Tafadzwa Nyikadzino

Kuvimba Mining House has rolled out an annual sustainability campaign, a programme aimed at preserving the environment at its operational areas across the country.

The campaign, which runs under the theme, “Restoring Nature, Securing Tomorrow”, aims to restore and rebuild sustainable communities through the development and preservation of green spaces using native plants, dust suppression initiatives, and local infrastructure rehabilitation.

The campaign was launched yesterday at Freda Rebecca Gold Mine, where the Local Chief Chipadze, representatives from the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and over 100 students on attachment and graduate trainees at Freda Rebecca Gold took part on a tree planting exercise at the company’s Tailing Storage Facility (TSF).

The company revealed that it has planted over 10 000 trees this year alone around its TSFs, which are structures used to store waste materials after mineral extraction. If left unattended, TSFs can cause a lot of damage to communities.

Speaking at the launch, KMH’s Group CEO Trevor Barnard said the company is committed to preserve the environment and protect the communities around its operational areas.

“We are strongly committed to preserving the environment and protecting communities in our operational areas. I am delighted to launch the ‘Restoring , Nature, Securing Tomorrow’ initiative, where we build our operations and support our teams to foster environmental stewardship. We work in collaboration with local communities to realize intergenerational environmental sustainability,” said Barnard.

Chief Chipadze applauded the company for working to preserve the environment.

“I would like to thank the team from Fredah Rebecca Mine for realising the importance of preserving the environment after they conduct their mining activities. The tree planting initiative protects the environment and surrounding communities from degradation,” he said.