Zimbabwe OK’s New Dawn’s indigenous ownership plan

New Dawn Mining (TSX:T.ND) – a Zimbabwe focused gold miner – has managed to appease Robert Mugabe’s ultra-nationalist government, to an extent.

The minister in charge of indigenisation – an economic law aimed at giving Zimbabweans more control over foreign owned companies – has approved the company’s ‘Plan of Indigenisation.’

Under the plan, four indigenous investor groups will acquire interests in New Dawn. The company will also transfer, at no charge, 15% of equity interests from its Zimbabwe subsidiary to an employee ownership scheme and a community trust.

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Ultimately, indigenous investors will hold about 42% of the company’s shares.

“The implementation of the Plan will require a number of steps and procedures, including amending the Company’s capital structure to provide for the specific equity interests contemplated,” the firm noted in a news release.

Aside from these developments, the company is continuing its re-incorporation in the Cayman Islands – for tax purposes – and considering plans to de-list from the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The company sank 50% on the Toronto exchange last month after announcing plans to discuss share consolidation. New Dawn closed down one of its six Zimbabwe mines earlier this year.