WRITTEN BY JACK SLATER Privately owned and incorporated in Zimbabwe. Bilboes Gold’s operations are situated in one of the most lucrative gold-rich areas in the country. With a historic pick up of projects this has given the company an enviable advantage over any competitors. For the December edition we liaised with Chief Executive Officer Victor Gapare, regarding his company and the projects that are putting this company onto the map. MINING IN ZIMBABWE Gold
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WRITTEN BY JACK SLATER
Privately owned and incorporated in Zimbabwe. Bilboes Gold’s operations are situated in one of the most lucrative gold-rich areas in the country. With a historic pick up of projects this has given the company an enviable advantage over any competitors. For the December edition we liaised with Chief Executive Officer Victor Gapare, regarding his company and the projects that are putting this company onto the map.
MINING IN ZIMBABWEGold
Since its inception in 1989 Bilboes has produced 234,000
ounces of gold from oxides through open pit mining and a
heap leaching processing method from their existing mines.
The company holds a total of 11,000 hectares in mineral rights and
an additional 198,000 hectares of exploration licence applications
otherwise known as Exclusive Prospecting Orders. A considerable
amount of work has been carried out on claims including exploration,
drilling and metallurgical test work which has confirmed the existence
of a sizeable gold resource.
EmployeesAll staff, at Bilboes Gold undergo the expected training of such
a large and well established company, receiving the necessary
certifications required for gold mining and machine handling. Internal
promotion is important as the company invests heavily into the
experience of their company and understand that it is only by building
good, solid relationships with those who work with and for them that
they will find continued success in the future.
SuppliersSafeguarding the relationships with their suppliers, vendors and
subcontractors is something that has to be a fundamental priority for
everyone in management and Bilboes Gold certainly approaches this
in the best manner possible. Ensuring payment is on time and that the
long term service of their business partners is assured.
BILBOES GOLD LTD
To start with, Bilboes Holdings Limited is a gold focused mining and exploration company owning and operating four mines, namely Isabella, Bubi, When and McCays, these pre-existing mines are all situated in the Bubi Greenzone Belt of Zimbabwe and were acquired from Anglo American Corporation Zimbabwe Limited in 2003 along with most of their gold mineral rights in Zimbabwe.
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