Mapping artisanal small-scale mining in eastern DRC
Interactive map of artisanal mining exploitation in eastern DR Congo – 2018 update. Towards a multi-scale approach for an Earth observation based assessment of natural resource exploitation in conflict regions. Maps of Mining Sites in North Kivu (2017)
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Identification of hazards in the workplaces of Artisanal mining …
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 …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining and the Sustainable …
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, …
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Environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining …
The increasing demand for gold, notably in the jewellery industry and other sectors such as finance, electronics, and aerospace, has exerted pressure on gold exploration and exploitation worldwide. Recently, Batouri has witnessed several exploration and exploitation efforts, predominantly by small scale mining companies. …
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(PDF) ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ARTISANAL GOLD MINING …
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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The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in …
Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of this industry has varied over time and while industrial mining is prevalent in the country, the expansion of artisanal mining, or Galamsey has escalated in recent years. Many of these artisanal mines are not only harmful to human health due to the use of …
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State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector …
is identified as the 'global data gap' on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).3 It outlines how through collaboration, the gap can be addressed to guide more effective ASM …
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2020 State of the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Sector
The 2020 State of the ASM Sector Report builds on the analysis from the 2019 Report to close further data gaps in the ASM sector. The 2020 Report uses the Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8): "promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all" as the …
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Understanding artisanal mining supply chains and conflict …
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 …
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Artisanal Exploitation of Mineral Resources: Remote …
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 …
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L'exploitation Artisanale De L'or En Côte D'ivoire: La …
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 ...
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'Cobalt Red' describes the 'horror show' of mining …
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.
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'We miners die a lot.' Appalling conditions and poverty …
Most artisanal mining sites are found in remote locations, remain unplanned and unregulated, and are subject to a host of social and environmental problems. ... But economic exploitation is only ...
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Environmental impact of artisanal and small-scale gold mining …
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, …
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Recent expansion of artisanal gold mining along the …
The Angovia mine (Fig. 2) is currently extracting ore from the Yaouré gold deposit.In the vicinity of the Angovia mine are many small artisanal mines located on the bank of the Bandama River. The most known artisanal mining sites are Aleyaokro, Kaoukougnanou, Kavyessou, Bonzi, Alekran and Angovia (named after the villages) …
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Artisanal Mining ecological Effects in Zimbabwe and …
Artisanal Mining ecological Effects in Zimbabwe and the ... will (often unknowingly) incur almost any social cost to permit the immediate exploitation of these environmental resources to sustain their livelihoods. Poor people, as in the case of gold panning in Chinhoyi are therefore responsible for a significant share of the losses because of ...
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Estimation of Mercury Losses and Gold Production by Artisanal …
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 …
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s response to artisanal …
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 …
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ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING IN THE EAST
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. …
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Formalising artisanal cobalt mining in the DRC: much work …
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.
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Artisanal Exploitation of Mineral Resources: Remote …
and exploitation techniques of artisanal mining sites are essentially uncontrolled. Tog ether with rural and urban poverty (Hilson and Garforth 2012 ), the rise in the price of gold since
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Identification of hazards in the workplaces of Artisanal mining …
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.
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Artisanal gold mining in Mali: making gold shine for the …
Artisanal gold mining is governed by customs, practices and beliefs that all communities observe and adhere to – local and Indigenous communities alike. The negative environmental impacts of artisanal gold mining are well documented, so too the exploitation of children and the accidents that regularly occur on extraction sites. But …
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When subterranean slavery supports sustainability …
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 …
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Heart of Darkness: The Cataclysm of Artisanal Cobalt Mining …
An artisanal miner carries a sack of ore at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi, DRC, on Oct. 12, 2022, Junior Kannah /AFP via Getty Images in [1]. The Shabara mine lies within the ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mining and the low-carbon …
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., …
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Industrial versus artisanal mining: The effects on local …
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 ...
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Deforestation triggered by artisanal mining in eastern …
The minerals are extracted predominantly on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sites. The International Peace Information Service currently counts 2,700 …
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Sustainability of artisanal mining of cobalt in DR Congo
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, ...
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Towards a sustainable artisanal gold mining sector in South …
1. Introduction. In a global context, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is critical in poverty reduction. The ASM sector is a viable pathway for creating sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation initiatives, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (Osumanu, 2020, p. 209; Mhangara et al., 2020).According to estimations, at least 40 …
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