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Executive Summary

Mazowe Community Mining Cooperative is a gold and semi-precious minerals mining cooperative based near Mazowe in Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe. We operate within a 50 km radius of our main shaft and processing site, and we are built to convert legally pegged claims into formal, traceable gold sales through Fidelity Gold Refinery and vetted licensed buyers.

We solve the core problem facing small-scale miners in our district: fragmented production, weak bargaining power, poor recovery, and avoidable compliance risk. By pooling equipment, working capital, technical expertise, and legal structure, we turn informal extraction into an organised mining business with stronger margins, safer operations, and a clear route to investor-grade reporting.

Our Commercial Position

Mazowe Community Mining Cooperative is registered as a cooperative under Zimbabwean law, with the operating arm being formed as a private limited company (Pvt Ltd) fully owned by the cooperative for banking, contracts, and investment purposes. That structure gives us both community ownership and commercial discipline, which is essential in a sector where buyers and lenders expect documentation, traceability, and predictable supply.

Our core leadership is already in place. London Bullion Market, our founding chairperson and lead promoter, brings 7 years of experience managing small-scale mining syndicates and community projects in Mashonaland Central. In Year, our Finance and Administration Manager, is a qualified accountant with a BCom in Accounting and 10 years of experience in mining and construction finance in Zimbabwe. Alongside Reese Johansson, Alex Chen, and Avery Singh, we have the operational, processing, compliance, and finance capability needed to execute from shaft to sale.

The Market Opportunity in Zimbabwe

Our immediate market is the formal gold value chain in Zimbabwe. We sell legally sourced gold concentrate refined to 80% to 90% purity, and we price it at a discount to the daily London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) benchmark through regulated channels.

The opportunity is attractive because the market already exists, the demand is liquid, and the buying ecosystem is familiar with compliant supply. Fidelity Gold Refinery, licensed gold buyers, and downstream users need consistent, traceable output, while the broader artisanal and small-scale mining sector remains large enough to support our current production scale without requiring national dominance.

Why We Win

We are not competing as another informal syndicate. We are building a semi-mechanised, compliance-first cooperative with direct buyer relationships, controlled production, and a disciplined cost base.

Our edge is built on:

• legally pegged claims and formal governance
• higher recovery through milling and concentration
• traceable gold deliveries through approved channels
• community legitimacy and member participation
• a management structure with clear financial and operational accountability

That combination matters because formal buyers value reliability more than noise, and lenders value cash flow more than promises.

:::reassure Investor confidence at a glance

• We are selling into an established formal gold market, not a speculative one.
• We are backed by named management with mining, finance, metallurgy, and compliance expertise.
• We are structured to operate under Zimbabwean law with a Pvt Ltd operating arm for contracts and banking.
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Funding Request

We are raising USD 450,000 to complete establishment and scale to our Year 1 production target. The capital structure is USD 200,000 equity and USD 250,000 long-term debt at 12.5% over 5 years.

The funding is directed into the assets and working capital that directly drive output:

• processing plant
• mining equipment and tools
• vehicles
• site establishment
• licensing, geological and environmental studies, registration, and legal
• initial working capital
• contingency and cost overrun buffer

This capital base is sufficient to launch a fully functional mining operation, support the commissioning phase, and keep production stable through the first operating cycle.

Headline Financial Performance

Our forecast shows strong revenue generation from the first year of operation. Year 1 revenue is USD 4,320,000, supported by a 70.0% gross margin, USD 2,544,000 EBITDA, and USD 1,887,270 net income.

Break-even is achieved in Month 1 within Year 1, and annual break-even revenue is USD 772,500. That gives us substantial room above fixed-cost coverage from the start, provided ore feed and plant recovery remain on plan.

Our longer-range growth remains robust. Year 3 revenue reaches USD 8,424,000, and Year 5 revenue reaches USD 14,975,251, reflecting scale-up in production, improved utilisation, and stronger market consistency.

At a Glance

Metric	Value
Business name	Mazowe Community Mining Cooperative
Location	Mazowe, Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
Legal structure	Cooperative with Pvt Ltd operating arm
Funding ask	USD 450,000
Equity / Debt mix	USD 200,000 equity / USD 250,000 debt
Year 1 revenue	USD 4,320,000
Year 3 revenue	USD 8,424,000
Year 5 revenue	USD 14,975,251
Gross margin	70.0%
Break-even timing	Month 1

What Investors Are Backing

We are backing a formal mining platform with real assets, real claims, real production, and real market access. The business is designed to create value in three ways: commercial gold sales, employment for member-miners and local workers, and a scalable operating base that can expand into semi-precious minerals and custom milling where licensing allows.

The first-year structure is conservative enough to protect capital and strong enough to generate meaningful cash flow. By Year 5, the cooperative is positioned as a multi-site, audit-ready mining enterprise with sustained profitability, reduced debt exposure, and a credible platform for reinvestment or strategic exit.

Company Description

Our Cooperative Identity in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central

Mazowe Community Mining Cooperative is a Zimbabwean gold and semi-precious minerals mining cooperative based near Mazowe in Mashonaland Central Province. We operate within a 50 km radius of our main shaft and processing site, serving as a formal, compliant platform for small-scale miners who want higher productivity, safer operations, and better market access.

We are registered as a cooperative under Zimbabwean law, with registration at the Registrar of Cooperatives and ZIMRA underway. For commercial contracting, banking, and investor participation, we are also establishing a private limited company (Pvt Ltd) as the operating arm fully owned by the cooperative.

