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Small-scale miners dry ores in the process of gold mining in Geita, Tanzania (Photo: John Louis/Investing In Gold, Creative Commons)
Dialogues for a sustainable and productive artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) can make a positive contribution to inclusive and equitable … Towards inclusive and responsible mining … Dialogues for a sustainable and productive artisanal and small-scale mining sector …
Project, 24 January 2014
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Scaling-up certification in artisanal and small-scale mining: innovations for inclusivity
… characterise the livelihoods of the majority of the 20-30 million artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) worldwide. Linking these miners to supply chains and … Scaling-up certification in artisanal and small-scale mining: innovations for inclusivity …
Publication, 01 May 2013
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Artisanal and small-scale mining and agriculture. Exploring their links in rural sub-Saharan Africa
… In sub-Saharan Africa, artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) employs tens of millions of people directly. Most of … Artisanal and small-scale mining and agriculture. Exploring their links in rural sub-Saharan …
Publication, 01 March 2016
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IIED's Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Knowledge Programme
… IIED is planning a five-year knowledge programme for the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Our goal is to create a policy environment … IIED's Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Knowledge Programme …
Publication, 01 January 2014
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Artisanal and small-scale mining: protecting those 'doing the dirty work'
… Informal labour is a defining characteristic of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM), and is seen as an underlying cause of many social … Artisanal and small-scale mining: protecting those 'doing the dirty work' …
Publication, 01 October 2014
A group of miners who are working the Kawa Ijen volcano in Java, Indonesia. The miners carry sulfur down the volcano and to the processing centre where the sulfur is weighed and the miner is paid (Photo: Adam Cohn, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Time to tell a new story about artisanal and small-scale mining: time for a new "indaba"
… there are an increasing number of discussions on community and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) issues, key voices continue to be missing from the … Time to tell a new story about artisanal and small-scale mining: time for a new "indaba" …
Insight, 11 February 2015
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State gold-buying programmes. Effective instruments to reform the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector?
… Artisanal and small-scale gold mining provides a living to some 100 million people, offering huge … State gold-buying programmes. Effective instruments to reform the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector? …
Publication, 01 March 2016
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Responding to the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining. How can knowledge networks help?
… about the problems and structural challenges facing the 20-30 million artisanal and small-scale miners and their communities worldwide. Better understanding of … Responding to the challenge of artisanal and small-scale mining. How can knowledge networks help? …
Publication, 01 February 2013
Miners showing minerals.
Critical minerals and the just energy transition: opportunities and challenges
… communities claiming their rights and protecting the environment, artisanal miners securing a better deal in supply chain relations, all … with supply chain stakeholders to support responsible artisanal and small-scale mining copper production in Peru. Internationally, tracking …
Project, 30 July 2024
A group of women stand and sit around a table discussing and adding information to a large piece of paper
Scaling up CRAFT and Fairmined initiatives for responsible gold in Honduras
… the poverty line and high levels of unemployment and emigration. The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector employs many thousands of people in Honduras … Towards inclusive and responsible mining …
Project, 17 November 2021