Mining

Gold Mining / Exploration

Buck Special Grant Gold Mining Project

Reserved Area MSC 002, Mazowe; Mashonaland Central Implementing Entity: Mining Promotion Corporation Exploration and mining development opportunity

Project Ref: ZIM-ZIDA-019 · Source: ZIDA 2025 Projects deck, pages 45–46 — Pending Official Validation · Published Sep 2025

Beneficiary Ministry

Mines & Mining

Status

Published

Data Verification

Pending Official Validation

Financing Instrument

Structure TBD

Development Objective

Gold project on the Harare-Shamva Greenstone Belt with historical production and confirmed orebody indicators.

Project Design

Project Description

The project targets a historically productive shear zone associated with Buck Mine, with inferred resource estimates and potential open-cast mining for a portion of the resource.

Project Design

Project Scope

Undertake further exploration and drilling
Proceed with mine development
Assess open-cast potential

Financial Performance

Project Components

Cost Component 2

Total Estimated Project Cost

Estimated figures — subject to change based on feasibility and resource availability.

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Financial Performance

Financial Performance Data

IRR
NPV
ROI
Payback Period
Projected Revenue

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Impact

Expected Development Outcomes

Mining-sector development
Export earnings
Resource exploration
Private investment

Institutional Alignment

Institutional & Stakeholder Alignment

Sector:Mining Gold Mining / Exploration

Strategic pillars:Mining, Beneficiation Investment Attraction Diaspora, Trade

SDGs:8 9 12 17

Beneficiary ministry:Mines & Mining (Primary)

National Alignment

Mining, Beneficiation & Resource Development: NDS1 (2021–2025) — mining value-chain priority area
Investment Attraction & Private Sector Growth: ZIDA Act [Chapter 14:37] (2019) — One-Stop Investment Services Centre
Diaspora, Trade & Global Partnerships: NDS1 / NDS2 — diaspora and trade priority areas

Illustrative alignment mapping — pending official ZIDA/ministry validation.

Data Room

Documents & Data Room

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Total Project Cost

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Geography

Location

Province: Mashonaland Central
Site: Reserved Area MSC 002, Mazowe; Mashonaland Central

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Reference

Glossary of Terms

PPP: Public-Private Partnership — a long-term contract between government and a private investor to jointly deliver a public asset or service.
BOT: Build-Operate-Transfer — a private partner builds and operates an asset for a fixed concession period, then transfers ownership to the state.
EPC: Engineering, Procurement and Construction — a contract model where a single contractor delivers a project from design through completion.
IRR: Internal Rate of Return — the annualized rate of return a project is expected to generate over its lifetime.
NPV: Net Present Value — the present-day value of a project's future cash flows, net of the initial investment.
ROI: Return on Investment — net financial return expressed as a percentage of the capital invested.

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