The government of Zimbabwe regards mining as a driver for economic development that will help the country become a middle-income economy. However, according to NAI researcher Grasian Mkodzongi, this will not happen as long as small-scale miners are criminalised and pushed out from mining areas.

Read Grasian Mkodzongi´s policy note Local inclusion and regulatory control key to sustainable mining Opens in new window., which also deals with artisanal mining in Zimbabwe.