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Employees work deep within a tunnel at the Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village in Geita District, Tanzania in March 2015 (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Laying the foundations for a dialogue series on artisanal and small-scale mining
… There is growing appetite for an inclusive dialogue in the mining sector. The private sector is under pressure to deliver development outcomes, and mining companies increasingly want to engage … civil society) and identified four priority issues – vulnerability, minerals rights and governance, formalisation, and migration and …
Project, 24 June 2015
These cars in downtown Lanzhou are part of efforts to reduce CO2 emissions in China. But electric cars require nearly 10kg of cobalt per vehicle, which may encourage increased deep-sea mining (Photo: Tim Zachernuk, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Mining in the deep-sea bed: are we ready?
… Deep-sea mining (DSM) is a fast-developing frontier of mineral exploration and, … an emerging international legal framework could mean large volumes of minerals such as cobalt, manganese and copper will soon be scooped off … (ISA) , which has the mandate to administer and regulate deep-sea mining in 'Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction' (ABJN), has been …
Insight, 12 November 2018
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
… a dialogue event in Tanzania last November to bring together mining stakeholders for four days of discussions about promoting sustainable small-scale mining.  Interviews with the participants show … about how good practice in ASM can be an engine for sustainable development for Tanzania.  Rachel Joseph mines the gemstone Tanzanite …
News, 05 February 2018
Women play a major role in the ASM sector in Ghana, as they do in all countries where ASM takes place. The dialogue meetings offered the chance to share ideas about improving working conditions and community wellbeing (Photo: Friends of the Nation)
New voices: Ghanaian miners, students and civil society representatives talk about ASM
… together and find solutions to realise the potential of small-scale mining. Organised with local NGO Friends of the Nation (FON) Ghana, more … talks about the responsibility of small-scale miners to contribute to sustainable development. [VIDEO::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU7pO_qpOcM] IIED's … Sustainable markets …
News, 27 October 2016
Open pit mine in Central Cebu, Philippines.
Mining: Implementing sustainability needs new perspective
… reported, an understanding of sustainability and what good practice mining looks like has certainly increased over the past ten years. Many … Director, explained how ICMM ’s member companies now report on the Sustainable Development Framework – a set of good practice principles that emerged … Sustainable markets …
Insight, 18 June 2012
Paul, a gold prospector in Burkina Faso (Photo: Ollivier Girard/CIFOR)
Six steps forward for African mining
… The Investing in African Mining Indaba  provides an annual match-making platform for investors, … environmental damage and the lack of effort to make mining operations sustainable. The two events running in parallel highlight the industry's … For the first time, the Mining Indaba agenda included a 'Sustainable Development Day' when AMI participants, including civil society …
Insight, 01 March 2017
Cover for G00540.pdf
MMSD Working Paper No. 41 Energy and Sustainable Development in the Mining and Minerals Industries
… MMSD Working Paper No. 41 Energy and Sustainable Development in the Mining and Minerals Industries …
Publication, 01 January 2001
Cover for G02415.pdf
MMSD Southern Africa - Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in the Mining and Minerals Sector
… MMSD Southern Africa - Environmental Management and Sustainable Development in the Mining and Minerals Sector …
Publication, 01 January 2001
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Mining, Minerals & Sustainable Development WORK PLAN (DRAFT) Draft of 7 July 2000
… Mining, Minerals & Sustainable Development WORK PLAN (DRAFT) Draft of 7 July 2000 …
Publication, 01 July 2000
Rehema Peter Mushi mines red garnets and sapphires in Tanzania. She recently won a grant to purchase equipment (Photo: Magali Rochat/IIED)
IIED to host 3rd online artisanal and small-scale mining day
… online space to share ideas for building a safer, more inclusive, sustainable and productive ASM sector.  Using the #shareASM hashtag will … This third 'digital day' is part of IIED's work on the artisanal mining sector. While an estimated 3-4 million people are employed in the formal mining sector, some 20-30 million work in informal ASM. Many of those …
News, 02 March 2018