Mabura Guano Cave is a mine containing an accumulation of bat guano. It is located in Zhombe Mabura Ward 6 in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe.Mark Mhukayesango (11 November 2015) Compound D Substitute Discovered In Zhombe Radio VOP. National News. Retrieved 7 November 2015.Tinomuda Chakanyuka. (May 2015) Zhombe pins hope on bat poop The Sunday News. Opinion & Analysis. Retrieved 7 December 2015. It is one of the eight major reserves of organic fertilizers in Zimbabwe, that are still to be fully exploited.New ZIANA. Paragraph 3. 16 April 2013 Fertiliser plant spreads wings to Bindura....Mabura Caves in the Zhombe area of the Midlands Province. The Herald. Business. Retrieved 16 December 2015
It is listed as a Geographical place in Zimbabwe,Cartographic.info Line 565 List of places in Midlands, Zimbabwe Retrieved 7 December 2015 and it is a natural monument,Zimbabwe: National Museums and Monuments Act.pdf | Part 1, PRELIMINARY | Interpretation 2b. Zimbabwe: National Museums and Monuments Act. Zimbabwe Act of Parliament | Title 25. (Chapter 25:11). according to the Zimbabwean law.Chrispen Chauke. Paragraph 3.2 "Mabura Caves & Chinhoyi Caves" According to the National Mesiums and Monuments Act, Chapter 25/11, the cave is a monument..... African Immovable Cultural Heritage - Zimbabwe.pdf | Paragraph 3. Geological/Natural Monuments. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
It is located 2.5km south of the Munyati River and Ngondoma River confluence.All About Countries Guano Cave It is 12km kilometres west of SAMAMBWA Primary SchoolAll-about-countries Places Around Guano Cave_ Samambwa School (12km) Retrieved 16 December 2015 and 19 km north of Empress Mine.
According to the University of Guelph, (Canada) there is over two million tonnes of guano at Mabura Caves.
The cave is believed to stretch for more than 60 km to as far as Copper Queen in Gokwe passing underneath Ngondoma River.
Farmers in Zhombe East, Chief Samambwa's area particularly plot holders at Ngondoma Irrigation Scheme are the current immediate beneficiaries as guano is a highly effective fertilizer. It has very high content of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium, the nutrients essential for growth in plants.Barber B 1991 for crops/56zimbabwe.PDF | Rocks for Crops Phosphate resources of Zimbabwe. Fert. Res. 30:247-278Rocks for Crops pp323_ In Zhombe, people believe the caves are sacred. It is thought that the Chinonyiwa family descendants are the sole custodians of the Mabura traditional rites. The Chinonyiwas act as guides and information sources when you get to Mabura Guano Caves.
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