Mwagimagi & Goldivanti mining site in Tanzania

This was information for the joint venture of Mwagimagi Small Scale Gold Mining Co-operative Society Limited and Start Your Own Gold Mine Limited in Tanzania demonstrates its history, its operation, past and current production of gold, and education of artisanal gold miners.

Mercury free gold recovery methods and mineral processing is conducted near Masumbwe, Kahama, Tanzania.

We encountered persistent issues with corrupt government officials, which hindered the finalization of the agreement between Mwagimagi and Start Your Own Gold Mine. In response, we have retrieved our equipment and sold it.

The story in pictures on how we found Mwagimagi Small Scale Gold Mining Co-operative Society Limited

January 25th 2017

First, we met Magdalena in the Mgusu area of Geita. She invited us to visit her mother’s mineral processing site to explore potential partnership opportunities.

During the Preliminary Site Assessment and Inspection of the third mining site we were considering for partnership, Magdalena paid us a visit.

January 26th 2017

Magdalena supplied us with a few grams of gold, and our task was to test and verify its purity. We successfully melted the gold that day, as evidenced in the following pictures.

February 2nd 2017

During our visit to the mineral processing site, Magdalena, we made a significant discovery - the presence of a high concentration of fine gold particles in the tailings. We were able to capture thousands of these gold particles in a single Garrett Gold Prospecting Pan.

Further investigation led us to the origin of the soil being processed at the site. We traced it back to a location that is now known to be the site of three licenses held by Mwagimagi Small Scale Gold Mining Co-operative Society Limited.

Between February 2nd 2017 and February 26th 2017

We were drawn to the ore due to its high gold content. Over a period of 24 days, we conducted research in the area but did not initiate contact with the principals of Mwagimagi Small Scale Gold Mining Co-operative Society Limited.

On February 23, 2017, our facilitator, Mr. Andrew Mnunke, shared with us the Prospective Joint Venture Questionnaire and introduced us to Mwagimagi Small Scale Gold Mining Co-operative Society Limited.

The mining site was bustling with approximately 1,500 workers, indicative of a full-blown gold rush operation.

We decided to visit the location the following day.

February 26th 2017

We have grasped the location, water sources, and the way people are operating.

February 27th 2017

We conducted a more thorough investigation of the operations associated with these three gold mining licenses on February 27, 2017.