Search results

556 results
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"
… Every year, some of the biggest names and stakeholders in the mining industry converge on Cape Town for the Investing in African Mining Indaba . Although 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 main …
Insight, 11 February 2015
An open-cast mine
Is overconsumption the ‘elephant in the room’ in the energy transition?
… social and environmental problems. Saving the planet at any price? Mining is a  significant driver of deforestation . Not only do mines …
Insight, 09 May 2024
Cover for 16617IIED.pdf
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 the … Artisanal and small-scale mining and agriculture. Exploring their links in rural sub-Saharan Africa …
Publication, 01 March 2016
Key words related to mining and sustainable development (Image: IIED)
Mining's search for sustainability: how far have we come?
… key stakeholders. The paper raises many questions about how well the mining industry has put sustainable development theory into practice.  … and discuss where we might go next. A decade of change Both the mining industry and the sustainable development agenda look somewhat … now share a language of what sustainable development means for mining. MMSD can justifiably claim to have been a key contributor to …
Insight, 07 June 2012
Woman pastoralist herding cattle in Marsabit, rural Kenya
How are civil society and impacted communities working to change the governance of land-based investments?
Insight, 22 July 2024
Cover for G03718.pdf
IIED's Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Knowledge Programme
… a five-year knowledge programme for the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector. Our goal is to create a policy environment that … IIED's Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) Knowledge Programme …
Publication, 01 January 2014
Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for 20 per cent of world gold production (Photo: Travis Lupick, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Delivering solutions through multi-stakeholder dialogue
… Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a complex development challenge, with social, economic, … opportunities to poor communities in remote areas. ASM, governments, mining companies, NGOs and donors have roles to play in bringing about … – in ways that work best for them. In order to move towards a mining sector that is inclusive of ASM, we need to share experiences of …
Project, 05 February 2015
Cover for G03678.pdf
Public interest litigation as an empowerment tool: The case of the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust and diamond mining in Zimbabwe
… Mining in general, and diamond mining in particular, is one of the main drivers of foreign direct … and it is poised to remain so in the short to medium term. While mining is bringing ‘development’ to the country, it is also causing … The case of the Chiadzwa Community Development Trust and diamond mining in Zimbabwe …
Publication, 01 October 2013
Cover for 16610IIED.pdf
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 … Effective instruments to reform the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector? …
Publication, 01 March 2016
Cover for 16545IIED.pdf
Scaling-up certification in artisanal and small-scale mining: innovations for inclusivity
… of producers. It seeks to learn lessons for artisanal and small-scale mining from the agricultural sectors, where certification has been … of IIED’s work to identify pathways towards inclusive and responsible mining. … Scaling-up certification in artisanal and small-scale mining: innovations for inclusivity …
Publication, 01 May 2013