Women play a great role in the production value chain of Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) in Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper provides a systematic literature review (SLR) of published peer-reviewed journal articles on women in ASM with main focus on participation in ASM production value chain, socio-economic and health impact of …

Africa's mineral industry is highly characterized by artisanal and small- scale mining (ASM) operations. This is so in areas producing gold, diamonds and precious/semi-precious stones. Specific industrial minerals like cobalt, tantalum, tungsten and tin are also majorly sourced through artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa.

Section 24 of the constitution provides that everyone has a right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing. However, the lives and livelihoods of many people and communities are put at risk by those that destroy our natural resources, harm our health and compromise the ecological integrity of our environment.

Small-scale mining plays a crucial role as a means of livelihood within the Sub-Saharan Africa region and exhibits a close interconnection with subsistence agriculture (Hilson, 2016a(Hilson ...

Abstract. Small-scale mining—low-tech mineral extraction and processing—has long been an important industry in Africa. For centuries, operations have provided inhabitants of the rural, more impoverished regions of the continent with a wealth of employment …

Several attempts to arrive at a widely accepted definition of small-scale mining have been made, based on criteria ranging from investment costs, labour requirements, ore production rates, and size of concessions, amount of reserves, annual sales or any combination of these. Some countries have more than one definition for small-scale mining ...

Abstract. Mining is an important part of the South African economy and has been the driver of much of the economic development of the country. However, the small–scale mining subsector still has ...

small-scale mining operations of Africa have also caused considerable environ- mental complications, including chronic soil degradation, chemical contami- nation, and air pollution. The aim of the present article is to provide an over- view of the environmental complications associated with small-scale mining.

Artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa: A Snapshot. Nearly three decades ago, the World Bank published the landmark report, Small-Scale Mining: …

The 2012 "Investing in Africa Mining Indaba", however, revealed a greater urgency among both government and corporate delegates to address ASM mining. ... The Communities and Small …

The authors of the Atlas must be criticized for failing to highlight the importance of designing and implementing development policies and strategies with both branches of the mining sector in mind. The ASM and large-scale mineral extraction activities found in sub-Saharan Africa today are organized very differently (Fig. 1).Each …

The report, Social and labour issues in small-scale mines, was prepared for a sectoral meeting on small-scale mining which gets underway at the ILO in Geneva on Monday, May 17; it finds that small-scale mining activity in 35 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America grew by an average of 20 per cent in the last five years, and that ...

The South African Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 requires a mining permit from the Department of Mineral Resources for small-scale mining to be deemed legal. Because of ...

It responds specifically to calls for Boosting Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, 1 a core pillar of the Africa Mining Vision (AMV), a development manifesto branded as 'Africa's own response to tackling the paradox of great mineral wealth existing side by side with pervasive poverty', 2 adopted in 2009 by African heads of state. The …

Small-scale mining entrepreneurs are confronted with a variety of challenges during both the start-up and growth phase of their businesses not only in South Africa, but all over the world.

It is estimated that more than nine million people work in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa, and some 54 million depend on it for their livelihood. ASM also dig up a considerable share of the minerals produced on the African continent. The vital role of these miners – and their connection with the global economy – is accentuated ...

He carries out research on the social and environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining in sub-Saharan Africa, and has produced over 300 journal articles, book chapters and technical …

Artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa has grown significantly in recent decades. Between 1999 and 2019, the estimated number of African miners engaged in this sector increased from two ...

Introduction: The rise of Africa's small-scale mining economy. The term 'small-scale mining' first surfaced in the United Nations publication, Small-Scale Mining in the Developing Countries (UN, 1972).Although the topic was very much an afterthought on the donor agenda at the time, the report nevertheless proved extremely important: it …

The first – "Women in Artisanal and Small Scale Mining in Central and East Africa: Empowerment Challenges and Possibilities" – was funded through the Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women (GrOW) initiative, a multi-funder partnership with the UK Government's Department for International Development, the William and Flora Hewlett ...

a larger scale. In some West African countries (Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso), small-scale mining is differentiated from artisanal mining by the presence of permanent, fixed installations established once the existence of an ore body is confirmed. In this report, the terms artisanal and small-scale mining are used interchangeably.

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is primitive with health problems determined by occupational, environmental, and social …

This rapid review synthesises the literature from academic, policy, and NGO sources on child labour in the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector in Asia and Africa. ASM refers to small ...

Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is an important source of livelihood for millions of people in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), though it is small in its contribution to the total mineral production but employs a larger number of people in rural communities than large-scale mining activities do (Hilson and McQuilken 2014).It is reported that …

Explores how artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has evolved in sub-Saharan Africa in recent decades. •. Profiles the types of entrepreneurs who pursue …

In Africa, the number of people associated with ASM activities is estimated to be more than 9 million and about 50% of these are women. There are many reasons why the rural poor end up in ASM. ... This Guidance Note is a reference framework for the development of an Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Policy that is aligned to the ...

Small-scale mining—low-tech mineral extraction and processing—has long been an important industry in Africa. For centuries, operations have provided inhabitants of the rural, more impoverished ...

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The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana. March 29, 2020 JPEG. People have been mining for gold in Ghana for centuries. Long before European colonists set foot in the area in the 1400s, Ghanaians looked for gold with pickaxes, shovels, and pans. They washed or "panned" for gold along river banks or dug holes on the …

1. Introduction. In a global context, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is critical in poverty reduction. The ASM sector is a viable pathway for creating sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation initiatives, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) (Osumanu, 2020, p. 209; Mhangara et al., 2020).According to estimations, at least 40 …