Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project

15 entries

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"

Steve Bass
11 February 2015

Miners pushing a cart out of a mine near the Bolivian town of Potosi. For centuries this area had the richest silver mines in South America. Today many of the mines are worked by local cooperatives, but conditions are still harsh (Photo Nyall & Maryanne, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Listen and learn: lessons from the small-scale mining sector

Abbi Buxton
05 February 2015

A panel discusses artisanal and small-scale mining at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town (Photo: Abbi Buxton/IIED)

Building bridges between the money and the many in mining

Abbi Buxton
11 February 2014

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

2014 - 2019

Open pit mine in Central Cebu, Philippines.

Mining: Implementing sustainability needs new perspective

Abbi Buxton
18 June 2012

Small-scale miners dig soil mining for tin in Rwanda.

The mining sector searches for sustainability

Abbi Buxton
13 June 2012

Key words related to mining and sustainable development (Image: IIED)

Mining's search for sustainability: how far have we come?

Abbi Buxton
07 June 2012

The Collahuasi copper mine in northern Chile is a zero-discharge operation, with much of its water being recycled (Photo: Pablo Necochea, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Mining: Big progress but new challenges as sector searches for sustainability

06 June 2012

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"

Blog, 11 February 2015

Miners pushing a cart out of a mine near the Bolivian town of Potosi. For centuries this area had the richest silver mines in South America. Today many of the mines are worked by local cooperatives, but conditions are still harsh (Photo Nyall & Maryanne, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Listen and learn: lessons from the small-scale mining sector

Blog, 05 February 2015

A panel discusses artisanal and small-scale mining at the Mining Indaba in Cape Town (Photo: Abbi Buxton/IIED)

Building bridges between the money and the many in mining

Blog, 11 February 2014

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

Active Project

Open pit mine in Central Cebu, Philippines.

Mining: Implementing sustainability needs new perspective

Blog, 18 June 2012

Small-scale miners dig soil mining for tin in Rwanda.

The mining sector searches for sustainability

Blog, 13 June 2012

Key words related to mining and sustainable development (Image: IIED)

Mining's search for sustainability: how far have we come?

Blog, 07 June 2012

The Collahuasi copper mine in northern Chile is a zero-discharge operation, with much of its water being recycled (Photo: Pablo Necochea, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Mining: Big progress but new challenges as sector searches for sustainability

News, 06 June 2012

MMSD – draft materials

Article, 04 March 2009

MMSD – Assurance Group and project information

Article, 04 March 2009