Best Practices for suPPorting artisanal and small-scale mining in ZimBaBwe research team: dr. gibson chigumira (team leader, executive director of ZeParu) dr. antony mamuse (executive dean, faculty of mining sciences, midlands state university) mr. cornelius dube (ZeParu senior research fellow) mr. gamuchirai chiwunze (ZeParu research fellow) mrs. evengelista mudzonga (ZeParu …
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the distribution the loan to the miners *(miners with proved legal documents will facilitate the flexibility on the loan re-payment). At planetGOLD Indonesia, after designing and enabling these mechanisms, the program works towards enhancing the capacity of the cooperatives and individual artisanal small-scale gold miners through
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Training of artisanal and small-scale miners, which is not limited to safe working practices and more efficient and effective mining techniques is critical to reduce the negative social and environmental impacts of operations and improve working conditions, efficiency, yields, and incomes. ... Formalisation will also improve the avenue of the ...
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Comprehensive legislation specific to ASM needs to be developed. These legal frameworks should account for ASM's diverse character in countries where ASM is illegal or where it is legal but unregulated. In countries where ASM is legal, reforms to existing legislation should prioritize the ASM sector for national development. …
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A new World Bank and Pact report finds that better working conditions can improve productivity, health, and safety for the over 44 million artisanal miners across 80 countries. The report outlines solutions to improve occupational health and safety, social protection, and fair labor standards for the artisanal and small-scale (ASM) sector and at least 134 million people …
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The research findings indicate that small-scale mining plays a crucial role in the value chain of critical minerals, significantly contributing to local and national economies. In …
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We have positioned the concept of non-artisanal modern "small-scale mining" in relation to the current dual mining paradigm of large-scale and artisanal small-scale mining …
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Problems immediately followed the first initiative taken under the Promotion of Small Scale Mining in Ghana program, spearheaded by GTZ. As Yakubu (2003, p. 9) explains, "cognizant of the dangers of mercury, the Minerals Commission and GTZ introduced retorts to small scale gold miners in 1993". Failure to engage with and sensitize miners to ...
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In many countries, small-scale gold mining is a terrain for heightened conflict, be it material or spiritual. Rosen (2020) shows how in Ghana state military personnel clash with small-scale miners who claim ancestral and national rights to gold in the face of a large-scale gold mining industry they feel impoverishes, displaces and disinherits ...
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Zimbabwe's largest artisanal and small-scale miners' representative body, the Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF), is set to host a strategic meeting this month to solidify partnerships aimed at achieving a record-breaking 40 tonnes of gold production in 2025.This follows the country's remarkable gold deliveries of 36.48 tonnes in 2024, setting a solid …
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Each day an estimated 45 million artisanal and small-scale miners worldwide go to work in difficult and dangerous conditions. Working almost exclusively in the informal economy, these women, men and sometimes children, are the world's hidden workforce, mining the minerals and metals used to produce everything from electronics to luxury jewelry.
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This paper reviews the best cost effective mining practices that can be adopted by small scale miners. It is aimed to increase productivity, improve on safety and environmental management strategies.
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1. Background. Zimbabwe has over 500,000 artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) and about 2 million people who depend on them [].According to the latest research, there is a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) (7%), silicosis (19%) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (18%) among ASMs in Zimbabwe [].ASMs are highly mobile and operate in hard-to …
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Land Use Disputes between Small- and Large-Scale Miners: Improving Conflict Management . Abstract . chapter 4 | 13 pages Key Issues in Illegal Mining and Marketing in the Small-Scale Mining Industry . Abstract . chapter 5 | 22 pages The Policy Environment and Foreign Direct Investments in Mining Ventures in Developing Countries .
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Digitization is improving workers' health and safety, and early detection software and sensors are reducing downtime. The use of operational enhancing technologies is helping ... Artisanal miners often operate on a small scale, focusing on local deposits. Small-scale mining, on the other hand, encompasses a broader scope, including operations ...
