Eastnor (Zimbabwe)
Eastnor is a village in Bubi District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe and is located about 125 km northeast of Bulawayo in a commercial farming and gold mining area. It lies next to the Umguemembe (Gwenembe River), and is within the Bubi Mining District.[1] The mining EPOs/leases were owned by Duration Gold[3][4] (Durbin Mine[5]) in the south, BilboesGold (Bilboes Mine) in the north and Metallon Group (Motapa Mine) in the center. Motapa Mine is immediately adjacent to the village, to the northeast.[1] Bilboes Mine and Motapa Mine were sold to Caledonia Mining Corporation in 2022.[6]
Eastnor | |
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village | |
  Eastnor Eastnor in Zimbabwe | |
| Coordinates: 19°29′17″S 28°33′49″E[1] | |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Province | Midlands |
| District | Bubi District |
| Elevation | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |
Notes and references
- "Eastnor, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe". MineDat.
- "Eastnor". Geoview.
- Masara, Whinsley (16 September 2016). "Standoff as 300 illegal miners refuse to leave Bubi gold mine shaft". Chronicle. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016.
- Recently sold to the Chinese in 2017.
- "Durban Mine, Bubi District, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe". MineDat.
- Mthandazo, Nyoni (3 November 2022). "Caledonia buys Motapa mining company". Zimbabwe Independent. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022.
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