National Standard Mining (NSM) is a mining business in Zimbabwe that currently has interests in small-scale gold and chrome mining and trading. It concentrates mainly on acquiring gold and chrome mining claims for small-scale production and developing financing, production and mineral trading models for supporting small-scale gold and chrome mining given the various challenges faced by small-scale miners in production, financing and access to markets in Zimbabwe. The objectives of NSM are in line with NSFA’s impact investing objectives of developing communities and improving the quality of lives in Africa.