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. This study investigates the prevalence of accidents and injuries, as well as the associated risks and existing safety practices. A cross-sectional survey was conducted …

Better Working Conditions Can Improve Safety and …

The report outlines solutions to improve occupational health and safety, social protection, and fair labor standards for the artisanal and small-scale (ASM) sector …

Formalising artisanal and small-scale mining: insights

In recent years, a number of academic analyses have emerged which draw attention to how most artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activities - low-tech, labour …

A Critical Analysis of the Tax Systems on Artisanal Miners and Small

Keywords. Tax Systems, Artisanal Miners, Small-Scale Miners, Developing Country. Introduction. According to Gutu (2017), African Mining Vision recognises small-scale mining activities as important in encouraging sustainable livelihoods and in the reduction of poverty in countries that are mineral rich on the continent.

Small-scale mining and agriculture: Evidence from

Policymakers in sub-Saharan Africa have often treated the small-scale gold mining sector with suspicion and even hostility (Fisher, 2007, Banchirigah and Hilson, 2010).In many countries in the region, as noted by Hilson (2019), policies have exhibited a substantial bias in favor of large-scale industrial mining.This is partly due to the …

Social Impacts of Modern Small-scale Mining: Case Studies …

In recent years, small-scale mining (SSM) has gained increasing prominence in policy discussions relating to the development of the European mining industry. ... perceive mining as a long-term activity and do not have accurate information about the expected duration of the mining projects. For example, for the respondents in …

Report on Small-scale Mining in Papua New Guinea

Mining Companies 21 Examples of Positive Change or Successful Interventions 22 Inventory of Legal Codes and Regulations 25 Official Policy Statements 25 ... Small-scale mining is a legally recognized economic activity and a significant contributor to the rural economy in PNG. Characteristics of gold mining are quite different from any other

Why it doesn't make sense that all informal mining is …

An example of this can be seen in Ghana, where small-scale mining has contributed US$460 million since 1989 and is estimated to employ 300,000 to 500,000 individuals.

(PDF) Gender and artisanal and small-scale mining: …

This paper explores the gendered contexts of artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa, and traces how women are likely to be excluded from current policy pushes to formally regulate ...

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 (SDG 5) - achieve gender .

Financing Solutions for Small-Scale Mining Projects: …

Securing adequate financing is a significant hurdle for small-scale mining projects, which are often characterized by high upfront costs and a host of regulatory, environmental, and market risks. Small mining firms must navigate a complex landscape where traditional funding sources, such as bank loans, may be limited or unavailable. As such, …

Transforming Artisanal Mining Can Be Beneficial for People …

Artisanal and Small-scale Miners (ASM) are the "orphans" of the mining world. The global mining industry, including some governments, perceives artisanal mining as a "residual sector."

Q&A: Making the case for artisanal and small …

Artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM, provides as much as 20% of the global supply of these minerals. ... For example, ASM mining zones need to be designated to miners, and these zones must ...

Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook for Zambia

Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook for Zambia Edited by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland April 2018 Zambia 19/6-2018.qxp_Layout 1 03/07/2018 10.32 Side 1. ... Examples of Minerals Available in Zambia ..... 33 Geology of Zambian Gemstones ...

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SMALL-SCALE …

2.1 Small scale mining and sustainable development 16 2.2. Tanzanian mining policy 20 2.3 Implementation theory 24 2.4 Impact evaluation theory 26 Chapter 3 A review of the minerals policy as it affects the 28 environment Chapter 4 An analysis of the environmental impacts of 42 ...

Making the case for artisanal and small-scale mining

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) comes with significant challenges, especially since this kind of mining typically lacks regulation and can be socially and environmentally harmful. But ASM also plays a critical role in supplying the world with …

State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector …

The 2019 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector is a collaboration between the World Bank Energy and Extractive Industries Global Practice, Pact, Surrey Business School University of Surrey, ... included; for example: McQuilken and Hilson, 2018, as cited in World Bank, 2019. Delve_State_Sector.indd 2 4/16/19 1:06 PM

Making the case for artisanal and small-scale mining

Artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM, provides as much as 20% of the global supply of these minerals. Brandon Marc Finn. "There is no decarbonization …

DENR advances formalization of small-scale mining in PH

"The small-scale miners are there. We have to bring them into the fold of the mining sector. The core of DENR's strategy lies in individually registering these small-scale miners, serving as the basis for a more organized structure," said David. "We're looking to register small scale miners, individually, at first, followed by the ...

Health and Safety Risk Mitigation among Artisanal …

Causal risk factors associated with equipment used by artisanal and small-scale gold miners in Kadoma and Shurugwi in Zimbabwe in 2020: (a) hazardous noise exposure at a site with six …

The contribution of small-scale mining to Zimbabwean …

The small-scale and artisanal mining sector has of late become one of the pillars of the economy of Zimbabwe contributing significantly to national exports. Rudairo Mapuranga The sector which has become of significance for the country to achieve the President's vision for Zimbabwe becoming an upper-middle-income earner by 2030 and …

Minahang Bayan, key to the protection of ecology from destructive small

DURING the 1970s, a group of gold-panners (aka small-scale miners) led by their financier proposed to my father, a small-time coconut farm owner, to mine the earth around the plantation for gold ores.. The group offered my father a good deal: for every three kerosene cans of high-grade ores they dug up, father was to get one can. The …

Artisanal and small-scale mining in Nigeria: Experiences …

Due to the poor management and regulation of the mining sector in Nigeria, most mining activities are prompted by artisanal and small-scale miners, who make up about 95% of miners in Nigeria ...

Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

directly engaged in small-scale mining, a significant proportion of whom are women and children. A further 80 to 100 million people across the developing world could depend on small-scale mining for some aspects of their livelihoods. Small-scale mining can be extremely environmentally damaging and often

A Review of the Scope of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining …

Thus, individual miners can only process small quantities of materials each day with only a chance for small and inconsequential returns. Over the last three decades, small-scale gold mining involving a crew with mechanization has become more common, for example, in Colombia (Masse & McDermott, 2017). Equipment might include high …

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, …

2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining …

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 …

Small Scale Mining

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Waste Rehabilitation With Energy Crops and Native Flora—A Case Study From Nigeria. Aliyu A. Warra, Majeti N.V. Prasad, in Bio-Geotechnologies for Mine Site Rehabilitation, 2018 26.2 Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Activities in Nigeria. Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is one of the …

The importance of artisanal and small-scale mining for rural …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an important, if often-overlooked, means of income generation for individuals living in developing countries that are rich in resources, ... Forécariah and Kindia are home to an evolving example of ASM formalization. The Ministry of Mines and Geology (Ministére des Mines et de la …

(PDF) Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania and …

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.