Shamva is a town in the province of

Mashonaland Central Mashonaland Central is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of 28,347 km² and a population of 1,152,520 (2012 census), representing about 8.5% of the total Zimbabwe population. Geography Background Bindura is the capital of the ...

in the

Shamva District Shamva is one of seven districts in the Mashonaland Central province of Zimbabwe. The district capital is the village of Shamva. One of the noted gold mines in Zimbabwe is the Shamva Mine, located 70 km northeast of Harare, which had produce ...

of Zimbabwe. It is located in the

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valley about 90 km north-east of

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. The area was called Abercorn by

Rhodesia Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...

n colonizers. The present name is derived from a

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word which means 'to become friendly'. The town is most famous for the gold mine of the same name at the foot of the Shamva Mountain. Nickel is now mined in area after a large nickel deposit was discovered in the area. The gold mine recently reopened after Landela Mining Ventures Ltd., a subsidiary of the Mauritius-based company Sotic International Ltd., purchased the Shamva gold mine from

Metallon Corporation Metallon Corporation is a gold producer, developer and explorer with operations in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, ...

, with a goal of producing 400 kg of gold per month by 2023. However attacks, killings, and disappearances of gold miners have been ongoing in various parts of Zimbabwe since 2018, including in Shamva and nearby

. In colonial history, Shamva is noted for what was likely the first

labor strike Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the I ...

by African workers in Rhodesia in 1927. Stamp mill Zimbabwe

References

{{Reflist Populated places in Mashonaland Central Province