This issue is gaining prominence in academic circles (Tokimatsu, 2018; Lee et al., 2020), policy-making (Hund et al., 2020, IEA, 2021b) and popular media (The Economist, 2021, The Economist, 2022).A component of the emerging storyline has been the role that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) plays in the supply of cobalt, especially from the Democratic …
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This article is a repost from the Sunday Times South Africa from February 9, 2025. The World Bank estimates that artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) directly employs at least 45 million people in 80 countries. Yet the sector's reach does not end there: an additional 270 million people are working in services related to the sector bringing its direct and indirect …
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Through a review of the available literature and statistics, this paper works toward building a balanced picture of the overall role of ASM in China. First, the positive and negative …
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While artisanal mining extends far beyond the DRC, supporting the livelihoods of almost 1 in 20 people on the planet, and includes commodities such as copper, gold, tin and lithium, it was in 2016 ...
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This report tries to outline the basic realities and faces of artisanal mining in China. Most artisanal mining in China today can be categorized as Township and Village Enterprises (TVE).
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Tanzania is part of an African turn towards resource nationalism in the mining sector, but the potential impacts of recent policy and legal changes on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) have ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an important part of Africa's resources sector putting millions to work and driving growth in local economies across the continent. Although it is an informal kind of economy, ASM contributes to the filling of the gaps left by large scale mining operations – especially in remote areas.
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SDGs can be used as a guide for the formalization of informal natural resource sectors such as artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) (Laing and Moonsammy, 2021; Sadan and Dan, 2021), notably in ...
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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.
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Key Points Artisanal mining employs millions and sustains local African economies. Safety, environmental damage, and exploitation are critical challenges. Green mining practices and fair trade can ensure a sustainable future. Artisanal mining has long been a lifeline for millions across Africa. From the bustling gold mines of Ghana to the cobalt-rich terrain of …
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It is believed that between 10 and 15 million people, including women and children, are directly involved in artisanal Au mining (Veiga et al., 2006;Spiegel, 2009), including over 400,000 in China ...
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Through a review of the available literature and statistics, this paper works toward building a balanced picture of the overall role of ASM in China. First, the positive and negative impacts of …
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It is vital to understand how the situation has evolved in China to determine if China's methods of dealing with these environmental and health problems could be applicable to other parts of the world, or if techniques and solutions developed outside of China could be used by the Chinese. Artisanal mining employs about 6 million people in China ...
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Artisanal mining employs about 6 million people in China, who often work in deadly conditions, and contributes to environmental degradation on a huge scale. Chinese artisanal mercury, …
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This report, which was authored in 2001, provides a contextual background for ASM in China, touching on the country's legal stance on the industry, its technical and socio-economic …
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Semantic Scholar extracted view of "The role of artisanal and small-scale mining in China's economy" by Lei Shen et al. ... For many countries with small-scale mining resources, the way forward to … Expand. 33. PDF. 1 Excerpt; Save. Small–scale mining in South Africa: Past, present and future. Nellie Mutemeri F. Petersen.
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Since the beginning of the 21st century, the gold mining industry in Guinea has expanded immensely, from small-scale artisanal to industrial operations. 1 Industrial mining has been largely stimulated by significant foreign investment, made possible by successive reforms of the Mining Code, the latest dating from 2011 and amended in 2013, initiated under the aegis of …
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artisanal and small-scale mines where independent miners use their own resources to extract the mineral.2 Sourcing cobalt from the DRC is linked to major human rights risks, which have been widely documented. The prevalence of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in the cobalt supply chain creates challenges for establishing responsible
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) activity plays an important role in the economy of developing countries, directly and indirectly supporting an estimated 100 million people globally (International Council on Mining and Metals 2009).The term, ASM, refers in a general manner to subsistence mining, where workers are independent from any large-scale …
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• Twelve new studies from selected countries commissioned by MMSD (Bolivia, Peru, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines) • Bibliographic research • Interviews with people active in the field • MMSD Workshop on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, 19–20 November 2001
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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 the new realities ...
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The questions that have come to dominate recent public discussions and policy dialogue on Chinese participation in Africa are largely focused on state-level economic activities, little attention is paid to individual and small scale business run by Chinese in Africa, such as informal gold mining economy. China's increased resource investment in ...
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Abstract. 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 mica.
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Artisanal Mining Resource People 18 Acknowledgements 19 Bibliography 19 Appendices 19. ... Most artisanal mining in China today can be categorized as Township and Village Enterprises (TVE). As China began to implement economic reforms in the late 1970s, the
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The main purpose of the new amendment is to improve the mining by enhancing mineral resource management, implementing a methodical science-based mining strategy, …
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In China, ASM contributes significantly to the supply and full utilization of resources; market competition in the resource sector; reducing transportation bottlenecks; and rural socio …
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Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the rising value of mineral prices and the increasing difficulty of earning a living from agriculture and other rural activities.
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