World Maps of Artisanal and Small-scale Mining
What is Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM)? The often quoted expression "Artisanal mining is meaning different things to different people" reflects the vast diversity of a sector for which, since the 1970s, it appeared almost impossible to agree on a common definition. In 2004, participants of the World Bank led "small-scale mining is here to stay - workshop" in Bulawayo …
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Formalizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining for Inclusive …
Many countries have embarked on a quest for what seems to be some sort of Holy Grail: the formalization of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Over 40 million people globally are involved in ASM, and at least 150 million depend on the sector thanks to the sector's positive spillover effects on rural economies.
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Artisanal & Small-Scale Mining – Ministry of Solid Minerals …
The Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Department is one of the departments in the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development that was created during the mining sector reform in 2006. The Department through appropriate policy formulation, implementation and monitoring; organizes, supports, regulates and promotes artisanal and small-scale ...
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Decarbonization and social justice: The case for artisanal and small
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is the primary livelihood for an estimated 40 million people in 80 countries and supports an additional 130 to 270 million people in mining communities. With the emergence of critical minerals necessary for decarbonization efforts, ASM has emerged as a crucial form of production to help meet global demand. ...
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ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING (ASM)
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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 equality …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is increasingly important for the development of Tanzania's economy, with an estimated one million people directly employed in ASM and many more dependent on it for their livelihood. Tanzania's government has taken steps to improve and formalise the sector but small-scale miners still face many ...
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Global Report on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
a larger scale. In some West African countries (Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso), small-scale mining is differentiated from artisanal mining by the presence of permanent, fixed installations established once the existence of an ore body is confirmed. In this report, the terms artisanal and small-scale mining are used interchangeably.
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)
What is artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)? ASM takes many different forms, from official co-operative associations to small groups of miners illegally operating on mining concessions. ASM is largely informal and un-mechanised; individuals frequently rely on hand tools and basic extraction methods, so it often presents significant safety ...
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Reducing disease and death from Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place under extreme conditions with a lack of occupational health and safety. As the demand for metals is increasing due in part to their extensive use in 'green technologies' for climate change mitigation, the negative environmental and occupational consequences of mining practices are disproportionately felt in …
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The importance of artisanal and small-scale mining for …
While an increase in artisanal diamond mining has been a means of employment and income-generation for small-scale miners, there are some human development challenges, related to social conflict, environmental burdens from land degradation, and adverse health effects (Yelpaala and Ali 2005).Among other issues, environmental degradation, crime, drug use, …
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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 …
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CHAPTER 13 ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING
artisanal and small-scale mining.The term can be used to cover a broad spectrum of activities – from the army-run Hpakant jade mines in Myanmar,for example,to individual garimpeiros panning for gold in remote regions of the Brazilian Amazon,as well as former state mining company workers or laid off
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Beaming the Light on a Hidden Sector: Artisanal …
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM), as a largely informal poverty-driven activity, can be environmentally damaging often posing serious health and safety consequences for workers and surrounding communities, with little economic …
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM)
There is no general accepted definition of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) yet. In the following context the term artisanal and small-scale mining is used to describe extraction that is manual and very labour-intensive, using only picks, shovels and basins or somewhat mechanized, using heavy machinery on a small scale (Figure 1) ASM ...
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Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining and the Sustainable …
This paper reflects broadly on how artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is argued that overall, the sector will not contribute in any meaningful way towards the SDGs by 2030. Moreover, it is also maintained that ASM will not contribute towards sustainable development more widely ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mining
In many resource-rich developing countries, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides a livelihood for millions of people, representing a major source of economic development. While it is estimated that more than 40 million people work in the sector globally, it remains largely unregulated, resulting in limited information on production ...
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The role of artisanal and small-scale mining in China's …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has had unprecedented growth in developing economies over the past few decades. ASM is defined as the use of rudimentary processes to extract valuable minerals from primary and secondary ore bodies, and is characterized by the lack of long-term mine planning/control. It can be illegal or legal, formal or ...
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining | Pact
Artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM, is a largely informal economic sector that includes workers around the world who use basic tools to extract from the earth everything from gold and gemstones to vital metals such as cobalt, tin, tungsten, and tantalum.
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Modernizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM): Artisanal mining refers to individuals, small groups, or families extracting minerals with minimal or no mechanization, often informally. Artisanal miners often operate on a small scale, focusing on local deposits. Small-scale
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Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook of Ghana
This Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Handbook for Ghana is the result of a training session held in Ghana in September 2017 through the sub-program on ASM under the overall PanAfGeo project. The ASM sub-program is co-funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General of Development and
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Six Key Factors in Formalizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Formalizing the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector would bring it into the formal sector through legal, regulatory and policy frameworks. We explore six of the key ways we can formalize ASM to bring about potential benefits to millions.
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Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania and health …
In Tanzania, it is estimated that more than one million people are directly involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), which is a subset of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Out of this, approximately 48.27 and 24.13% are men and children, respectively, while 27.60% are women [1].
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ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining: All activities re-lated to low-scale prospecting, mining, process-ing and selling of minerals with basic equipment and minimal investment Fiscal regime: A set of laws, regulations, instru-ments and agreements, which a country can use to derive economic benefit from the production of mineral resources Large ...
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Special Geologic Studies: Artisanal and small-scale mining …
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is of significant economic and social importance in over 80 different countries. In 2017, 40 million people were estimated to be directly involved in mining operations and more than 150 million indirectly dependent on ASM. ASM activity has increased over the last two decades due to rising mineral demand ...
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2019 State of the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Sector
The 2019 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report showcases data contributions made to Delve and demonstrates the potential for a deeper sector analysis when stakeholders share data. As the inaugural report of a planned annual series, the 2019 edition explores the origins and impact of what is identified as the 'global data ...
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Global Report on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Broadly speaking, artisanal and small-scale mining refers to mining by individuals, groups, families or cooperatives with minimal or no mechanisation, often in the informal (illegal) sector …
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A Review of the Scope of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining …
Some of the poorest people in the world's poorest countries eke out a living in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM). Equipped with primitive tools like picks, shovels, buckets, and gold pans, they work mining valuable resources, like gold, diamonds, tin, lithium, rare earth elements, tantalum, and cobalt, and any other usable commodity, for example, sand, coal, or …
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2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
The 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector report examines ASM's contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG8): "promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all." The 2020 Report builds on the 2019 State of the ASM Sector Report to close the 'global …
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World Bank's New Framework to Boost Sustainable and …
WASHINGTON, Sep. 19, 2024 —The World Bank today unveiled a bold new vision to unlock the full potential of Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) to drive economic growth, boost …
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