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Heavily
sedimented Mutare River at Mutare Bridge along Mutare
– Harare road as a result of alluvial gold mining
by Mecpure Alluvial Gold Mining. The activity has an
effect of corroding irrigation pipes, causing pump failures,
silting rivers as well as increasing the cost of drinking
water. The water is also unfit for drinking by domestic
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Opened
Sludge dam at a mine site
An opened full slimes/sludge dam at an alluvial gold
mine. The released sludge increased water pollution
in Mutare. The dam is below the recommended standard
and is very close to the river.
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Meeting
sludge water and water in Mutare
The photo is showing the effect of the released sludge
from a sludge dam into Mutare River at one of Mecpure
alluvial gold processing plant about 800 metres from Mutare
Bridge.
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Gold
Processing Machine Mecpure
alluvial gold processing equipment at one of the company’s
processing site.
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Gold
Sampling
Sampling of alluvial gold in Mutare River at one of Mecpure
processing site. Dirty water from the plant was being
directly released back into the river a few metres from
this point.
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Alluvial
gold processing under way at one of Mecpure processing
plant. The set up of the plant fell short of meeting the
minimum required standard. The pollutants were easily
getting into Mutare River. |
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A
front loader disposing mineral rich soil into a alluvial
gold processing plant. |
A
hurriedly made canal to remove dirty water from an alluvial
gold processing site, direct into the Mutare River thereby
heavily polluting the river. The sludge dam at this site
was too small to contain the volume of sludge water from
a processing plant hence some sludge water was being released
direct into the Mutare. |
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A
sludge dam that was observed to be failing to contain
polluted water from a processing plant. Though recycling
was being done, polluted water was directly flowing
back into Mutare River. |
A
canal taking sludge from a processing plant into Mutare
River. |
