Small-Scale Mining

Artisanal or small-scale mining (ASM) is often viewed as a subset or side effect of larger mining operations, but in actuality it is an essential part of life for millions of people in …

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(PDF) Environmental Impacts of Mining: A Study …

The mining sector in Ghana consists of both small-scale and large-scale mining, each of which has varying environmental impacts. This paper provides an exposition on the environmental impacts of ...

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Gendering women's livelihoods in artisanal and …

The authors were part of the research team for this project – Women in Artisanal and Small Scale mining in Central and East Africa: Empowerment Challenges and Possibilities – funded by the Growth and …

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Effect of illegal small-scale mining on basic education of …

Small-scale mining in Ghana is defined to include both the exploitation of mineral deposits (1) using fairly rudimentary implements and/or (2) at low levels of production with minimal capital ...

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SMALL-SCALE …

CASE STUDY OF UIS SMALL SCALE MINING SITE - ERONGO REGION A research paper submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Public ... 2.1 Small scale mining and sustainable development 16 2.2. Tanzanian mining policy 20 2.3 Implementation theory 24 ...

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A systematic review of artisanal and small-scale …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities have contributed, in most cases, to the rural development of some African countries.

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(PDF) Alluvial Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in A River …

PDF | Artisanal and small-scale mining is a significant economic sector in Rwanda. Mining activities often use a watercourse, in which secondary... | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

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A systematic review of artisanal and small-scale mining: …

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 environmental, health and socio-economic status. In essence, there is a need to investigate how these activities fuel poverty eradication in Africa. Here, a …

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(PDF) Challenges and prospects of small scale mining

The research problem in this study is that the mining sector is biased towards more established companies and against small-scale mining entrepreneurial operations, which marginalises small-scale ...

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND LAND DISPUTE OF ILLEGAL SMALL-SCALE …

Environmental degradation resulting from mining activities is mostly attributed to illegal small-scale mining. As small-scale illegal gold mining in Ghana customarily involved the use of basic ...

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Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research …

2. The many ways mining activities impact biodiversity. Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. mineral extraction) and indirect …

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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Research on …

Research studies related to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) began in 1919, with the study of Wormleighton, which marked the interest in this type of research on sewage and drainage works in a mining district. However, the first five decades (until 1979) of research in this field are scarce, with eight articles representing 0.63% of the ...

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TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR RESEARCH TOPIC 1 SMALL …

The objective of this study is to determine how the small scale mining component of the mining and minerals sector can best contribute to the Southern African regional transition to sustainable development. 2. The specific terms of reference • Characterize the nature and extent of small scale mining in six Southern African

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Extractive Industries Overview: Development news, research…

Global data and statistics, research and publications, and topics in poverty and development. WORK WITH US. Jobs, procurement, training, and events. News; The World Bank's digital platform for live-streaming. ... Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM), and (3) Just Coal Transition.

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(PDF) Governance challenges of small-scale gold …

The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector-commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly associated with the use of ...

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24 Challenges faced by Artisanal, small-medium scale

The artisanal and small scale mining industry is on an upward trajectory in Zimbabwe and is estimated to be supporting over 1,5 million Zimbabweans. As a fairly new industry, it is faced with a myriad of challenges that can be overcome if proper solutions are put in place. This article was written by a Small-scale

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2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector

The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 ... Global data and statistics, research and publications, and topics in poverty and development. WORK WITH US. Jobs, procurement, training, and events.

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Assessing the Impact of Illegal Small-Scale Mining …

72 PELITA PERKEBUNAN, Volume 38, Number 1, April 2022 Edition Osman et al. located within latitude 6.05 o West: 6.35 North: 1.40 o South and 2.05 East (MoFA, 2021). The climate of the district is ...

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(PDF) The contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining …

PDF | On Jan 1, 2017, Lyman Mlambo and others published The contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining to Zimbabwe's economic growth and development Zimbabwe Accountability and ...

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A Political Economy of Regulatory Policy: The Case of 'Illegal' Small

One main strategy to regulate the small-scale mining sector is to enforce institutions and legislative instruments. North (1990, 3) defines institutions as "the rules of the game in a society, or more formally, are the humanly devised constraints that shape human interaction … they structure incentives in human exchange, whether political, …

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(PDF) Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

In South Kivu Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the use of new technologies in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has proliferated over the course of the last decade.

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(PDF) Small-Scale Mining: A Review of the Issues

PDF | On Jan 1, 1987, Richard Noetstaller published Small-Scale Mining: A Review of the Issues | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

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The lifeways of small-scale gold miners: Addressing …

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 …

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Accidents, Injuries, and Safety among Artisanal and Small-Scale …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) employs 14–19 million people globally. There is limited research on accidents, injuries, and safety in Zimbabwe's ASGM.

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Typology of Environmental Impacts of Artisanal …

Among the most significant environmental aspects related to artisanal and small-scale mining are deforestation, changes in landscape structure, influence over geomorphological processes and …

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining and health

ASSOCIATED WITH ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING Artisanal and small-scale ... knowledge on this topic and gaps to be filled. LINKAGES WITH THE MINAMATA CONVENTION ON MERCURY ... (Research, development and monitoring) calls for education, training and public awareness related to the ...

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Modernizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

A pivotal distinction emerges between artisanal mining and small-scale mining, encapsulating a spectrum of operational scales, methodologies, and overarching …

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Earth Resources Science and Engineering

This specialty is open to students with Bachelor of Science degrees who are interested in scholarship and research on topics including, but not limited to, mining and sustainability, mine closure and reclamation engineering, corporate social responsibility, artisanal and small-scale mining, underground construction and tunneling engineering ...

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