Community Mined Gold

Fully Traceable ⸰ Ethically Sourced ⸰ Responsibly Mined ⸰ Mercury Free ⸰ Proudly African
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Putting artisanal mining communities at the center of responsible gold supply chains.

Inclusive
Partnership model grows wealth and capacity in gold mining communities, creating inroads for value-added investment, knowledge, and technology transfer.
Disruptive
Modern technologies & techniques significantly improve the safety and productivity of artisanal miners, eliminating mercury use through centralized processing.
Responsible
Introducing safe and environmentally friendly production methods through capacity support driving continuous improvement across the mining lifecycle.

Our operations enable local stakeholders in Tanzania's gold mining industry to maximize the value of their natural resources

We are buiding a network of artisanal and small-scale mining communities in rural Tanzania. We process our partners’ gold using clean and efficient Carbon in Pulp infrastructure.

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is the world’s largest source of mercury pollution

the mercury problem»
  • 15 million+ miners
    number of small scale gold miners in over 70 countries, including 4-5 million women and children
  • 1400+ tons of mercury
    are released into the environment through traditional artisanal small-scale gold mining each year
  • 100% reduction in mercury processing
    our impact goal for our partner communities in Tanzania

Our model

  • Modern Exploration
    Identify and de-risk projects with subsurface data from airborne surveys and professional drilling services.
  • Responsible Mining
    Driving productivty, health & safety through equipment provision, technical advisory and continuous capacity support.
  • Mercury-free Processing
    Efficiently and safely extract gold using state of the art centralized CIP processing facilities.
  • Community Impact
    Ensuring equitable community benefit through employment, apprenticeship opportunities, and CSO led development programming.
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Gold that makes a difference

We transition Tanzanian mining communities to responsible mining practices and mercury-free processing, reinvesting profits to improve working and living conditions for those involved.
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We are committed to furthering these UN Sustainable Development Goals through our work

Increasing income and vocational opportunity.
Lifting entire communities out of poverty.
Enabling investment in civic infrastructure.
Eliminating mercury in artisanal mining.
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Partnerships

UDSM Mineral Resources Institute (MRI)
The Mineral Resources Institute (MRI) is a prominent academic center in the sub-Saharan region, offering robust training for middle cadre professionals in the extractive industry. Accredited by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE), the MRI provides Competence Based Education in various Earth Science disciplines and has been operational since 1982, currently under the University of Dar es Salaam
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Global Mercury Partnership
The Global Mercury Partnership is a UNEP initiative working to protect human health and the global environment from the release of mercury by reducing and, where feasible, eradicating global, anthropogenic mercury releases.
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planetGOLD
Mwamba is a private sector representative of the planetGOLD Programme Advisory Group. PlanetGOLD helps artisanal gold miners replace toxic mercury with cleaner techniques, as well as improve access to finance and facilitate the formalization of the sector.
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Our Projects

Imara Joint Venture

Imara project is a for-profit joint ...
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Mwamba-Barrick Partnership

In September 2022, Mwamba Mining acquired ...
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Community Mined Gold

At Mwamba Mining, we believe that ...
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