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Ancestral miners rush to find gold and platinum ore at a mine wall opened by medium-scale mining (Photo: Ronald de Hommel)
Informality and formalisation in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector
… talk directly to these challenges at the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development 10th Annual General Meeting in Geneva from 21-24 … Sustainable markets … Informality and formalisation in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector …
Insight, 12 November 2014
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The new face of informality in the Tanzanian mineral economy: Transforming artisanal mining through foreign investment?
… Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has long been a mainstay of Tanzania’s rural economy, … three million Tanzanians. ASM is nonetheless yet to realise its full development potential, with the sub-sector continuing to be beset by … How (well) this participation is regulated, and~3. The attendant sustainable and sector development implications. Our analysis reveals …
Publication, 01 March 2018
The Bekily sapphire site is located in the commune of Ambinany, in Toliara, bordering the National Park of Zombitse-Vohibasia (Photo: Andry Rabemanantsoa/GIZ PAGE Madagascar)
In pictures: Dialogues and pilot projects for better ASM governance in Madagascar
… The conservation and sustainable use of natural resources programme (Programme d'Appui à la … civil society organisations, miners and local communities in two mining regions. Their shared aim was to improve governance in the … sector , which provides significant opportunities for socio-economic development in Madagascar. The sector is an important source of …
Insight, 15 March 2017
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Scaling-up certification in artisanal and small-scale mining: innovations for inclusivity
… and environmental practice via certification should help to address development issues as well as create confidence in sourcing products … 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. …
Publication, 01 May 2013
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Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania – Evidence to inform an ‘action dialogue’
… Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is increasingly important for the development of Tanzania’s economy, with an estimated one million people … miners still face many challenges, including difficulty in obtaining mining land and licences; inadequate support to improve skills and … Sustainable markets … Artisanal and small-scale mining in Tanzania – Evidence to inform an ‘action dialogue’ …
Publication, 01 July 2018
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ASM-LSM-government relations. Shaping an agenda for collaboration
… IIED has been exploring routes to a more inclusive and responsible mining sector that supports improved stakeholder roles, relations and responsibility, to secure sustainable livelihoods and economic performance. We have spoken to 37 … as a major gap in the sector by IIED’s 10-year review of Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (Buxton 2012). This paper draws on …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Workers at the Dakete mine, Tarkwa Region, Ghana (Photo: Gabriela Flores)
Inclusive reform for Ghana's small-scale and artisanal mining sector
… (and a total 3 million dependents), the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is best known for its major environmental and social … to finance," says Dr Toni Aubynn, chief executive officer of the Minerals Commission . "We need to shift from an insecure and dangerous … support from the UK-based International Institute for Environment and Development's ASM dialogues programme . Ghana was the first country …
News, 23 March 2016
Women crush and separate rocks containing gold ore for extraction at Nsangano Gold Mine, Mawemeru village, Geita, Tanzania (Photo: Brian Sokol/Panos Pictures)
Picturing the ASM space
… The gold mining industry is diverse and complex, ranging from the local artisanal … from ASM countries acknowledged their conflicting national and local development priorities, a lack of coordination among ministries, and … Meanwhile civil society groups expressed their concern of securing sustainable funding to improve the ASM sector. Points of contention  …
Insight, 05 June 2015
MMSD – regional reports
… | South Africa Australia MMSD: Managing Australian mineral wealth for sustainable economic development South America Mineração e … Anexo 3 MMSD: Documentation of information about small and artisanal mining – Brazilian report MMSD: Projeto banco de informacoes documentais … the future alternative scenarios for the North American mining and minerals industry scenarios work group Seven questions to …
Article, 03 March 2009
MMSD – working papers
… for the consideration of options No. 2 Indigenous Peoples, mining, and international law  |  No. 2a Pueblos Indígenas, minería y … No. 4 Information availability: a key to building trust in the minerals sector (review of systems for making information available) No. … and resources development No. 22 The community health dimension of sustainable development in developing countries No. 24a The life cycle …
Article, 04 March 2009