# Shamva

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Town in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe

Shamva Town Shamva Shamva located in Zimbabwe Map Coordinates: 17°19′S 31°33′E / 17.317°S 31.550°E / -17.317; 31.550 Country Zimbabwe Province Mashonaland Central District Shamva Population (2012) • Total 908 Time zone UTC+2 (CAT) Climate Cwa

**Shamva** is a town in the province of [Mashonaland Central](/source/Mashonaland_Central) in the [Shamva District](/source/Shamva_District) of Zimbabwe. It is located in the [Mazowe](/source/Mazowe) valley about 90 km north-east of [Harare](/source/Harare). The area was called Abercorn by [Rhodesian](/source/Rhodesia) colonizers. The present name is derived from a tree which is found in abundance in this area called 'Tsamvi' in [Shona](/source/Shona_language). 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.[1] The gold mine recently reopened after Landela Mining Ventures Ltd., a subsidiary of the Mauritius-based company [Sotic International Ltd.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sotic_International_Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1), purchased the Shamva gold mine from [Metallon Corporation](/source/Metallon_Corporation), with a goal of producing 400 kg of gold per month by 2023.[2][3] However attacks, killings, and disappearances of gold miners have been ongoing in various parts of Zimbabwe since 2018, including in Shamva and nearby [Mazowe](/source/Mazowe).[4]

In colonial history, Shamva is noted for what was likely the first [labor strike](/source/Labor_strike) by African workers in Rhodesia in 1927.

Small gold-ore mill at Shamva, 2004

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Shamva | Zimbabwe | Britannica"](https://www.britannica.com/place/Shamva). *www.britannica.com*. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Zimbabwe's new gold rush"](https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/zimbabwes-new-gold-rush/). *openDemocracy*. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Lup, Fungai; e (24 August 2021). ["Zimbabwe: Mine Targets 400kg of Gold Monthly"](https://allafrica.com/stories/202108240248.html). *allAfrica.com*. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Small scale miners risk life and limb in Zimbabwe"](https://towardfreedom.org/story/small-scale-miners-risk-life-and-limb-in-zimbabwe/). *Toward Freedom*. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2022.

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