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Miners from the Tanga region in northern Tanzania participating in discussions about how to make ASM in Tanzania more sustainable (Photo: Steve Aanu)
Mining dialogue paves the way for change
… stakeholders for four days of discussions about promoting sustainable small-scale mining.  Interviews with the participants show how the dialogue … responsibly." Some 90 people participated in the dialogue, including artisanal miners, local NGO staff, journalists and representatives of … Mining dialogue paves the way for change …
News, 05 February 2018
Cover for 17439IIED.pdf
Sapphire mines that become forests
… significant suppliers of sapphires. Most Madagascan gems are mined by artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) operators. Their activities leave a trail of …
Publication, 01 October 2017
Stakeholders, including IIED's Fitsum Weldegiorgis (right), brainstorm to provide actionable solutions to challenges facing women in ASM during a workshop in Ghana (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
IIED at the 2017 Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development annual meeting
… IIED hosted a session on 'Women and artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)' on Thursday, 19 October. The session aimed to engage … IIED at the 2017 Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development annual meeting …
Event, 16 October 2017
Small-scale miners in Ghana
The golden practices that defy gloom
… spoiled landscapes have long been seen as the inevitable outcome of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. But against this backdrop of neglect and … Towards inclusive and responsible mining …
Long read, 11 September 2017
Women including mining engineer Judith Akorfa Buaba (centre) employed at the Dakete mine, in Ghana (Photo: Gabriela Flores Zavala)
Can mining dig rural women out of poverty in Ghana?
… Walking within the artisanal and small-scale mining population in Tarkwa, one of Ghana's principal mining regions, it … Can mining dig rural women out of poverty in Ghana? …
Insight, 08 March 2016
IIED's Fitsum Weldegiorgis presents at the action dialogue on artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania (Photo: Steve Aanu)
'The time is right' for dialogue about sustainable ASM in Tanzania
… one-and-a-half million people are directly involved in ASM. Artisanal miners dominate most of the country's coloured gemstone … started at the mines. Participants spent two days visiting four small-scale mines in Geita, one of Tanzania's main gold-producing regions. … Towards inclusive and responsible mining …
Project, 19 January 2017
Eighteen-year-old Maame Esi Rose, who washes ore to help her and two younger siblings survive, will contribute to the artisanal and small-scale mining sector dialogue in Ghana (Photo: IIED)
Talking mining in Ghana
… Ghanaian stakeholders in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) are gathering this week in Tarkwa to discuss how new … Talking mining in Ghana …
News, 19 January 2016
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MMSD AGENDA WORKSHOP ON ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE MINING How can the sector better contribute to Sustainable Development?
… MMSD AGENDA WORKSHOP ON ARTISANAL AND SMALL SCALE MINING How can the sector better contribute to Sustainable …
Publication, 01 November 2001
Fairtrade and formalisation for small-scale miners
… standards. A commonly held assumption is that formalisation of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is a positive move. But can we be so sure? … Fairtrade and formalisation for small-scale miners …
Insight, 18 February 2011
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Small ventures, big hopes
… Tanzania’s artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is a vibrant and growing part of the country’s … Small ventures, big hopes …
Publication, 01 October 2017