Vubachikwe

Vubachikwe is located in Zimbabwe
Vubachikwe
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Location of Vumbachigwe Mine

20°52′55″S 28°55′25″E / 20.88194°S 28.92361°E / -20.88194; 28.92361

Vumbachigwe[1] is a village and a goldmine in Gwanda District, in the province of Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. It is located along the Mtshabezi River about ten kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of the town of Gwanda. According to the 1982 Population Census, the village had a population of 2,077. The village grew as the residential and commercial centre for the employees of the Vubachikwe gold mine.

Gold Mine

The Vubachikwe Mine, also known as Mining Lease 16, is a gold mine which has been operated by Forbes & Thompson (Bulawayo) (Pvt) Ltd since 1983.[2] The area has supported commercial gold mining since the late 1800s,[3] and the archaeology supports earlier gold mining there, both placer and underground.[4]

The gold bearing ore bodies are located in the banded iron formations of the Gwanda Greenstone Belt.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Vubachikwe Mine - Rhodesian Study Circle". rhodesianstudycircle.org. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ Taruvinga, Mary (8 February 2026). "Vubachikwe Mine saga takes twist as High Court issues final ejectment order against Zanu PF-linked group". New Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Gwanda - Filabusi District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
  4. ^ Nyamushosho, Robert T.; Chirikure, Shadreck; Sitas, Ari; Maṱhoho, Eric N. (2022). "Modelling land use in the gold belt territories1 of iron age Southern Zambezia". Land. 11 (9): 67–. Bibcode:2022Land...11.1425N. doi:10.3390/land11091425. hdl:11427/38212.
  5. ^ "Vubachikwe Mine, Gwanda - Filabusi District, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
  6. ^ Fripp, R. E. (1982). "The Vubachikwe mine". In Foster, R. P. (ed.). Gold'82 Symposium: Excursion guidebook. Salisbury, Zimbabwe: Geological Society of Zimbabwe.
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