Our founding date is tied to the current project formation period in Zimbabwe, when the cooperative was organised to consolidate claims, equipment, labour, and processing into one investable structure. From the outset, we have been built to transition from informal artisanal mining into a disciplined, auditable enterprise with traceable production and formal governance.

What We Do and Why the Market Needs Us

We extract and process gold ore from legally pegged claims and sell refined output through Fidelity Gold Refinery and vetted buyers. Over time, where licensing permits, we will expand into semi-precious minerals and custom milling services for nearby miners.

Our core business solves the most common failures in small-scale mining in Mashonaland Central: low ore recovery, inconsistent production, weak bargaining power, unsafe working conditions, and poor compliance. Individual miners often sell under pressure, at discounted prices, and without the technical systems needed to maximise value from each tonne of ore.

We address those gaps by pooling:

• Equipment and spares
• Working capital
• Geological and processing expertise
• Security and logistics
• Environmental and legal compliance

That structure allows us to produce consistent volumes, improve recovery rates, and sell into formal channels that reward traceability and quality. It also creates a stable income base for member-miners and local workers who depend on mining for livelihoods.

Our Mission and Long-Term Positioning

Our mission is to build a community-owned mining enterprise that turns small-scale mineral resources into sustained income, formal employment, and local development in Mazowe. We want to prove that a cooperative can be both commercially competitive and socially responsible without losing operational discipline.

We are positioning Mazowe Community Mining Cooperative as a semi-mechanised, compliant gold producer with strong internal controls, responsible environmental practices, and clear benefit-sharing for members. That combination makes us attractive to buyers who need reliable supply, to financiers who need traceable cash flow, and to regulators who expect lawful production.

:::reassure What Investors Should See Immediately

• We sell into formal gold channels, not informal side markets.
• We are anchored in a known mining district with established activity and buyer access.
• We are built around compliance, production discipline, and shared ownership.
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Ownership Structure and Member Participation

The cooperative is collectively owned by its members, with economic participation linked to the cooperative model and the operating company held under cooperative control. This gives us a structure that supports democratic oversight while still allowing commercial decision-making through the operating arm.

The founding leadership is anchored by the cooperative chairperson, who has 7 years’ experience managing small-scale mining syndicates and community projects in Mashonaland Central. That experience matters because our business depends on both production execution and stakeholder trust.

Our core management team is structured around clearly defined operational responsibilities:

• Morgan Kim, Finance and Administration Manager, is a qualified accountant with a BCom in Accounting and 10 years of experience in mining and construction finance in Zimbabwe.
• Reese Johansson, Operations Manager, is a mining engineer with a BSc in Mining Engineering and 8 years of underground and open-pit small-scale mining experience across Zimbabwe and Zambia.
• Alex Chen, Processing and Metallurgy Supervisor, holds a diploma in Metallurgy and has 6 years’ experience running small gold processing plants in Kadoma and Kwekwe.
• Avery Singh, Community and Compliance Officer, is a development practitioner with 5 years’ experience working with mining communities and NGOs in Mashonaland.

This mix of financial control, production leadership, metallurgy, and community compliance gives the cooperative the technical depth needed to move from informal extraction to a managed mining business.

Our Operating Footprint and Resource Base

We operate on legally pegged claims near Mazowe and use a central processing site to handle ore from member-miners and approved production areas. Our model is designed around a compact operational footprint within a 50 km radius, which keeps logistics manageable and reduces transport risk.

Our initial production base serves 40 to 60 member-miners and local workers, with room to expand as we open additional shafts and satellite pits. The resource base is deliberately focused on gold output first, because that is the fastest route to formal revenues, buyer acceptance, and predictable cash generation.

We are not pursuing a broad, unfocused minerals strategy. We are building around a clear line of sight from ore extraction to processed gold sales, with semi-precious minerals as a later-stage diversification where regulation and geology support it.

Legal, Environmental, and Commercial Discipline

Our business is being built to operate within Zimbabwe’s mining, tax, and environmental framework. We prioritise registration, licensing, and environmental compliance because these are not side issues in mining, they are central to market access and long-term asset protection.

We work with the relevant requirements from:

• The Registrar of Cooperatives
• ZIMRA
• EMA
• Local council and traditional authority structures
• Mining and claim administration processes

This compliance-first structure reduces the risk of shutdowns, improves our standing with formal buyers, and supports contract credibility. It also helps us attract development finance, because lenders and investors need businesses that can document lawful operations and responsible site management.

:::warning Non-Negotiable Operating Standards

• We do not mine outside legally pegged claims.
• We do not sell into opaque channels that break traceability.
• We do not operate without environmental and tax compliance in place.
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Who We Serve

Our primary customers are Fidelity Gold Refinery and licensed gold buyers that require consistent, legally sourced supply. In the next stage of growth, we also serve manufacturers and jewellers in Harare and Bulawayo who need verified semi-processed gold and, where applicable, custom milling support.

Our internal stakeholders are equally important. The cooperative exists to serve member-miners, local workers, and the Mazowe community by creating safer employment, more stable earnings, and a better share of the value created from local mineral resources.

Why Our Structure Matters Commercially

We are built to solve a practical market problem: informal production loses value before the product even reaches the buyer. By combining mining, processing, compliance, and formal sales under one structure, we capture more of the final value while reducing operational leakage.

Our business is therefore both a production platform and a governance platform. That is what allows Mazowe Community Mining Cooperative to scale responsibly from a local cooperative into a credible Zimbabwean mining enterprise.

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The remaining 9 sections of this document cover:

• Products and Services
• Market Analysis
• Competitive Analysis
• SWOT Analysis
• Marketing and Sales Strategy
• Management and Organization
• Operating Plan
• Financial Plan and Projections
• Funding Request

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