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Improving the ASGM sector, from miners to refiners. The 2024 Media Kapihan Tungo sa Responsableng Maliitang Minahan (Coffee Chat Towards Responsible Small-Scale Mining) is a series of media dialogues aimed at promoting informed discussions about responsible artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in the Philippines.
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Distinguishing between artisanal and small-scale mining, the study then examines newly developed, phase-specific technologies. It assesses the benefits, opportunities, and policy options linked to emerging technologies in ASM.
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This component enhances governmental monitoring to better oversee miners, and allow miners to better access government incentives. Access to Finance and Markets: Establishing sustainable financial opportunities for local artisanal and small-scale gold miners, improving linkage to both local gold markets and international gold investors.
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Studies reveal a wide range of techniques, practices, and forms of knowledge employed by artisanal and small-scale miners in their ore extraction and processing with varying socio-ecological implications (see Ferring et al., 2016; Mantey et al., 2020). These diverse conditions and 'site-specificities' of ASM operations call for a robust and ...
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Small-scale mining (SSM) plays a crucial yet often overlooked role in the global economy, particularly in developing countries. While large-scale mining operations capture headlines and regulatory scrutiny, small-scale miners contribute significantly to local economies by providing employment, fostering entrepreneurship, and ...
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The mineral sector, especially its small-scale subsector, has become significant in the emerging economies of the Global South. Tanzania is the focus of this policy exposition paper because, aside ...
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Artisanal and small-scale mines are poorly mechanized and use rudimentary mining methods thereby exposing themselves to a wide variety of occupational hazards. Artisanal and small scale miners lack expertise and competency in conducting workplace risk assessments due to a lack of training and education [11, 12]. This results in a multiplicity ...
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The paper draws on 74 interviews with artisanal and small-scale gold miners and other stakeholders to investigate communities' perceptions of the effects of ASM methods (alluvial mining, surface/open-pit mining, and underground mining) on water bodies. ... In Ghana, the government has shown commitment to improving access to safe and potable ...
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A survey of ex-miners in Tanzania revealed that 45% ended their careers in mining because of "unhealthy, hard and risky work" (Bryceson and Jønsson, 2010: 389), and in Ghana, artisanal and small-scale miners identified galamsey or small-scale mining (along with taxi driving and operating a chain saw) as the most hazardous livelihood option ...
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Tanzania's Minister for Minerals, Anthony Mavunde, detailed the government's 2025 priorities for the mining sector. Key areas include resolving miner conflicts, enhancing investment through TIC, improving geological research, supporting small-scale miners with training and loans, and adopting advanced mining technologies like CIP plants.
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One of the challenges that dominate the annual discussions at the OECD Forum on Responsible Sourcing (being held virtually this week) is how best to strike a balance between ensuring high standards of due diligence around the origins of gold without, in the process, excluding millions of artisanal and small-scale miners from access to formal gold markets.
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According to a local registered small-scale miner, however, the initiative failed because an unexpected high demand for processing services forced miners to wait lengthy periods11 for their gold to be processed. The centre is now an abandoned shack (see Fig. 3), last used in 2003. 11 Initially, only four retorts were supplied, and galamsey ...
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Ghana's small-scale miners have long called for the implementation of a more operator-friendly licensing apparatus and support structure, although it is becoming increasingly evident that such ...
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This article was written by a Small-scale miner highlighting the many challenges faced by small-scale and artisanal miners in Zimbabwe. 1. ELECTRIFICATION OF CLAIM/MINE. We understand the high cost involved in the daily operation of our mines due to the continuous request and purchase of cell batteries and head torches.
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Interviews conducted by the authors with small-scale miners revealed that, among others, regulatory difficulties such as time and resource intensive permitting process, land use issues with large scale mining companies and private landowners and political interventions in licensing their operations led them to perform small-scale mining ...
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