The 2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector focuses on the intersection of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) and Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and . It applies the SDG 5 framework for the first time to systematically report on gender inequalities in ASM.
On how "artisanal" cobalt mines continue to operate in the DRC — despite being illegal . Technically, under the law, there should not be artisanal mining taking place in any industrial mine.
Objective While artisanal mining takes place in casual framework and with total ignorance of good practices, few studies have focused on the origin of hazards specific to each workplace constitutive of this exploitation facility. Nevertheless, this study is a condition of an efficient occupational health and safety control in this sector. Materials …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is primitive with health problems determined by occupational, environmental, and social …
of the World Economic Forum White Paper series. Titled Making Mining Safe and Fair – Artisanal Cobalt Extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the report concluded that ASM operations are an integral part of cobalt mining in the DRC and that there is a growing need for formalization of artisanal mining.
Reliable data enable observers, suppliers and policymakers to adress 'conflict minerals' trade in Eastern DRC When effectively monitored and mapped, legal and responsible artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) supply chains can promote peace and stability while providing livelihoods and contributing to rural development throughout the Great …
Any adult natural person of Congolese nationality, who wishes to engage in the artisanal exploitation of mineral substances throughout the national territory, can do so only within an approved mining cooperative in accordance with the provisions of the Mining Code; membership of such cooperative is subject to the possession of an …
Recent studies conducted in these regions showed a development of many small artisanal mining sites around the industrial mines, and the use of chemicals in the processes of mining exploitation [5 ...
Accountability and Artisanal Mining Program. The program works to formalize the sector, bolster safety and environmental standards and reduce the …
The Mineral Policy of Liberia (2010) envisions an "equitable and optimal exploitation of Liberia's mineral resources to underpin broad-based sustainable growth and socio-economic development (MME, 2010, pp. 3)." Through private investments in industrial mining by large MNCs, the government expects an increase in state revenue and an ...
The artisanal mining sector was organised even before national independence, contributing up to 20% of the economy. Artisanal mining can be traced some decades back ago essentially concentrating in some localities in the East region of Cameroon. Artisanal mining (diamond and gold) activities continues in the area unabated till today. …
As indicated, in French Guiana, illegal artisanal and small-scale gold mining ("i-ASM") can center on underground or surface (placer) mining for the exploitation of primary (subtype i-ASMp) or secondary (subtype i-ASMs) gold deposits, respectively. The distinguishing feature of i-ASM is the use of Au-Hg amalgam for gold recovery.
Objective: While artisanal mining takes place in casual framework and with total ignorance of good practices, few studies have focused on the origin of hazards specific to each workplace constitutive of this exploitation facility. Nevertheless, this study is a condition of an efficient occupational health and safety control in this sector.
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 mineral prices and the struggle to earn a …
A 2002 Mining Code (Law no. 007/2002).authorizes ASM mining within strictly prescribed limits, including that all miners must be adults and all must have valid licenses to work only in Zones d'exploitation artisanale (ZEAs, or artisanal mining zones). That mining code was amended in 2018 (Law no. 018/024) to increase taxes on mining …
The adverse environmental and human impacts of small-scale and artisanal mining have been studied almost exclusively for gold mining, ... exploitation of their mines by artisanal mineworkers, thus further blurring the traceability of the cobalt. 20 Moreover, the present case study does not imply that large-scale mining of cobalt, ...
This study assesses the sustainability of artisanal mining there, finding much higher levels of cobalt in blood and urine of community members and especially of children. ... exploitation of their ...
from the exploration and exploitation of its mineral resources. These reforms include: the establishment of the National Minerals Agency (NMA), the adoption of the Mines ... artisanal mining sector and optimize benefits that can be gained from artisanal mining for miners, investors, and local communities ...
Recently, there has been a rise in artisanal gold mining in several districts of the East Region, including Betare-Oya, Batouri, Garoua-Boulai, Boden Colomines, Yokadouma, and Kette (Fig. 1) [3, 38].The extraction methods involve open pit mining of the weathered primary gold deposits or from alluvial sediments using primitive methods, …
Résumé français ci-dessous – French summary below. IPIS launched a major update of it's DRC webmap displaying data on more than 2400 artisanal mining sites in eastern DRC and more than 800 roadblocks. Since December 2016, IPIS teams have visited more than 500 artisanal mines in eastern DRC, gathering data that has …
Mineworkers fall into debt bondage, where they are encouraged to spend what they earn wastefully just to prolong their exploitation. In this subculture, mine workers' exploitative labor is deeply intertwined with the sexual exploitation of women. These two forms of human trafficking feed on each other, blurring the boundary between …
Mining activities are recognized as drivers of environmental and socio-economics problems in the DRC (Otamonga and Poté 2020).The mining industry is developing widely throughout the national territory of the DRC, both inside and outside protected areas, with extremely limited control possibilities (Tchoumba et al. 2021).The …
Since the rise of the gold price in 2000, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a growing economic activity in developing countries. It represents a source of income for several millions of people in West Africa. Exploitation techniques have evolved from traditional gold panning to mechanization and use of chemical …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a vital livelihood for over 40 million people in developing countries, particularly for those living in remote, rural areas, according to the recent 2019 State of the …
The downside to the increase in cobalt ASM is the potential for economic exploitation of labour, thereby worsening the SDG 8 (decent work). ... Faber, B., Krause, B. and Sánchez de la Sierra, R., 2017. Artisanal mining, livelihoods, and child labor in the cobalt supply chain of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Google Scholar. Fadeev et al., …
Specifically, since the International Roundtable on Artisanal Mining, where again, the link between ASM's growth and poverty was made for the first time, studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. Dreschler, 2001, Hilson and Garforth, 2013) have shown that a range of people, including farmers, redundant large-scale mine labourers, …
The law introduced new exclusive artisanal mining areas, the Zone d'Exploitation Artisanales (ZEAs, Artisanal Mining Zones), with access granted through a carte d'exploitant artisanal (artisanal miner card) (Government of DRC 2002). This legal system prevailed in the DRC until 2018 when the Mining Code was updated to reflect …
Abstract Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) utilizes mercury (Hg) for the extraction of gold (Au) and is responsible for the largest anthropogenic source of emissions and releases of Hg to the environment. Previous estimates of Hg use in ASGM have varied widely. In this effort, Hg losses in ASGM were derived from the difference …
EGC falling short: little to no progress on special artisanal mining zones ; One of the EGC's key tasks is to ensure the viability of special artisanal mining zones or ZEAs (zones d'exploitation minière artisanale). ZEAs are geographical areas marked out by the government's Ministry of Mines.
Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM), owned by individuals, is one form of mineral mining that has been regulated by law. The dilemma in the management of ASGM lies in its dual nature, serving ...
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