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    James McQuilken

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    James McQuilken is a PhD Researcher at the University of Surrey Business School examining ASM and mineral certification schemes in West Africa.

    Insights

    Workers at the Dakete Gold Mine explain health and safety procedures in a powdering station. The IIED dialogue aimed to engage key stakeholders, including mineworkers, in a conversation about the future of ASM mining in Ghana (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
    ASM dialogue creates ambition for change in Ghana

    Insight, 15 September 2016

    IIED's ASM workshop brought together stakeholders from across the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa and Asia to share their experiences and perspectives (Photo: Teresa Corcoran/IIED)
    Waking the lazy, sleepy giant

    Insight, 21 May 2015

    Publications

    Preview of G04266.pdf

    Global Trends in Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM): A review of key numbers and issues

    01 January 2018

    Preview of 16618IIED.pdf

    Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. Evidence to inform an Action Dialogue

    01 September 2016

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