2020 State of the Artisanal and Small- Scale Mining Sector
The 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report is a collaboration between the World Bank's Extractives Global Programmatic Support Multi …
Canadian, African miners to explore for copper in Namibia
Luxury Investments, on the other hand, has been successfully running a small-scale mining operation in Namibia in close proximity to the EPLs held by White Metal and Kalahari.
IGF releases guidance to help governments manage artisanal and small
Ottawa, Canada, January 19, 2017 – Governments struggling to manage the complex and sometimes chaotic artisanal and small scale-mining sector have a new toolkit: a guidance developed by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF).
Emerging mercury mitigation solutions for artisanal small-scale …
Over 15 million people are involved in artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) globally. Often, ASGM includes smelters that use mercury to extract gold. If mishandled, these actions may cause adverse health effects for smelters and their surrounding communities. There are multiple tools to reduce health risks while …
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The Resiliency of the Philippine Small-Scale …
These conditions make small-scale mining communities more vulnerable to natural disasters. In the Philippines, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is practiced in more than 30 provinces …
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INFOGRAPHIC: The true costs of artisanal mining
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) has become a major of revenue for millions of people in about 80 countries worldwide, with more than 100 million people currently depending on the activity ...
Smaller is possible, when it comes to mining
Northwest Territories and Newfoundland-Labrador have legislative provisions for small operations. The Yukon Territory provides examples of small-scale placer gold operations, some being Indigenous-led ventures, others mined by families over the …
Maturing the concept of small-scale mining (SSM) in the …
An empirical study of the placer gold mining industry in Yukon, Canada reveals how small-scale mining relates to large-scale and artisanal-scale mining, …
Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A …
Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues was prepared by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) for the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (IGF).. ASM has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the rising value of mineral …
MICA sees big opportunities in small-scale mining
MICA (Mining Innovation Commercialization Accelerator) has released a report seeking input about the opportunities afforded by small-scale mining projects for …
Artisanal and small-scale mining and the low-carbon …
The 2019 "State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector"– a global initiative for ASM data led by the World Bank and the NGO Pact; highlights the needs for formalisation of the sector in order to gain better access to reliable and accurate data. ... (somewhat heroic given the scale of new projects proposed in other countries such ...
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Maturing the concept of small-scale mining (SSM) in the …
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.104978 Corpus ID: 268943106; Maturing the concept of small-scale mining (SSM) in the Global North using concept evaluation criteria on the placer mining industry in Yukon, Canada
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining
This booklet provides practical guidance and answers frequently asked questions relating to sourcing gold from artisanal and small-scale mining globally. English | Français | Espanõl English | Français | Espanõl . Implementing agencies / non-governmental organisations. Partnership Africa Canada. Artisanal Gold Council. Alliance for ...
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) ranges from informal individual miners earning a subsistence livelihood to more formal and regulated small-scale entities producing minerals commercially. ASM provides a …
Canada improves artisanal and small-scale mining …
CANADA IMPROVES ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING GOVERNANCE FOR PEACE SUPPORT IN THE SAHEL. Key messages. Informal mining in the Sahel region …
Small-scale gold miners in DRC challenge the view that they …
Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa has grown significantly in recent decades. Between 1999 and 2019, the estimated number of African miners engaged in this sector increased from two ...
The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana
The team further classified mining as large-scale industrial or small-scale artisanal by looking at elevation data and the texture of the landscape. Industrial mines have larger elevation changes since they dig deeper into the surface. Highly textured landscapes tend to indicate artisanal mining due to the small holes compared to wider ...
Reducing Mercury Pollution from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
Mercury has long been used in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) to extract gold from ore sediment and rock deposits. ASGM accounts for more than a third (38%) of all anthropogenic mercury emissions to the atmosphere, with most ASGM sector-related mercury emissions coming from the burning of mercury-gold amalgam. …
Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining strategy.
The devolution of small-scale mining decisions to municipal and district assemblies working in collaboration with traditional authorities is key to saving the industry in Ghana.
Canada
Artisanal or small-scale mining plays a very small role in Canada's mining industry. More common is placer mining, found predominantly in British Columbia and the Yukon. In British Columbia, placer claims can be acquired by using the Mineral Titles Online system. The fee for placer claim registration is C$5 per hectare and upon confirmation of ...
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 …
Sustainable Mines Program
The Sustainable Mines Program is a collaborative initiative developed by the Alliance for Responsible Mining for positively transforming artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) and providing an ethical sourcing solution to the industry.Together with our allies, we promote sustainability as a progressive path towards a responsible, productive and …
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
The ASM Inventory section features a database and interactive thematic map on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining, compiled from various global baseline studies published during the past two decades and updated with selected quantitative and qualitative data considered reliable.. The dataset of version 2, released in April 2022, contains 81 …
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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT POTENTIAL OF SMALL …
scale mining of critical minerals has yet to be quantified in Canada. MICA recognized small scale mining as a significant potential contributor to the global supply of critical …
SMALL SCALE MINING IN GHANA
SSM of gold in Ghana is a pre historic activity which can be traced to the 5th Century Discouraged in the colonial era, till 1989 This led to Secret Activities and Smuggling of Proceeds outside the country In 1989 –SSM Activities were mainstreamed through promulgation of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law, PNDCL 218 (1989) In 2006, SSM …