An early effort in this regard was provided by Alistair MacDonald in his report Industry in Transition – A Profile of the North American Mining Industry (MacDonald 2002). Footnote 8 MacDonald, though limited to a North …
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Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues IGF and IIED recently launched this report highlighting how rising mineral prices and the struggle to earn a living from …
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As the inaugural report of a planned annual series, the 2019 edition explores the origins and impact of what is identified as the 'global data gap' on artisanal and small-scale …
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining and Health: A Global Perspective This review provides a global perspective on the health impacts of ASM, addressing occupational hazards and proposing mitigation strategies.
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The mineral sector, especially its small-scale subsector, has become significant in the emerging economies of the Global South. Tanzania is the focus of this policy exposition paper because, aside from Ghana and South Africa, Tanzania is ranked 4th in Africa in terms of its mineral deposits and small-scale mining activities.
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Despite global initiatives towards green energy, coal remains a vital energy source, and the environmental repercussions of its extraction, especially in small-scale operations, are not thoroughly understood. The objective of this study is to address the pressing environmental impacts associated with small-scale coal mining in the context of developing …
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Many of the world's most valuable commodities, for example, gold, diamonds, and strategic metals, and less valuable resources, for example, …
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Historical Perspective The Ghanaian small-scale mining industry is well over 2,000 years old. Vestiges of alluvial gold extraction and winning activities have been found that date as far back as the sixth century, and there is a wealth of evidence indicating that precious metals recovered from
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SLO indicates the approval of mining activities by the local community or, more widely, by the society, and incorporates the principles of the Global Mining Initiative (GMI); it aims to enhance ...
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ARM Alliance for Responsible Mining ASGM artisanal and small-scale gold mining ASM artisanal and small-scale mining ASM18 International Conference on Artisanaland Small-scale Mining & Quarrying AWIMA Africa Women in Mining Association BGI Better Gold Initiative BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaftenund Rohstofe
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the world's largest source of anthropogenic mercury emissions and releases. These have devastating consequences for miners' health and the ...
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However, small-scale gold mining has been the major cause of loss of vegetation cover and mass deforestation in Africa (Cullen-Unsworth et al., 2014; Owen and Kemp, 2013). In small-scale illegal mining, open-pits and trenches are left uncovered, and this takes several years for the land to regain its productivity and become useful.
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Recognizing a shift in global perspective Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement Policy (2013) River Pra. ... Small-Scale Gold Mining at Merian - baseline report, September 6, 2015. October 2017 InterGovernmental Forum AGM Newmont Mining Corporation I Slide 9 ASM journey at the Merian mine in Suriname ASM removed from mine
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The mineral sector, especially its small-scale subsector, has become significant in the emerging economies of the Global South. Tanzania is the focus of this policy exposition paper because, aside ...
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The term 'small-scale mining' first surfaced in the United Nations publication, Small-Scale Mining in the Developing Countries (UN, 1972). Although the topic was very much an afterthought on the donor agenda at the time, the report nevertheless proved extremely important: it highlighted, for the first time, the economic significance of small-scale mining in developing …
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Around twenty per cent of global mineral production comes from mining sites that operate through labour-intensive procedures and use modest technologies (Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development, IGF, 2018).The ensemble of activities performed in those sites, mainly situated in the Global South, has come to be referred to as …
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According to a recent survey carried out by ILO and MMSD, at present we can reckon with around 13 million people working directly in small mines throughout the world, mainly in developing countries. A large percentage of these miners are women, and regretfully, also children.
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Rethinking small-scale gold mining in Ghana: A holy grail for environmental stewardship and sustainability ... during the 2021 fiscal year (FY). In terms of global breakdown, the volume of mineral production scaled up to the tune of US$ 55.5 billion in Canada as of 2021. In 2020, China, as the world's leading producer of gold, produced roughly ...
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Incomes from large-scale mining are occasionally reinvested in small-scale mining activities; small-scale miners can be evicted and repressed, or conversely compensated and included in corporate social responsibility schemes; and miners often share the same spaces, with artisanal miners reworking residues on abandoned industrial sites (also ...
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According to Ofosu and Sarpong (), artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) refers to informal mining activities carried out with very limited technologies and capital investment, usually engaged by individuals or small groups.While ASM is a livelihood provider for millions worldwide, especially in the rural parts of many countries (Yankson and Gough 2019), it is also …
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Study cases in the Global South illustrate the point of artisanal small-scale mining and climate change: degradation of groundwater is very rapid. This chapter, therefore, underlined the imperative need for integrated …
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WASHINGTON, Sep. 19, 2024 —The World Bank today unveiled a bold new vision to unlock the full potential of Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) to drive economic growth, boost …
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Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: A Review of Key Numbers and Issues ... Focuses on small-scale gold mining in Indonesian Borneo to argue that gold's presence, discovery, and informal extraction creates resource frontiers, and that within these frontiers, mining labour practices, property relations, and gold mining-related ...
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Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues was prepared by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) for the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (IGF).. ASM has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the rising value of mineral prices and …
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Why, during the years following publication of Small-Scale Mining in the Developing Countries, did ASM fail to gain much traction in development and economic plans and policies, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa?In hindsight, this was, indeed, a missed opportunity because the donor agenda was in transition at the time: the overall approach taken to deliver aid was …
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most of the world's large-scale miners enjoy rela-tive security, artisanal and small-scale miners work almost exclusively in difficult and dangerous condi - tions, and their contributions to the supply minerals into global supply chains for everyday use remain hidden. Indeed, artisanal and small-scale miners
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A perfect introduction to sustainable mining for those new to the subject or those who require some revision, this book provides a basic overview of international sustainable mining practices since 1992, with particular emphasis upon practices in the Americas, Asia and Europe. The text begins by addressing issues such as the volume of waste generated by mining, mine …
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iv Modernizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Harnessing new technologies for sustainable development Acronyms 3Ts tin, tantalum, and tungsten ASM artisanal and small-scale mining ASGM artisanal and small-scale gold mining DMCS digital mining cadastre system DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo GPS geographic positioning system ICT information and …
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This research article examines the vital role of small-scale mining in promoting mineral sovereignty and security, emphasizing the importance of critical minerals in the global …
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The term 'small-scale mining' first surfaced in the United Nations publication, Small-Scale Mining in the Developing Countries (UN, 1972).Although the topic was very much an afterthought on the donor agenda at the time, the report nevertheless proved extremely important: it highlighted, for the first time, the economic significance of small-scale mining in developing …
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In most developing countries where there are no fuel deposits, mining has been the mainstay of their economies. According to the World Bank's taxonomy of countries, 50% of the countries whose economies are mostly propelled by the mining industry were able to move at least one step within a period of two decades (Yiridomoh, 2021).In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), …
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Rising mineral prices and the struggle to earn a living from agriculture have led to explosive growth in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), according to a new report from the...
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