Kuvimba launches major environmental campaign

KUDAKWASHE CHIBVURI

 

Mining giant, Kuvimba Mining House (KMH), has taken an environmental friendly initiative through its recently  launched annual sustainability campaign aimed at improving the environment in areas where its various mining projects are taking place.

 

KMH has miming interests across the country including Masvingo, Mashonaland Central, Midlands among other provinces were it has resuscitated ailing mines into multi-million dollar ventures.

 

A lot of work has been put on the ground with the environment expected to take a knock.

 

However, as part of the environmental friendly initiative, the firm last week  unveiled the campaign at the KMH’s subsidiary, Freda Rebecca Gold Mine (FRGM) in Bindura.

 

The subsidiary has already planted over 10,000 trees and lawn around its new Tailing Storage Facility (TSF) to rehabilitate the environment.

 

A TSF is a mining structure used to store waste materials after mineral extraction.

 

 

Move aimed at protecting communities in miner’s operational areas, says company CEO

 

KMH Group CEO, Trevor Barnard said their mining entity is committed to preserving the environment and communities they operate from.

 

“We are strongly committed to preserving the environment and protecting communities in our operational areas,” he said adding they always work closely with communities to push on their environmental friendly programmes.

 

Local tradional leader Chief Chipadze, EMA and over 100 students on attachment and graduate trainees at Freda Rebecca Gold were part of the delegates who participated in the environmental stewardship programme.

 

 

“This tree planting exercise we are witnessing today is a great and I am happy because we are planting our own indigenous trees which can survive in this environment,” he said.

 

 

Fredda Rebecca Gold Mine managing director Patrick Shayawabaya said now the exercise will be rolled out in all KMH subsidiaries.

 

“This will go to all our other operations, we cleared vegetation, we removed crop soil, we disturbed the natural environment, even though we can never completely restore this area to what it was before, that would have been an effort to restore the vegetation,” he said.

 

As part of this campaign, KMH operational mines have been actively involved in various community initiatives.

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