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Women's livelihoods in artisanal and small-scale mining In the context of gender positioning, mining has only multiplied the exploitation and degradation
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: Mapping the South African Ecosystem August 24, 2020 The Government of South Africa is contemplating policy reforms that will advance its transformation agenda
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Artisanal frontier mining of gold in Africa: Labour
17.02.2016as african artisanal mining gathered momentum during the 1980s and 1990s, academic enquiry was relatively negligible. 4 during the latter half of the 1990s development agencies, ngos, and major donors – notably the world bank, the united nations, and the international labour organization – entered the scene, emphasizing artisanal mining's
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Women, Artisanal Mining, and Peacebuilding in Africa: A Call
21.06.2016Women, Artisanal Mining, and Peacebuilding in Africa: A Call to Action Ms. Maame Esi Eshun, Ms. Cristina Villegas, and Ms. Stephenie Foster examine the role of women artisanal miners in peacebuilding and analyze the intricate overlap between women's economic empowerment and sustainable conflict resolution. Date Time
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Reflecting on artisanal diamond mining in Africa
27.09.2021The World Bank has estimated that there are more than 41 million people in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector across the globe. The Resource World noted that there were more than 100 million artisanal miners globally in 2019. ASM, it said, accounts for up to 20% of diamond mining. ASM diamond mining is mainly done in Africa.
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Calls to formalize artisanal and small
29.08.2019Artisanal mining must be formalized say unions in Sub-Saharan Africa Legal and policy frameworks ensure the inclusion of health and safety standards, women's rights and community participation. For
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01.05.2020Artisanal and small-scale mining, and COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A preliminary analysis G. Hilson, Steven Van Bockstael, Titus Sauerwein, Abigail Hilson, J. McQuilken Economics World Development 2021 25 PDF Evaluating the impact of small-scale mining on the achievement of the sustainable development goals in Guyana T.
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Urban mining versus Artisanal and Small
07.11.2022Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is common in SSA, with its original focus on alluvial gold deposits, largely through the mining of riverbeds and creeks. This type of gold is in its native form and is generally easy to process, making it possible for the miners to extract, recover and sell a relatively pure product.
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The impact of artisanal mining on rehabilitation efforts of abandoned
13.06.2019In addition, artisanal mining operations have increased the safety risks of the abandoned shafts in the area. This has also been worsened by the fact that a large number of people, especially women and children, are exposed to the hazards of the abandoned mine sites. This article emphasises an urgent need for the development of holistic and
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A Review of Artisanal Diamond Mining in Africa
The article goes on to examine the state of affairs in South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, concluding that "illegal diamond mining and trading are closely associated with artisanal miners in most African countries, although efforts are being made to formalise their operations." Read the full article here More Articles
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Artisanal Mining in Africa – Research
30.04.2015Artisanal Mining in Africa The mining industry is not usually associated with economic empowerment or emancipation for women. Yet for women caught in conflict-torn countries, mining can provide the means to support themselves and their families. An estimated third of the world's mineral resources are located in Africa.
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Artisanal gold mining in Mali is an economic boon
06.01.2021While artisanal mining has a positive impact on the local economy, there are also severe risks, especially for the local environment. Miners install their sites wherever they can in the region, as in the Doucoureya area, three
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Calls to formalize artisanal and small
29.08.2019Artisanal mining must be formalized say unions in Sub-Saharan Africa Legal and policy frameworks ensure the inclusion of health and safety standards, women's rights and community participation. For instance,
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Framing illegal artisanal and small
01.09.2022Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays a significant socio-economic role in the alleviation of poverty. In Ghana, the increase in and persistence of illegal ASM (galamsey) can be explained by unemployment, cumbersome and costly registration, lack of land, corruption and Chinese engagement. Traditionally, Ghanaian
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Framing illegal artisanal and small
01.09.2022The Journal of Modern African Studies Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays a significant socio-economic role in the alleviation of poverty. In Ghana, the increase in and persistence of illegal ASM (galamsey) can be explained by unemployment, cumbersome and costly registration, lack of land, corruption and Chinese engagement.
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artisanal and small-scale mining and mineral certification schemes in sub-Saharan Africa. He can be contacted at j.mcquilkensurrey.ac.uk Professor Gavin Hilson is Chair of Sustainability in Business at the Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, and Editor-in-Chief of The Extractive Industries and Society . For the past 15 years, he has carried out
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Ghana president fires junior finance minister over mining expose
2 Artisanal mining is widespread in Ghana, Africa's second-largest gold producer, and accounts for about one-third of the country's production. A recent expose by controversial journalist Anas
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Rural Poverty and Artisanal Mining in Sub
27.10.2017Attempts to discuss small-scale artisanal mining (ASM) within the lenses of environment–poverty paradox have had two contending schools of thought. The first lens is the most dominant and holds that a single factor, 'poverty', drives people into ASM. The second lens contends that multiples of complex factors better explain who and why rural
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Framing illegal artisanal and small
01.09.2022Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays a significant socio-economic role in the alleviation of poverty. In Ghana, the increase in and persistence of illegal ASM (galamsey) can be explained by unemployment, cumbersome and costly registration, lack of land, corruption and Chinese engagement. Traditionally, Ghanaian governments have
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How to Implement Formalization of the Artisanal Mining Sector in Africa
02.10.2020The success of the formalization efforts in the artisanal mining sector in Africa will largely depend on how well the mineral rich governments can provide comprehensive solutions that will lead to effective control over the artisanal sector.
