Zimbabwe · Gold & precious minerals
Zarona Resources is a Zimbabwean mining company bringing operating experience, technical capability and capital together to develop opportunities in gold and associated precious minerals.
Resources. Partnership. Prosperity.
01 / Who we are
Zarona Resources was incorporated in Harare in 2026 to explore, extract, process and market gold and other precious minerals in Zimbabwe and the wider Southern African region.
We are at the beginning of our journey, with a clear approach to growth: share risk fairly, choose projects we can execute well, and draw on a team that has commissioned plants, led operations and raised capital.
Our name reflects three commitments: Resources, Partnership, Prosperity. We seek ground and assets with real potential, work alongside the claim holders and communities connected to them, and aim to create returns that are shared and sustained.
2026
Incorporated in Harare, Zimbabwe.
5 leaders
60+ combined years in mining, engineering and finance.
Gold
Primary focus, alongside associated precious minerals.
02 / Business model
We pursue opportunities where our operating experience can add the most value, matching the scale of each project to our balance sheet.
Near-term production
We partner with registered claim holders who have promising ground but need capital, equipment or technical management. Zarona contributes plant, people and process; partners retain a meaningful share of output. Agreements are clear, transparent and registered.
First-revenue focus
Historic dumps and tailings across Zimbabwe’s gold belts can contain recoverable gold. Reprocessing requires no new mining and carries lower geological risk, with potential to improve legacy sites. This is where we expect our first revenues.
Scale, in time
As operations prove themselves, we will pursue larger consolidation opportunities: under-capitalised mines, stranded plants and portfolios of claims that can benefit from professional management and patient capital.
03 / Where we work
Our initial focus is on districts where our team has worked and where we have established partner relationships.
The districts below are areas we are evaluating and where our team has relationships. They are not owned assets or active Zarona operating sites.
Kwekwe · Gweru · Shurugwi
An established gold-mining corridor with extensive small-scale activity and legacy dumps suited to reprocessing.
Kadoma · Chegutu · Bindura
Close to Harare, with good road and power access. A strong candidate area for our first joint ventures.
Bubi · Gwanda · Filabusi
Historic producing districts with under-capitalised mines that fit our longer-term consolidation strategy.
Selective expansion
Our technical team has commissioned plants across the region. We will follow proven partners across borders where there is a clear investment case.
Evaluating dump and small-scale joint venture opportunities through sampling and due diligence.
Registered claims, required permits and licensed marketing channels.
Secure the first two operating partnerships, commission an initial processing set-up and establish steady, audited cash flow.
04 / Leadership
Zarona is a new company. The experience described here belongs to the individuals who lead it, drawn from careers in mining, engineering, operations and finance.
Managing Director
A leader with 20+ years of experience across mining, oil and gas, automotive and financial services. A Lean change and continuous improvement specialist, he has built high-performing teams, implemented tailored operating systems and delivered sustainable, profitable growth.
Operations Lead
An operations executive with over 15 years of leadership experience. His expertise spans strategic execution, cross-functional leadership and enterprise-wide process improvement. He brings decisive leadership and data-driven judgement to rapid change, market expansion and operational restructuring.
Technical Lead
Brings expertise in electrical engineering, mine establishment and equipment set-up. He has led gold recovery projects and commissioned processing plants across Southern Africa, combining technical delivery with a focus on operational efficiency, sustainable growth and the execution of mining ventures.
Finance Lead
Specialises in corporate finance, strategy and project finance. He began in a retail lending conglomerate’s CEO office, co-founded a technology business selected for Startupbootcamp’s first African cohort and served as its CFO, then worked on infrastructure projects with Masawara.
Non-Executive Director
Founder and Group Chief Executive of Masawara, a pan-African investment group spanning financial services, agro-chemicals, hospitality, energy and property in Zimbabwe and the SADC region. He began in commodity trading in 1980, acquired a strategic stake in TA Holdings and transformed it into Masawara Plc. An economics graduate of University College London, he holds an Honorary Doctorate in Business Leadership from Africa University and serves on boards across several sectors.
05 / Partner with us
We are seeking partners as we build Zarona’s first operations. If you see a fit, we would welcome a conversation about what we can develop together.
Registered claims or dumps with potential, where capital or equipment is needed to begin work. We structure fair, transparent joint ventures.
Patient capital for staged gold projects designed to generate cash flow, supported by an experienced operating team and clear governance.
Owners of under-capitalised operations or stranded plants considering a sale, merger or professional management partnership.
Start with a call. We will listen first.
