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Jena Mine has seen both odd and even economic times but the ZMDC keeps resuscitating it. Of late a new power line from the thermal
Munyati Power Station has enhanced gold production at Jena Mine. but local Solobela has not seen much improvements economically even though Jena Mine produces about
603:|Silobela — the cursed land of flowing riches|The dirty road leading to Jena Mine, owned by Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, makes a mockery of the wealth produced here (an average of 40 kg of gold every month) whose estimated value on the black market stands at a whopping $ 200 000
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Zimbabwe| Specific exploitable brownfield gold mining operations that require recapitalization to restore profitability are as follows; a) Jena Gold Mine. It is located 100 km (62 mi) west of Kwekwe along the Nkayi in Silobela communal lands. The mine has an economic
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in the past by the now inoperative Turtle Mine, and by
Empress Mine and Leopard Mine, now jointly known as Jena Mines. Currently, the Jena Mines, together with thousands of illegal gold panners, are actively extracting gold in the area. There is also
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cut-off grade of 4, 26 grammes per ton, and the gold materialization occurs over a 6 km (4 mi) stretch. The mine is owned by the
Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC), and it requires US $ 15million for recapitalization.
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592:|Production at Jena Mine up 20% |Jena Mine has reported an increase in gold production from 40% to 60% following a $ 100 million capital injection into the construction of a power line from Munyati thermal power station.
542:— the cursed land of flowing riches|SILOBELA — Crossroads Growth Point, situated 80 km (50 mi) out of Kwekwe, is the commercial hub of mineral-rich Silobela constituency.
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