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

Hwange National Park (ZSG, 1998). Agriculture is mainly subsistence livestock rearing with some drought
resistant crops. The south is Communal Lands, and agriculture limited mainly to livestock, especially goats.
The main settlement is Plumtree Town.
4.11.1.4 Surface water resources
Plumtree draws water from Questeds Dam on the upper Tegwani.
4.11.1.5 Water management systems
The catchment falls under the Sanyati Catchment Council of ZINWA.
4.11.1.6 Human impacts on water resources (excluding mining)
The following could be expected to have an impact on water resources:
• Landfills, Plumtree;
• Disposal of liquid effluent, Plumtree;
• Non-point domestic effluent, rural areas; and
• Minor non-point impact from non-intensive agriculture.
4.11.2 Mining and mineral processing operations
The catchment falls under the Bulawayo Mining District (ZGS, 1995). There have not, to date, been any mining
activities in the catchment, although some exploration is taking place. There is exploration for gold, copper, zinc
and nickel (ZGS, 2001).
4.11.3 Alluvial mining
Neither known nor likely.
4.11.4 Monitoring systems
None.
4.11.5 Water quality data
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