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 .
CHAPTER 8: ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING
Defining ASM. A comprehensive definition of the term 'Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining' (ASM) is still being debate, nonetheless there is agreement on the following, it consists of mining activities conducted by individuals, groups of individuals, families or small organizations such cooperatives, using rudimentary means, mostly unmechanized or by means of light machinery to explore ...
Small Scale Mining in Ghana: Improving Operations by …
Although the introduction of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law of 1989 has helped in improving small scale mining activities and minimized associated environmental hazards, the sector continues to ...
Financing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining for Sustainable …
The chapter examines the financing of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operations for sustainable rural development in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores artisanal and small-scale mining in sub ...
ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SMALL SCALE …
Artisanal and small-scale mining is prevalent in many developing countries; and it involves large populations of poor people who are often controlled by just a few agents who pay low prices. At other end the mineral trade in gold, diamonds and
Making the case for artisanal and small-scale mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining plays a critical role in supplying the world with minerals vital for decarbonization, but this kind of mining typically lacks regulation and can be socially and environmentally harmful. Despite ASM's significant challenges, University of Michigan researchers argue that artisanal and small-scale mining, or ASM ...
The importance of artisanal and small-scale mining for rural …
A large body of work describes both the positive and negative effects of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) on rural communities. The economic importance of ASM has been established in a number of studies (Kumah et al. 2020; Tschakert 2009; Kamlongera 2011).Positive effects center on the income benefits and opportunities for livelihood …
The current state of artisanal and small-scale mining in …
Relatively less is known about Zambia's Artisanal Small-Scale Mining (ASM) sector. In contrast to the firms dominating the copper extraction sector, the ASM sector is mostly done on a small scale, locally driven, has low barriers to entry, and involves different types of minerals beyond copper. It, however, represents an important and growing ...
Country Case Study on Artisanal and Small-scale …
• Enactment of specific small-scale mining laws and regulations, including a separate set of safety rules. • Establishment of small-scale mining unit within the Mines and Geoscience Bureau to support and regulate the sector. • Decentralization of the issue and control of small-scale mining permits and licences through local government units.
Why is Ghana losing the war against illegal gold mining
During a consultative dialogue on small-scale mining in April 2021, the president of the republic remarked "Mining can create jobs, mining can improve livelihood, and mining can generate wealth. But cannot and must not do so at the expense of damaging the very environment that produces riches" (Akufo-Addo 2021 ).
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Handbook for Zambia
and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) is mostly conducted by Zam-bians with immense potential to contribute to both job creation and economic development of the country. For this reason, the Government of the Republic of Zambia has since the early 2000s incorporated national development plans and pro-
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, …
CHAPTER 13 ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING
quite sophisticated industrialized small-scale mining activities.This chapter largely focuses on artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries that use the most basic methods for …
SMALL SCALE MINING IN AFRICA: GHANA ON THE HOT SEAT
Small scale mining is one of the many causes of environmental hazards in the African continent. Laws have been enacted to govern mining operations, but enforcement of these laws remains a major challenge in Africa. Assessment of the legal framework called for a review of the mining laws and support from all States to fight the environmental ...
CHAPTER 8: ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) is mineral extraction by individuals, cooperatives, or small companies with minimal capital investment and with much use of manual labour. ASM is …
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 ...
Artisanal and small-scale mining methods and the …
At the national level, Hilson and Potter (2003) noted that about 85 % of Ghana's artisanal and small-scale miners do not register for mining permits. This is pointed to the delays in the processing of small-scale mining license applications (due to the cumbersome and bureaucratic processes), ...
in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM)
Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) encompasses a wide range of practices, from highly informal and low mechanized mining operations with predominantly manual work up to formal practices carried out by small but high-tech industrial mining operations. It occurs among economically weak populations and in many cases the operations take place ...
How do technological changes in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is increasingly damaging forest, land, and water resources, and this occurrence is rapidly gaining the attention of interest groups across the globe. Our paper contributes to the global discussion of this mining induced devastation with data from Ghana. Based on Landsat data, ASM degraded sites in seven ...
Answering critical questions on small-scale mining in …
Central to the People's Small-scale Mining Program is the condition that all small-scale mining activities must be done within a declared people's small-scale mining area or Minahang Bayan. However, majority of small-scale miners found it very difficult to comply with this condition, based on key informant interviews (KIIs) and focus group
(PDF) Artisanal and small-scale mining in …
The focus is also on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) because ASM operations have significantly increased in recent times across this mineral-rich country of East Africa. This is done ...
An Overview of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in …
Mining Cadaster and Geological Department Perspectives As of August 2019, the Mining Cadastre register showed that there were 1,666 active Artisanal and Small-Scale mining rights in Zambia. Under section 34 of the Mines and Minerals Act of 2015, the duration for Artisanal mining licences is 2 years and 10 years for small scale mining.
A conceptual framework for reframing artisanal and small-scale mining …
The Global Report on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining held that children as young as three were being used in ASM (Hentschel et al., 2002). The participation of minors in ASM exposes them to severe and hazardous working conditions, and creates risks to their health (ILO, 2004). Moreover, children may be deprived of their right to education ...
The Economics of Small-Scale Mining Ventures – MiningWorld
This article examines the economic dynamics of small-scale mining ventures, exploring their impact on communities, the benefits and drawbacks of informal versus formal …
Small Scale Mining
Small-scale mining by the artisanal and small-scale mining sector (ASM) has expanded rapidly in Ghana. More than 60% of the total mining labor force is in this sector. The ASM in 2014 produced about 34% of exported gold (compared to 9% in 2000) making it a major sector of the Ghanaian economy and an important source of livelihood and income for ...
Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in …
Shaft mining is employed by ASGM's as a cost-effective way of exploiting shallow high-grade deposits. Large Scale Mining (LSM) corporations with access to industrial equipment do not need to mine in this way. Instead, …
Small-Scale Mining
Artisanal or small-scale mining (ASM) is often viewed as a subset or side effect of larger mining operations, but in actuality it is an essential part of life for millions of people in developing nations.
Small-Scale Mining
However, small-scale mining operations are not necessarily always artisanal, as many small mines and processing centers that use semi-conventional and more appropriate technologies are producing less than 300 tonnes of ore per day (Veiga et al., 2014a). Frequently, the terms artisanal and small-scale are used interchangeably, but the term ...
Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization
Various definitions for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) proliferate in the literature, but a standard definition across all regions and countries has not been established (Zvarivadza, 2018).In some contexts, the level of sophistication employed is used to make a distinction between 'artisanal mining' and 'small-scale mining'- the former is often carried out in …
GREEN MINING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SMALL-SCALE …
The small-scale mining industry comprises of thousands of workers and their families which contribute a sizable share to the economy, especially on the local front. This industry contributes up to 75% of the country's gold production according to the data released by the MGB (2017). Owing to its significant contribution to gold production and ...