ESTUDIO DE CASO DEL IGF Transición a la postminería y cierre inclusivo en la mina Golden Pride, Tanzania

This case study examines the closure and transition of the Golden Pride Mine (GPM), an open-pit gold mine in Tanzania operated by Resolute Mining Limited. It details the inclusive processes used to manage the site's environmental recovery and social transition, highlighting the use of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and the conversion of the open pit into a lake to provide a sustainable water source for local communities.

• The Golden Pride Mine (GPM) operated as an open-pit gold mine for 15 years between 1998 and early 2013, producing over 2.2 million ounces of gold and extracting 78 million cubic meters of material.
• Due to limited regulatory frameworks in Tanzania at the time, Resolute Mining Limited applied Australian mine closure standards to ensure physical and chemical stability and community resilience.
• Community engagement was facilitated through a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach starting in 2000, which allowed local populations to identify development needs in health, education, agriculture, and water supply.
• The closure plan for the open pit evolved from a proposal to fill it completely to a hybrid solution: partially filling the pit and converting the remainder into a lake to serve as a year-round water reservoir for livestock and irrigation.
• Progressive recovery began in the second year of operations, focusing on restoring the native miombo forest and using oxidized waste rock as a non-acid generating cover for tailings and waste dumps.
• As of mid-2022, the site faces challenges from illegal small-scale miners who disturb recovered waste dumps and tailings facilities, potentially contaminating the pit lake with mercury.
• The document identifies several policy implications for governments, including the necessity of early and continuous community engagement, the use of adaptable land-use plans, and the establishment of multidisciplinary closure committees.

APA

Stevens, R., (Sinclair), J. H., & Kasege, G. (2022). ESTUDIO DE CASO DEL IGF Transición a la postminería y cierre inclusivo en la mina Golden Pride, Tanzania. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-04/igf-case-study-golden-pride-mine-tanzania-es.pdf

Chicago

Stevens, Rob, Jackie Hartnett (Sinclair), and Gidion Kasege. ESTUDIO DE CASO DEL IGF Transición a la postminería y cierre inclusivo en la mina Golden Pride, Tanzania. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-04/igf-case-study-golden-pride-mine-tanzania-es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stevens2022estudio, author = {Stevens, Rob and (Sinclair), Jackie Hartnett and Kasege, Gidion}, title = {{ESTUDIO DE CASO DEL IGF Transición a la postminería y cierre inclusivo en la mina Golden Pride, Tanzania}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-04/igf-case-study-golden-pride-mine-tanzania-es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }