Eiffel Flats
Location:Eiffel flats is located about 7 km east of Kadoma, in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. Kadoma. Background:The village began in…
Location:
Eiffel flats is located about 7 km east of Kadoma, in Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. Kadoma.
Background:
The village began in 1905 as a residential township for the Cam and Motor gold mine, operated by Rio Tinto Group, now Rio Zim. The original mines are now closed.
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The Cam and Motor Club incorporates a Golf Course, Cam and Motor Squash/ Bowls/ and Tennis clubs along with a sports bar and family restaurant.
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Eiffel Flat’s economy is based around mining and metals, with Cam and Motor, historically the largest gold mine in Zimbabwe. This mine was closed in 1969, but it is planned to reopen.
There are two smelters: Empress, which is a nickel toll refinery, and Maranatha ferrochrome, which produces chrome.
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Education:
Eiffel Flats Primary School was established in 1917 by the Rio Tinto Foundation and its first Headmaster was Mr Loveridge. It was later handed over to the community in the early 90’s when Rio Tinto was disinvesting from Zimbabwe. A parents body represented by an elected Board of Governors runs the school at the moment. In 2012, the school won the Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa Presidential Award for its environmental campaigns.
