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The growing livelihood significance of ASM activities at a global scale necessitates formalization efforts that include, among others, increasing non-discriminatory market access for artisanal mineral products (Sovacool et al., 2020).This implies the need for evaluating ASM production as a potential long-term source of mineral supply, in …
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The most recent ILO research undertaken on a global scale estimates that 13 million people are engaged directly in small-scale mining activities throughout the world, …
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Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues Report prepared by the International Institute for Environment and Development …
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The proliferation of illegal mining in Ghana, coupled with its environmental impacts, especially on water bodies has compelled the government to ban all artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities in the country. The ban is intended to promote environmental sustainability while the government takes steps to provide sustainable health, and …
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Modern small-scale mining (SSM) is extraction from ore or mineral deposits using low-impact, potentially short-term, small-footprint, regulated mining operations and …
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The proliferation of illegal mining in Ghana, coupled with its environmental impacts, especially on water bodies has compelled the government to ban all artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) activities in the country. The ban is intended to promote
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Small-scale mining in the DRC involves people of all ages, including children, obligated to work under harsh conditions. Of the 255,000 Congolese mining for cobalt, 40,000 are children, some as young as six years. Much of the work is informal small-scale mining in which laborers earn less than $2 per day while using their own …
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Mining generally remains a male-dominated industry, particularly large-scale industrialized mining (in contrast with small-scale and artisanal mining). Globally, the employment of women in the large-scale mining sector represents an estimated 8 to 17%, and an even lower percentage working directly in mines ( Ellix et al, 2021 ).
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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. This …
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Global-scale studies have often relied on global corporate mining databases such as the Standard & Poor's SNL metals and mining database 13 and review studies in economic geology (e.g., 14,15 ...
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EXCERPT FROM THE IRMA STANDARD FOR RESPONSIBLE MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING v.2.0 – DRAFT VERSION 1.0 – OCTOBER 2023 1 ... IRMA's Standard has a global reputation for comprehensive in-depth coverage addressing the range of impacts, as well as ... small …
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The assumption that understanding risk tolerance at small scale of mining is important to recommending effective planning approach, in mitigating its environmental impacts, and in promoting ...
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In this regard, findings from this study demonstrate that, contrary to popular perception, formalised small-scale mining operators can be 'golden miners' – good …
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The 2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report, a collaboration with the international development organization PACT, details gender inequalities in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and highlights actions to improve gender equality and advance women's participation. It reviews mining laws in 21 …
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the implications of large-scale mining in Ghana. Fin dings revealed that, mining activities gravely affect the quality of wa ter in most mining. communities due to the u se of toxic substanc es ...
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extracted by artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) –. by people working with simple tools and equipment, usually in the informal sector, outside the legal and. regulatory framework.The vast ...
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World Bank. 2020. 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. Acknowledgments and key contributors: The …
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Equality and empowerment of women and will not be possible until their rights are secured in legal frameworks. Our new State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report, launched at the 2024 Mining Indaba Conference, advocates for gender-focused legislation to improve mining codes to enhance women's participation.
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1. Introduction. Artisanal and small-scale mining presents complex and contradictory dynamics for numerous communities in the Global South, creating employment and economic opportunity in rural areas with few alternatives but also bringing environmental and social problems that can cause long-lasting harm (Hilson and …
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Key Points. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is primitive with health problems determined by occupational, environmental, and social settings. ASM involves 80 + countries and valuable resources, like gold, diamonds, precious stones, tantalum, tin, …
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Hentschel T, Hruschka F, Priester M (2002) Global report on artisanal and small-scale mining. Report commissioned by the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development of the International Institute
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (AS M) has grown signific antly with appr oximately 40.5 million people directl y inv olved, and an additional 150 million depe ndent on the sect or for their liv ...
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Study site description. The research focuses on a small-scale coal mining community in Bangladesh. The sampling area is structurally located on the southern slope of the Rangpur Saddle, which is a part of the Bengal Basin's stable platform (Habib et al., 2019a) (Fig. 1).The area is located in a humid subtropical region (mean annual …
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the leading global source of mercury pollution. Efforts to reduce or eliminate mercury use in ASGM have produced limited results, in part because ...
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Perception of Small-Scale Miners on Interventions to Eradicate Illegal Small-Scale Mining in Ghana ... Given Ghana's current position in the global gold market, this review provides insight into ...
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Using the Ashanti and Western Regions of Ghana as cases, the article seeks to (a) assess the perception of miners on the effectiveness and sustainability of the gov-ernment's approach to addressing illegal mining, and (b) explore their perspectives on the way forward toward sus-tainable mining.
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Artisanal and small-scale mining is also the source of the largest releases of mercury, estimated at 1,400 tonnes per year in 2011 according to the Minamata Convention. Exposure to mercury can have serious health impacts, including irreversible brain damage. Mercury is also difficult to contain and can be toxic at even very small doses. It can be
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is present in over 80 countries, employing about 15 million miners and serving as source of livelihood for millions more. The sector is estimated to be the largest emitter of mercury globally. The Minamata Convention on Mercury seeks to reduce and, where feasible, eliminate mercury use in …
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Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) is a complex and diversified sector that ranges from poor informal individual miners seeking to eke out or supplement a subsistence livelihood to small-scale formal commercial mining activities that can produce minerals in a responsible way, respecting local laws (IGF, 2017b). 1 In many resource …
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The termination of mining activities resulting from the exhaustion of mineral resources usually kills the local economies of mining communities and ultimately impoverish the inhabitants of the affected communities. Underpinned by this, sustainable livelihoods in artisanal small-scale mining communities have assumed prominence …
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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 …
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1. Introduction. Disparate and incomplete data makes it challenging to address the complex and multifaceted issues involved in mining (Lèbre et al., 2019, 2022).A prominent example is artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), which is conducted by individuals, groups, families, or cooperatives, typically with minimal or no …
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This paper aims to examine methods of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Ghana, map their perceived impacts on water resources, and analyse the implications of these perceptions for meeting the targets related to Clean Water of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6).
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Delve is a global platform for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) data. Its vision is a world in which ASM is recognized as an important contributor to global development. Recommended citation: World Bank. 2020. 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
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The United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) 2018 states that global mercury emissions in 2015 amounted to 2220 tons, of which 49% came from Southeast Asia, 18% from South America and 16% from Africa. The small-scale gold mining industry is the largest contributor to mercury emissions with a total of 38% globally from 2010 to …
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The project aims to reduce mercury use in small-scale mining by an estimated 369 tonnes and has already equipped thousands of miners with greater understanding of safer mining practices. PlanetGOLD is set to expand to an additional 15 countries and leverage co-financing of over US$342 million during its second phase in 2023.
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