{"id":976,"date":"2022-01-17T05:40:45","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T05:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wasme\/?page_id=976"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:14:55","slug":"women-affairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mines.gov.zw\/?page_id=976","title":{"rendered":"Research ,Value Addition and Beneficiation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"976\" class=\"elementor elementor-976\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-936b8d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"936b8d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0ca12d\" data-id=\"c0ca12d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850dea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"850dea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mines.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ministry-of-Mines-Mining-Development-123-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mines.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ministry-of-Mines-Mining-Development-123-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mines.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ministry-of-Mines-Mining-Development-123-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.mines.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ministry-of-Mines-Mining-Development-123-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mines.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ministry-of-Mines-Mining-Development-123-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mines.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ministry-of-Mines-Mining-Development-123-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.mines.gov.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ministry-of-Mines-Mining-Development-123-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Director Research, Value Addition and Beneficiation\n Mr Makuza\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-346305f\" data-id=\"346305f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e1b1d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e1b1d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2b8612\" data-id=\"e2b8612\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e9337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63e9337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e12bb4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e12bb4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research ,Value Addition and Beneficiation<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd78ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efd78ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MANDATE AND DUTIES<\/p><p>1. Monitoring and regulating of all mineral related Value<br \/>Addition establishments;<br \/>2. Conduct extensive Research in Mercury abatement projects in the gold sector and any hazardous chemicals together with other partners like EMA, RCZ and the Chamber of Mines;<br \/>3. Carry out Mineral research, beneficiation and value addition projects as requested by the Ministry from time to time;<br \/>4. Recommend various mineral value addition policies for the sector;<br \/>5. Conduct continuous research in order to improve efficiencies in the Mining Industry sector through improved processes and low-cost equipment;<br \/>6. Promote investment in the mineral resources value addition;<br \/>7. Publish research in mineral value addition and beneficiation in liaison with universities, research institutes and the Research Council of Zimbabwe;<br \/>8. Participate in mining and minerals research symposia, conferences and workshops;<br \/>9. Monitoring and Evaluation of Mining Research and Value Addition related activities;<br \/>10. 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Monitoring and regulating of all mineral related ValueAddition establishments;2. Conduct extensive Research in Mercury abatement projects in the gold sector and any hazardous chemicals together with other partners like EMA, RCZ and the Chamber of Mines;3. 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