-scale and medium-scale miners holding blocks registered before 2001 to submit cleared survey-grade coordinates as part of a Cadastre Land Folio upload clearance exercise, Mining Zimbabwe can report.
By Rudairo Mapuranga
The exercise will run from 14 September to 2 October 2026, according to a notice issued by the Ministry.
Deputy Director of Communication in the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development, Wilfred Munetsi, confirmed that the notice circulating among miners is authentic.
“The attached notice is an authentic Mines Initiative requiring small- and medium-scale miners with blocks registered before 2001 to submit cleared survey-grade coordinates for cadastral land folio upload clearance, effective 14 September to 2 October 2026,” Munetsi said.
According to the notice, affected miners are required to submit the survey-grade coordinates through either a Claims Administrator or Claim Holder.
“All small-scale and medium-scale miners with blocks that were registered before 2001 are required to bring cleared survey-grade coordinates for the Cadastre Land Folio upload clearance as from 14/09/2026 to 02/10/2026,” the notice states.
The Ministry did not, in the notice, provide further details on why blocks registered before 2001 have been specifically targeted or the implications for miners who fail to submit the required coordinates within the stipulated period.
The directive comes as mining authorities continue to place greater emphasis on the accuracy and management of mining title information, with cadastral records playing a central role in identifying and administering mining claims.
However, the notice does not state whether the exercise forms part of a wider digitisation or clean-up of historical mining records, nor does it specify the consequences of failing to meet the October 2 deadline.
The Ministry has also not indicated in the notice whether the exercise will subsequently be extended to mining blocks registered after 2001.
Affected small-scale and medium-scale miners have therefore been urged to take note of the deadline and engage their Claims Administrators or the relevant Ministry offices for the requirements applicable to their blocks.
