Research Topics On Small Scale Mining

Reliable financial source for artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has been a topic of concern for researchers, politicians, policy makers, civil society organisations, international donors and other development stakeholders in mineral-rich countries. This paper uses a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed journal articles published from 2010 to …

and Small-Scale Mining artisanal mining sector. In addition, the research team is examining how initiatives, policies, regulations and laws fail to acknowledge the gender inequalities within mining communities, making women even more vulnerable. The three countries in the study are at different stages of implementing reforms

PDF | On Jan 1, 1987, Richard Noetstaller published Small-Scale Mining: A Review of the Issues | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

The artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) sector-commonly described as low-tech, labor-intensive mineral extraction and processing, in developing countries, is increasingly associated with the use of ...

Discourses on "illegal" or informal small‐scale mining (galamsey) have presented it largely as a menace. Using Ghana as the focus of our study, we present a counter‐narrative to the ...

ABSTRACT. In Ghana, small-scale mining (SSM) has been carried out for many years, generating employment and income. Currently, illegal artisanal mining ('galamsey') has impacted the environment negatively, resulting in land degradation and water pollution.

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PDF | On Sep 11, 2021, Kwadwo Botchway published ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SMALL-SCALE MINING ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE ATIWA DISTRICT | Find, read and cite all the research you need ...

Mining occurs on both large and small scale, and both are linked to land degradation and air and water pollution. The environmental health risks of gold mining have …

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) provides an important source of livelihood for rural communities throughout the world. These activities are frequently accompanied by extensive environmental ...

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) on the African continent is increasingly the focus of global, regional and national efforts aimed at regulating the sector as part of larger initiatives to …

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 …

Illegal small-scale mining and processing activities (ASM) have led to a vast area of degraded, contaminated, and abandoned local-community lands, posing a major environmental concern in many ...

We differentiate SSM from "artisanal small-scale mining" (ASM) and discuss its relationship to "large-scale mining" (LSM). From this analysis, we distill the key features and …

small-scale mining in less developed economies and summarizes constraints and barriers that adversely affect SSM establishment and self-reliant growth in this country group.

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an important livelihood activity in many low- and middle-income countries. It is widely acknowledged that there are a myriad of health …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) takes place primarily in the developing world in both the formal and informal sectors. It is generally characterized by relatively simple technologies and lower yields as compared to large-scale industrial mining. Approximately 30% of the gold used worldwide comes from ASGM.

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. Related Topics

Since the enactment of the Small Scale Gold Mining Law in 1989, which effectively legalized small-scale gold mining in the country, industrial operations, collectively, have made important ...

Innovation plays a critical role in the mining industry as a tool to improve the efficiency of its processes, to reduce costs, but also to meet the increasing social and environmental concerns among communities and authorities. Technological progress has also been crucial to allow the exploitation of new deposits in more complex scenarios: lower ore …

Research studies related to artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) began in 1919, with the study of Wormleighton, which marked the interest in this type of research on sewage and drainage works in a mining district. However, the first five decades (until 1979) of research in this field are scarce, with eight articles representing 0.63% of the ...

The government of Ghana responding to public outcry against the negative effects of "galamsey", placed a ban on illegal small-scale mining activities in March 2017.

The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 ... Global data and statistics, research and publications, and topics in poverty and development. WORK WITH US. Jobs, procurement, training, and events.

The illegal small-scale mining has invaded or infiltrated districts with devise operations to extract gold, due to inadequate alternative livelihoods in the mining areas in Ghana (Teschner, 2011).

PDF | On Jan 29, 2020, Njabulo Chipangura published Artisanal and small-scale mining ( chikorokoza ) of gold in the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe: archaeological, ethnographic and historical ...

PDF | On Jan 1, 2017, Lyman Mlambo and others published The contribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining to Zimbabwe's economic growth and development Zimbabwe Accountability and ...

The search demonstrated that the body of research literature describing small-scale mining is expanding, but this focuses on artisanal small-scale mining (Hilson and Potter, 2005; Siegel and Veiga, 2009.) The search further demonstrated that the topic of small-scale mining has been developed largely over the last one and a half decades, with a ...

Artisanal and small scale mining (ASSM) contributes 2.6% to Zimbabwe's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Despite the significant contribution to economic growth and development, ASSM workers remain exposed to numerous work related health and …

Tanzania is the focus of this policy exposition paper because, aside from Ghana and South Africa, Tanzania is ranked 4th in Africa in terms of its mineral deposits and small-scale mining activities.

to small-scale mining activities, of ten conducted without proper permits, in violation of mining regulations and environmental laws (Ghana Chamber of Mines, 2019). While small-scale mining plays ...