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Working towards self
16.11.2022A report from the Alliance for Responsible Mining estimates that artisanal and small-scale gold mining contributes about US$224 million to the country's economy, representing over half the entire mining sector's contribution to the GDP. Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for 2 percent of Kenya's total export earnings (MICA).
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Artisanal mining: the dangers that come with the job
09.05.2019Zimbabwean mining is particularly dependent on the sector, with All Africa reporting that illegal miners produced 13.2 tonnes of gold in 2017, compared to 11.6 tonnes by large-scale mining companies. There is also a greater risk of mined minerals being undersold by artisanal miners compared to minerals sold by international corporations.
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Artisanal Mining and Gender in Sub
This project examines women's livelihoods in the artisanal mining of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TGs), in three countries in Africa's Great Lakes Region: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. The artisanal mining of 3TGs is receiving unprecedented international attention and heightened regulation.
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Rural Poverty and Artisanal Mining in Sub
27.10.2017Attempts to discuss small-scale artisanal mining (ASM) within the lenses of environment–poverty paradox have had two contending schools of thought. The first lens is the most dominant and holds that a single factor, 'poverty', drives people into ASM. The second lens contends that multiples of complex factors better explain who and why rural populations elect
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Artisanal mining in Africa photos of mining pits by
27.07.2018Expecting to find stories on conflict minerals, child labor and organized crime, Brown also encountered flexible micro-economies that defy borders, and simultaneously ignored section of the global
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Artisanal Mining and Mobile Technology
09.05.2020It is done in around 80 countries worldwide, involving over 100 million artisanal miners, compared to 7 million engaged in industrial mining. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is widespread in Africa, Central and South America, Asia, and Oceania. As the process entails un-mechanized operations, productivity is generally low.
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16.11.2022In Kenya, artisanal and small-scale gold mining employs roughly 250,000 miners with women making up 40% of the total. Though largely informal and filled with risk, this form of mining shows potential for providing sustainable livelihoods if human rights and environmental risks are properly addressed. Solidaridad's five-year RECLAIM Sustainability! Programme is
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The panel focuses on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) labour in Africa. ASM as an activity is however problematic – much of the literature has focused on the chemical pollution, land degradation, socioeconomic exploitation, tax evasion, which pervade ASM. These issues have often been analysed through the prism of the link between ASM and
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Africa moving very slowly toward clean energy transition — report
13.11.2022The study also found that clean energy investment in Africa is highly concentrated in a handful of markets. South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, and Kenya have accounted for nearly three-quarters of
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17.02.2020In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the phenomenal growth of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has prompted some policy makers to consider it as a pathway to sustainable job creation and poverty reduction in rural areas.
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31.10.2019Read more about mining in southern Africa This is the second artisanal small-scale mining initiative put in place by the company, further to Petra's efforts and involvement in establishing the artisanal small
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Mining dust killing illegal miners in Ghana, many battling severe
7 Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 3:05 PM by George Nyavor Some of the people who were once involved in artisanal mining or small-scale illegal mining are now suffering from severe lung problems due to mining dust Mining dusts are toxic dust from mining activities, consisting of around 40% of coarse particles
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Natural resource extraction in Ghana needs tighter regulations,
14.11.2022Over 60 per cent of Ghanaians believe mining, oil drilling and wood harvesting negatively impact the environment, a survey released November 8, 2022, by research network Afrobarometer found. The results were based on interviews by non-profit research and advocacy institute Ghana Center for Democratic Development on behalf of
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Women, Artisanal Mining, and Peacebuilding in
Artisanal mining—small-scale mining with hand tools—provides a livelihood for 8 million people across Africa (who support tens of millions more). Yet it exists in a legal grey area, often prey to organized crime and conflict.
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Troubled waters: Artisanal mining and livelihoods in
23.08.2016Known as galamsey, artisanal mining has been going on since pre-colonial times and the number of artisanal miners is believed to be in the tens of thousands today. It is an important source of income
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Mining Sector: A Quest To Leverage Legal Framework For Artisanal
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Influence of illegal artisanal small
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is recognised globally as a considerable source of revenue for millions of people in about 80 countries . There are about 9 million ASM operators in Africa and approximately 54 million people whose livelihoods depend on the sector .
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Envi02: African Artisanal and Small
The panel focuses on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) labour in Africa. ASM as an activity is however problematic – much of the literature has focused on the chemical pollution, land degradation, socioeconomic exploitation, tax evasion, which pervade ASM. These issues have often been analysed through the prism of the link between ASM and rural development;
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Typology of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal and
28.05.2019A separate issue typical for the countries of the East African Lakes region is the use of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Although ASM is highly inefficient compared to industrial mining, it represents a very important
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DRC: Gcamines takes over the artisanal cobalt
08.04.2021"Our country holds 80% of the world's cobalt reserves. It currently accounts for around 65% of global production, or 95,000 tonnes (tn) per year, of which 18,000tn, or $800m in revenue at current prices,
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