Fermeture et transition post-minière inclusives à la mine Golden Pride (Tanzanie)

The document analyzes the closure of the Golden Pride gold mine (1998–2013) in Tanzania, highlighting the use of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and progressive reclamation to transition the site into a productive post-mining landscape. Key outcomes include the transformation of the open pit into a community water reservoir and the conversion of site infrastructure into a training center for the Institute of Mineral Resources. While the reclamation of Miombo forests was successful, the document notes ongoing challenges with illegal artisanal mining and the need for adaptable land-use planning.

• The Golden Pride mine utilized a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) approach over 15 years to empower local communities to identify development issues and design solutions, funding projects in health, education, and agriculture with approximately 300,000 USD annually.
• To address community needs for water during the dry season, the mine constructed small rural dams and converted the open pit into a lake to serve as a stable year-round water reservoir for livestock and irrigation.
• Progressive reclamation began in the second year of operation, allowing the mine to recreate natural Miombo forests and refine technical methods for waste rock and tailings stability before final closure.
• The site's infrastructure was transitioned from a proposed prison to a training center for the Institute of Mineral Resources, which provides geology and mining education and helps secure the site against illegal incursions.
• Despite formal closure and the allocation of resources for legal small-scale miners, illegal miners have occupied parts of the site since mid-2022, damaging reclaimed tailings and using mercury for gold extraction in the pit lake.
• The closure process demonstrated that land-use plans must remain adaptable, as the Golden Pride site evolved from a plan of total dismantling and reforestation to a mix of institutional use, community water resources, and legal small-scale mining.

APA

Stevens, R., (Sinclair), J. H., & Kasege, G. (2023). Fermeture et transition post-minière inclusives à la mine Golden Pride (Tanzanie). International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-03/igf-case-study-golden-pride-mine-tanzania-fr.pdf

Chicago

Stevens, Rob, Jackie Hartnett (Sinclair), and Gidion Kasege. Fermeture et transition post-minière inclusives à la mine Golden Pride (Tanzanie). International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2023. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-03/igf-case-study-golden-pride-mine-tanzania-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stevens2023fermeture, author = {Stevens, Rob and (Sinclair), Jackie Hartnett and Kasege, Gidion}, title = {{Fermeture et transition post-minière inclusives à la mine Golden Pride (Tanzanie)}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2023}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2023-03/igf-case-study-golden-pride-mine-tanzania-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }