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Engineering Department

Background
Engineering Structure
Engineering Mission
Engineering Functions
Engineering Operations
Forms Available
Schedule for Government statutory examinations
Engineering Director & Deputy Director

Background

The Department was established in 1923 following the disbandment of British South African Company, which was a mining company that owned mining rights in the then Rhodesia.

The Department of Mining Engineering is a regulatory department which is headed by the   Chief Government Mining Engineer who is also the chief Inspector of Explosives and reports to the Principal Director Technical Services. 

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Engineering Structure

Below is the compliment of the technical officers at the office of the CGME after the restructuring of the ministry:

1 x Chief Government Mining Engineer (CGME)

1 x Deputy Chief Government Mining Engineer (DCGME)

1 x Chief Government Mine Surveyor (CGMS)

1 x Chief Government Mine Surveyor Assistant (ACGMS)

2 x Mining Engineer

2 x Mine Surveyor

3 x Mining Technician (Mining, Electrical and Mechanical)

1 x Draughtsman

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Engineering Mission

To promote sustainable mining practices and management through regulation of mining industry for the purpose of creating safe and health mine environment

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Engineering Functions

  1. Enforcement of all mining statutes, to ensure a safe and healthy mine environment according to the   Mines and Minerals Act [Chapter 21.05] and the Explosives Act [Chapter10:08] and the subsidiary legislation such as the Mining (Management and Safety) Regulations and the Explosive Regulations.   
  2. Monitoring and controlling of all mining activities through inspections of operations and   investigation of mine accidents.
  3. Providing professional and technical advisory services to the Mining Industry with special attention towards small scale mining for the development of the sector.
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Engineering Operations

Mining Engineering Department is one of the technical departments in the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development specifically set up to deal with engineering aspects on a mining location. In order to discharge its functions, the department has sections involved in the following fields in all the provinces:

  • Mining engineering
  • Inspectorate
  • Mechanical and Electrical engineering
  • Mine Survey
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Forms Available

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Schedule for Government statutory examinations

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    Engineering Director & Deputy Director

    Mr M.J Munodawafa 

    Director – CGME

    5th Floor, Eastern Wing, ZIMRE Centre

    Cnr Leopold Takawira Street/ Kwame Nkrumah Avenue

    P.O. Box CY 7709, Causeway

    Harare

    Telephone: +263242752602 ext 141/ 142  

    Email address: mjmunodawafa@mines.gov.zw

     

    Mr T.N Paskwavaviri

    Deputy Director – CGME

    5th Floor, Eastern Wing, ZIMRE Centre

    Cnr Leopold Takawira Street/ Kwame Nkrumah Avenue

    P.O. Box CY 7709, Causeway

    Harare

    Telephone: +263242752602 ext 135 

    Email address: tpaskwavaviri@mines.gov.zw

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    Ministry of Mines and Mining Development
    6th Floor, ZIMRE Centre
    Cnr L.Takawira St/ K. Nkrumah Ave.
    Harare, Zimbabwe

    +263242777022 - 9

    FAX: +263242798774
    mmmd@mines.gov.zw

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