OVERVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF MINING ON THE ... - IIED pubs

N-8 Mphunzi Limestone Operating Small Very low
N-9 Nankumba Gypsum Operating Very small Very low
N-10 Kadango Gypsum Prospecting Very small Very low
N-11 Machinga Gypsum Prospecting Very small Very low
N-12 Matale Coal Operating Small Very low
N-13 Kasamba Coal Operating Small Very low
N-14 Lisungwe Gold - alluvial Operating Artisan (few) Low
N-15 Blantyre Gypsum Operating Small Low
N-16 Mlanje Corundum – Ruby Operating Very small Very low
N-17 Luchenza Copper Prospecting Small Very low
N-18 Kangankunde Monazite, Strontium Startup Small Very low
3.17.3 Alluvial mining
Several stretches of alluvial terraces close the Shire River at Lisungwe are worked for alluvial gold deposits.
3.17.4 Monitoring systems
The Malawi Department of Water Affairs carries out occasional sampling of water to test the quality of water
supplied to towns.
3.17.5 Water quality data
None available.
3.17.6 Implications for water quality and quantity management
There is no evidence to suggest that the artisan mining operations near Lisungwe have had any effect on water
quality. Similarly, the other mining operations in this sub-catchment appear to have had very minor, localized
effects.
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