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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Artisanal mining"”.
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An assessment of wetland vulnerability to artisanal mining in Zimbabwe
… and, more importantly, emerging illegal artisanal mining. To address these challenges, this study comprehensively evaluates the impact of artisanal mining on wetland ecosystems in Zimbabwe and proposes possible management strategies for mitigating environmental degradation. To achieve …
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Women artisanal miners in the Gold Mining industry of Bondo Sub-County, Western Kenya and their navigation of their productive and reproductive labour during the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020
… restrictions profoundly impacted Africa's artisanal mining sector, leading to operational disruptions, market closures, health issues, security concerns, and increased economic vulnerabilities. Plummeting mineral prices exacerbated challenges, deepening poverty among artisanal miners. The …
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Unshackling South African artisanal miners: Considering Burkina Faso's legislative provisions as a guideline for legalisation and regulation
Artisanal mining in South Africa is not recognised as a legal activity in the primary legislation regulating mining, the Mineral and Petroleum Development Act (MPRDA) 24 of 2002. This contrasts with the reality in Burkina Faso, and numerous African jurisdictions, where mining provisions regulate …
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“Je Cherche La Vie!”: Women's Labour Politics in Masisi's Artisanal Coltan Mines
… the complexity and gendered aspects of the artisanal mining industry, this study seeks to unpack women's labour at step one of the global supply chain of coltan, in the post-conflict context of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Female miners are largely excluded from mine work by …
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Environmental geochemistry of soils and stream sediments from Anka and Birnin-Gwari artisanal gold mining areas, NW Nigeria
… in order to assess the environmental impact of artisanal mining of quartz-gold-sulfide mineralization. XRF determination of total elemental concentration was carried out, along with sequential extraction procedures (SEPs) and in vitro bioaccessibility tests using ICP-AES. The results show that …
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A study of alternative techniques to mercury amalgamation for gold extraction in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has many definitions depending on the context. However, the common theme that characterises gold mining operations that fall within this category is that they make use of rudimentary methods to mine and process gold. The ASGM sector is a source of …
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South Africa's Stolen Gold: a legal analysis of the impact of illegal mining on South Africas national security
The proliferation of illegal mining activities in South Africa costs the country's economy an estimated R10 billion a year. Illegal mining activities further jeopardise the future of South Africa's economic development perspective, which is outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP) and …
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Mining for the Future: Dynamics of Artisanal Gold Mining Practice and Governance in the Balan-Bakama (Mande, Mali)
… dissertation examines the social organization of artisanal gold mining in the Balan-Bakama, a zone of the Mande area of southern Mali (West-Africa). Based on fieldwork conducted primarily in 2010-11 I show how villagers and specifically their male and female mining authorities govern mining sites …
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The needs of miners: political ethics, mercury abatement, and intervention in artisanal gold mining communities
… projects to reduce mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASM). ASM is the second largest source of anthropogenic global mercury pollution, accounting for roughly 1000tonnes of atmospheric emissions and releases to the environment per annum. The artisanal mining …
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Subterranean governance: The political work of artisanal miners in the northern Peruvian Andes
… minerals within the concession of a foreign mining company. This dissertation examines the political work of this group of artisanal miners to secure and sustain their livelihoods in a context marked by state initiatives aimed at regulating their informal activities. Based on eleven months of …
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Predicting mining company-stakeholder conflict and incorporating social conditions into mining project valuation
… decision-making. Yet, the systems in which mining investment decisions take place do not fully capture the importance of stakeholder influence on the success or failure of a mining venture. Conventional mine planning and permitting methods elevate technical expertise, conventional views of …
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Impacts of artisanal and large scale gold mining on tropical rivers in West Africa: A case study from the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana
Mining communities in more than 70 developing countries, mostly in the tropical regions, still practise artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM). ASGM commonly operates along rivers and streams for easy access to process water and as receptacles for mine water discharges. A largely unregulated …