Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has benefited from a body of research spanning decades, despite an ongoing lack of understanding and statistical data for the sector. The existing literature, both academic and grey, has brought some consensus on key issues surrounding the sector, in many cases ...
Artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM) is primitive with health problems determined by occupational, environmental, and social settings ASM involves 80+
Some of the poorest people in the world's poorest countries eke out a living in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Equipped with primitive tools like picks, shovels, buckets, and gold pans, they work mining valuable resources, like gold, diamonds, tin, lithium, rare earth elements, tantalum, and cobalt, and any other usable commodity, …
Here, the mining companies could play a role in In order to improve the position of women in small-scale developing specific initiatives for women in small-scale mining, policies need to be implemented which emphasise mining communities since illegal small-scale miners are also training and education on technical issues for those willing of ...
The benefits of small-scale mining in Ghana cannot be understated, but so are the long-term social and environmental costs. One of the key chal-lenges to fighting galamsey is the difficulty in distinguishing between legal and illegal small-scale miners and their long-term impacts on the ecosys-tems and livelihoods. Thus, many Ghanaians and even …
In large-scale mining endeavors, the management of health and safety largely relies on governmental regulation of mining companies, institutionally enforced compliance mechanisms, and company policies and procedures.
Within the past few decades, Ghana's mining sector specifically the small scale mining subsector has been marred by controversies mainly due to its threat to sustainable development.
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.
The text contains relevant examples and case histories for ease of revision, and also includes a chapter on Best Mining Practices for Sustainable Mining and sub-chapters on small-scale mining, tailings pond management and …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have contributed, in most cases, to the rural development of some African countries.
Definitions and General ProblemsBroadly speaking, artisanal and small-scale mining refers to mining by individuals, groups, families or cooperatives with minimal or no mechanization, often in the informa. (illegal) sector of the market. Despite many attempts, a common definition.
However, the application of traditional thinking and definitions of small-scale mining to a European context is problematic, such that the evolution of modern smaller scale mining also requires re-thinking of the underpinning concepts. We discuss various company structures, scales of mining and their specific features.
Artisanal and small-scale mining is a widespread economic sector in the African Great Lakes Region, where it has an adverse impact on the population's environment. The purpose of this paper is to summarize and consider the typology of the environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining, in particular, the …
Small-scale or artisanal mining is a poverty-driven activity found mainly in remote areas of developing nations. It routinely generates land use conflicts with other stakeholders, primarily large mining companies. The scale of these disputes (occasionally involving armed conflict) is usually sufficient to have significant adverse impacts on the ...
This report is one of three synthesis documents produced via an integrated assessment (IA) that aims to increase understanding of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Ghana. Given the complexities surrounding ASGM, an IA framework was utilized to analyze economic, social, health, and environmental data, and co …
This article examines both the positive and negative socio-economic impacts of small-scale mining in developing countries, and outlines some key measures for improving sustainability in the sector.
This paper analyzes the social impacts of "modern" small-scale mining as perceived by four small communities in Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. The case data consists of 58 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2017–2019. The cases represent examples of old metal mining sites from the Yugoslavian period, recently reopened for …
The nature of. small-scale mining (self-employment, low mechanization, low productivity) means. that some accident-related risks may have a lower incidence than in formal. medium- or large-scale ...
The current discourse on small-scale mining in Zimbabwe has predominantly been a characterization of the current state of the sector. This paper focuses on the evolution of the sector through ...
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have contributed, in most cases, to the rural development of some African countries. Practically, these activities have influenced the ...
This research contains a significant new knowledge perspective on contextualizing sustainable development with Artisanal Small-Scale Mining (ASM). The study has explored the impacts of ASM on livelihood of both high- and low-income s by self-administering 150 questionnaires at level in the Sumayar …
Reducing mercury use by nearly 370 tons in nine countries, a UN environment agency initiative now plans to scale up efforts in 15 other affected nations, making conditions safer for millions of small-scale miners.
In many resource-rich developing countries, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a livelihood for millions of people, representing a major source of economic development. While it is estimated that more than 40 million people work in the sector globally, it remains largely unregulated, resulting in limited information on production, …
Despite its low productivity, ASM's share of global mineral production is also rising. About 20 per cent of global gold supply is produced by artisanal and small-scale operators.
The Minamata Convention mandates formalization of artisanal and small-scale gold mining to reduce mercury emissions and releases. In this article, we review the reasons why previous attempts to do this have largely failed, outline miner-centric approaches that are more likely to succeed, and estimate the likely costs of such approaches. We argue …
Semantic Scholar extracted view of "Perspective on Artisinal and Small-scale gold Mining: Ecological and Socio-economic Inovation" by Ying Zhang et al.
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Russia utilizes mercury (Hg) in gold ore purification. The Hg is released into the environment during this process, risking potential exposure to the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.
The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 (SDG 5) - achieve gender .
From a managerial perspective, the study proposes an innovative blend of top-down and bottom-up strategies to catalyze success in the fight against illegal mining, taking into account the financial resources of the country.
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is one of the most important economic activity in many of the sub-Saharan Africa rural communities ( Hein and Funyufunyu, 2014 ). Widespread artisanal, alongside small-scale mining operations are currently increasing in intensity in Nigeria. These activities are causing immeasurable …
Objectives. Outcomes. Security – Ensure safe and secure access to assets, interests and concessions in proximity to ASM activities. Minimize conflict between ASM and Newmont business activities. Performance – Manage environment, social, security, health and safety risks and impacts caused by ASM activities.
Small-scale mining—low-tech mineral extraction and processing—has long been an important industry in Africa. For centuries, operations have provided inhabitants of the rural, more impoverished regions of the continent with a wealth of employment benefits and, more recently, have made important contributions to mineral wealth and foreign exchange …
Illegal mining has emerged as a pressing issue with significant implications for economic growth and development in Ghana. This systematic review examines the impact of illegal mining on the ...
Introduction: Illegal small-scale mining, known as "galamsey" in Ghana, is a prevalent practice involving the illicit extraction of gold using unregulated methods, often employing hazardous chemicals. Despite providing livelihoods for many rural families, galamsey is linked to severe consequences such as water and environmental pollution ...
