Small-scale mining
In: Minerals & Energy - Raw Materials Report, Band 11, Heft 4, S. 2-3
ISSN: 1651-2286
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In: Minerals & Energy - Raw Materials Report, Band 11, Heft 4, S. 2-3
ISSN: 1651-2286
In many parts of the world, artisanal or small-scale mining activities are at least as important as large-scale mining activities. The numbers of people employed are actually considerably greater than in large companies. In 2002, an estimated 13 million people a large percentage of those are women and children are artisanal and small scale miners operating mainly in developing countries. Although the numbers of small-scale miners and their dependents are estimated at up to 80-100 million people, governments are frequently reluctant to give legal recognition to artisanal miners. This paper discusses approaches to develop the Artisanal–Small Scale Mining (ASM) sector in developing countries. This includes choice of mineral commodity, available technologies and economic/geological criteria. Other considerations include access to finance, area selection, and personnel. The parameters of mineral economic analysis are also essential for a successful ASM mining operation. Finally, choice of mining equipment is critical to success.
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In: Minerals & Energy - Raw Materials Report, Band 12, Heft 3, S. 22-22
ISSN: 1651-2286
In: Small-Scale Mining, Rural Subsistence and Poverty in West Africa, S. 7-12
In: The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries, S. 313-324
In: (Re-)konstruktionen - Internationale und Globale Studien
Introduction -- Literature Review: Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) -- Research Context - Ghana -- Methodology -- The land reclamation processes and the mutually beneficial consequences to local mining communities -- Water quality management at OMCL -- Working conditions and labour relations at OMCL -- Conclusion.
In: (Re-)konstruktionen - Internationale und Globale Studien
In: Research
In: The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries, S. 449-457
In: Minerals & energy: raw materials report, Band 14, Heft 2, S. 35-38
ISSN: 1651-2286
In: UNITAR CR 12
In: Small-Scale Mining, Rural Subsistence and Poverty in West Africa, S. 107-114
In: The Socio-Economic Impacts of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Developing Countries, S. 151-160
In: Wiley C. Willden, Health over Efficiency: Abandoning Mercury Use in Small-Scale Mining, 23 Mich. St. Int'l L. Rev. 573 (2015)
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In: Journal of Asian and African studies: JAAS, Band 52, Heft 3, S. 346-362
ISSN: 1745-2538
Small-scale mining in Ghana has been proclaimed as a net contributor to local economies in many scholarly works. Many writeups have lauded the significant contributions these miners have made or are making in terms of poverty alleviation. Quite significantly too, other commentaries have dwelt on the environmental degradation the miners effect on the communities within which they operate. Such activities have led to the destruction of forest areas, the creation of dangerous pits and diversion of rivers. Besides, the incessant use of mercury in the course of mining has also led to serious consequences for their host communities. This article, however, sets out to explore an aspect of small-scale mining operations which is yet to see much scholarly work, perhaps due to its surreptitious manner. It looks at the rituals that permeate the workings of these miners in order to tilt the tides of fortune in their favour and how such determination is leading them to the cauldron of spiritual elements in order to accomplish their objectives.